£37,338 – £44,962 a year
Specialist and senior practitioner roles — the usual next step after a few years on Band 5. The figure above is the England national base pay for 2025/26; London and high-cost areas add a High Cost Area Supplement, and clinical roles often earn more through unsocial-hours and on-call enhancements.
Indicative only — each employer maps roles to bands through job evaluation, so the same job title can sit on different bands at different trusts.
Within Band 6 you move up the pay points over time through annual increments, from £37,338 up to £44,962. The next step up is Band 7 (£46,148 – £52,809).
NHS Band 6 pays from £37,338 to £44,962 a year in 2025/26 (England). You start near the bottom of the band and move up the pay points through annual increments; London and high-cost areas add a supplement on top.
Specialist and senior practitioner roles — the usual next step after a few years on Band 5. Typical Band 6 roles include Specialist nurse, Senior physiotherapist, Health visitor, Deputy ward manager.
The next band up is Band 7, paying £46,148 – £52,809 a year in 2025/26.