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NHS Band 6 jobs

Open NHS Band 6 roles across the United Kingdom.

247 open roles

Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Respiratory, Surgery, Critical CareNew

Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustBarnet, London

£45,953 to £54,254NHSBand 6PermanentPosted 8 hours agoCloses in 10 days

Band 6 Deputy CNS - Infection ControlNew

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon

£47,951 to £56,863NHSBand 6SecondmentPosted 10 hours agoCloses in 16 days

Mental Health Liaison Practitioner - Band 6New

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership TrustCoventry, West Midlands

£39,959 to £48,117NHSBand 6PermanentPosted 10 hours agoCloses in 8 days

Band 6 Adult Community Specialist Speech & Language TherapistNew

Bromley Healthcare CICBromley, London

£45,953 to £54,254NHSBand 6Fixed-TermPosted 11 hours agoCloses in 13 days

BANK Band 6 Adult Community Specialist Speech & Language TherapistNew

Bromley Healthcare CICBromley, London

£45,953 to £54,254NHSBand 6BankPosted 11 hours agoCloses in 13 days

Band 6 Junior SisterNew

Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustBarnet, London

£45,953 to £54,254NHSBand 6PermanentPosted 11 hours agoCloses in 16 days

Band 6 Community Specialist PodiatristNew

Bromley Healthcare CICBeckenham, London

£45,953 to £54,254NHSBand 6PermanentPosted 11 hours agoCloses in 13 days

Crisis ClinicianNew

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation TrustDarlington, North East

£39,959 to £48,117NHSBand 6Fixed-TermPosted 12 hours agoCloses in 16 days

Band 6 Community Paediatric Physiotherapist - NWNew

HCRG Care GroupWoking, South East

£39,959 to £48,117NHSBand 6PermanentPosted 13 hours agoCloses in 23 days

Band 6 Rotational PhysiotherapistNew

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustSutton Coldfield, London

£39,959 to £48,117NHSBand 6PermanentPosted 13 hours agoCloses in 7 days

Band 6 Health Visitor - SpelthorneNew

HCRG Care GroupSpelthorne, London

£39,959 to £48,117NHSBand 6PermanentPosted 13 hours agoCloses in 16 days

CYP-PT Therapy Trainee CBT Practitioner/Band 6New

Central and North West London NHS Foundation TrustLondon

£45,953 to £54,254NHSBand 6Fixed-TermPosted 1 day agoCloses in 13 days

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse Band 6New

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustISLEWORTH Middlesex, London

£39,959 to £48,117NHSBand 6PermanentPosted 1 day agoCloses in 13 days

Band 6 Community MidwifeNew

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWinchester, South East

£39,959 to £48,117NHSBand 6Fixed-TermPosted 1 day agoCloses in 9 days

Community Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6)New

Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP)Wiltshire, South West

£28.28NHSBand 6LocumPosted 1 day agoCloses in 31 days

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About NHS Band 6 jobs

Band 6 is the NHS's experienced-professional tier: senior staff nurses, specialist practitioners, team leaders and specialist AHP posts. These roles expect you to work with more autonomy, supervise others and often carry a specialism — which is exactly what the application needs to prove.

The jump from Band 5 to Band 6 is competitive. Interview panels look for concrete examples of leadership, service improvement and specialist knowledge, structured clearly — the STAR method fits NHS interviews well, and your supporting statement should map your evidence to every line of the person specification.

Pay for these roles follows the national Agenda for Change Band 6 range — see our NHS pay bands guide for how pay points, progression and high-cost-area supplements work. As always on GovJobs, the apply button takes you to the official advert.

Common questions

How much experience do I need for Band 6?

There's no fixed rule — adverts typically ask for consolidated post-registration experience plus evidence of the specialism or leadership the role needs. Read the person specification: if you can evidence most "essential" lines, you're a credible applicant.

Are Band 6 roles clinical only?

No. Band 6 also covers non-clinical specialists — informatics, finance, communications, project and people roles — wherever the responsibility level matches the band profile.

Do Band 6 posts exist outside hospitals?

Yes — community teams, mental-health services, GP-adjacent services and national NHS bodies all recruit at Band 6. Use the location and employer filters above to narrow to the setting you want.