Bands- what does it mean?

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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?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

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

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.

Google agenda for change, these are the terms and conditions and pay scale for NHS workers in the UK

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Specializes in Spinal Cord injuries, Emergency+EMS.

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.aspx

http://www.nhsemployers.org/PayAndContracts/Pay%20circulars/Agenda-for-Change/Pages/2011.aspx

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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.

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