Agenda for Change 22/23 Pay Scales (NI)

£18,870

Examples of roles at band 1 – domestic support worker, housekeeping assistant, driver and nursery assistant.

< 2 years’ experience – £18,870

2+ years – £19,918

Examples of roles at band 2 – domestic support worker, housekeeping assistant, driver, nursery assistant, domestic team leader, security officer, secretary/typist and healthcare assistant.

<2 years’ experience – £20,330

2+ years – £21,777

Examples of roles at band 3 – emergency care assistant, clinical coding officer, estates officer and occupational therapy worker.

< 3 years’ experience £22,549

3+ years £24,882

Examples of roles at band 4 – assistant practitioner, audio visual technician, pharmacy technician, dental nurse and theatre support worker.

<2 years’ experience £25,655

2-4 years £27,780

4+ years £31,534

Examples of roles at band 5 (includes many newly qualified clinical professionals) – operating department practitioner (ODP), podiatrist, learning disability nurse, therapeutic radiographer, practice manager and ICT test analyst

<2 years’ experience – £32,306

2-5 years – £34,172

5+ years – £39,027

Examples of roles at band 6 – school nurse, experienced paramedic, health records manager, clinical psychology trainee and biomedical scientist.

<2 years’ experience – £40,057

2-5 years – £42,121

5+ years – £45,839

Examples of roles at band 7 – communications manager, estates manager, high intensity therapist and advanced speech and language therapist.

< 5 years’ experience – £47,126

5+ years – £53,219

Examples of roles at band 8a – consultant prosthetist/orthotist, dental laboratory manager, project and programme management, modern matron (nursing) and nurse consultant (mental health nursing).

< 5 years’ experience – £54,764

5+ years £63,862

Examples of roles at band 8b – strategic management, head of education and training, clinical physiology service manager and head orthoptist.

<5 years’ experience – £65,664

5+ years – £75,874

Examples of roles at band 8c – head of human resources, consultant clinical scientist (molecular genetics/cytogenetics) and consultant paramedic.

<5 years’ experience £78,192

5+ years £90,387

Examples of roles at band 8d include consultant psychologist (8c-8d), estates manager, chief nurse and chief finance manager.

<5 years’ experience £93,735

5+ years £108,075

Examples of roles at band 9 include podiatric consultant (surgery), chief finance manager and director of estates and facilities.