NHS Northern Ireland Nursing & Midwifery Wages
Nursing & midwifery pay — current rates, penalties & allowances
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Roles & Wages
| Role | Pay Point | Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Band 1 Entry support role (closed to new entrants) | Entry | £12.51 £24,465 / yr |
Band 2 Healthcare / nursing assistant | Entry | £12.51 £24,465 / yr |
Band 3 Senior healthcare assistant / nursing associate (trainee) | Entry | £12.75 £24,937 / yr |
| Top | £13.60 £26,598 / yr | |
Band 4 Nursing associate / assistant practitioner | Entry | £14.05 £27,485 / yr |
| Top | £15.42 £30,162 / yr | |
Band 5 Registered Nurse / Midwife (newly registered → experienced) | Entry | £15.87 £31,049 / yr |
| Intermediate | £17.12 £33,487 / yr | |
| Top | £19.32 £37,796 / yr | |
Band 6 Senior / Charge Nurse, specialist practitioner | Entry | £19.77 £38,682 / yr |
| Intermediate | £20.87 £40,823 / yr | |
| Top | £23.81 £46,580 / yr | |
Band 7 Advanced Nurse / Ward Manager / team leader | Entry | £24.44 £47,810 / yr |
| Intermediate | £25.70 £50,273 / yr | |
| Top | £27.97 £54,710 / yr | |
Band 8a Advanced clinical / matron (entry) | Entry | £28.47 £55,690 / yr |
| Intermediate | £29.90 £58,487 / yr | |
| Top | £32.04 £62,682 / yr | |
Band 8b Matron / head of nursing | Entry | £32.95 £64,455 / yr |
| Intermediate | £35.08 £68,631 / yr | |
| Top | £38.29 £74,896 / yr | |
Band 8c Senior nurse manager | Entry | £39.34 £76,965 / yr |
| Intermediate | £41.74 £81,652 / yr | |
| Top | £45.33 £88,682 / yr | |
Band 8d Deputy director of nursing | Entry | £46.69 £91,342 / yr |
| Intermediate | £49.55 £96,941 / yr | |
| Top | £53.85 £105,337 / yr | |
Band 9 Director of nursing / very senior manager | Entry | £55.81 £109,179 / yr |
| Intermediate | £59.18 £115,763 / yr | |
| Top | £64.22 £125,637 / yr |
Allowances
| Allowance | Unit | Amount |
|---|---|---|
On-call allowance Uplifted 3.6% for 2025/26. Section 2. | per session | £31.85 |
Sleep-in allowance Uplifted 3.6% for 2025/26. | per session | £41.50 |
Meals allowance Recommended national subsistence rate. Annex 14. | per 24h | £20.00 |
Penalty Rates
Enhancement on basic pay for Saturdays (00:00–24:00) and weekday nights 20:00–06:00.
Enhancement on basic pay for Sundays and public holidays (00:00–24:00).
NI follows the England unsocial-hours table exactly.
Time and a half above 37.5 hrs/week; double time on public holidays.
Notes
- •NHS Northern Ireland rates come from circular HSC (AfC) 06/2025 — effective 1 April 2025 (+3.6%). This is the latest confirmed NI scale; the 2026/27 award is not yet issued.
- •No High Cost Area Supplement applies in NI. Unsocial-hours enhancements follow the England table exactly.
- •Standard full-time week = 37.5 hours; hourly = annual ÷ 52.143 ÷ 37.5. All figures in GBP.
- •Source: Agenda for Change pay bands for HSC Northern Ireland, published by HSCNI — jobs.hscni.net
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