Hi nurses! Just curious, in the UK nurses apparently are categorised by "bands"? As seen in job-ads, for example: "Nurse Band 5 required for position..." Is there a document that standardises exacly what skills you require to be of a certain "band"? Or is it just depending on work experience, number of years in the profession?
Editorial Team / Admin Silverdragon102, BSN 1 Article; 39,477 Posts Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC. Has 35 years experience. Apr 4, 2011 Bands is just the pay scale level that nurses meet, band 5 is the starting point for newly qualified nurses. Try looking for RCN pay scale
allnurses Guide XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN 8 Articles; 3,016 Posts Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery. Has 35 years experience. Apr 5, 2011 Google agenda for change, these are the terms and conditions and pay scale for NHS workers in the UK
ZippyGBR, BSN, RN 1,038 Posts Specializes in Spinal Cord injuries, Emergency+EMS. Apr 5, 2011 to add to what silverdragon said , job descriptions across the NHS are bended by scoring the job requirement against levels in 13 domains , this creates a point score , points mean prizes, the higher your score the higher the band you are in http://www.nhsemployers.org/PayAndContracts/AgendaForChange/Pages/Afc-Homepage.aspxhttp://www.nhsemployers.org/PayAndContracts/Pay%20circulars/Agenda-for-Change/Pages/2011.aspx
jmqphd 212 Posts Apr 9, 2011 Oh wow. I saw the title on this thread and thought you were talking about the white blood cell count differential. As in "bands and stabs." Silly me.
