Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner to Head of Service / Director of Nursing or AHP

Moving from Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner to Head of Service / Director of Nursing or AHP typically takes around 3 years via Senior service leadership experience.

Pay along the way

£39,959 now → £66,582 in 3 yrs

  1. Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner

    Year 0 · Band 6 · entry

    £39,959
  2. Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner

    Year 2 · Band 6 · intermediate

    £42,170
  3. Head of Service / Director of Nursing or AHP

    Year 3 · Band 8b · entry

    £66,582
  4. Head of Service / Director of Nursing or AHP

    Year 5 · Band 8b · intermediate

    £70,896
  5. Head of Service / Director of Nursing or AHP

    Year 8 · Band 8b · top

    £77,368

What you'll need

Experience

  • Senior operational / clinical leadership experience
  • Peer leadership / coordination experience

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Indicative — England 2026/27 Agenda for Change basic pay, excludes High Cost Area Supplements, unsocial-hours and overtime. Typical timings are national averages, not guarantees. Not financial advice. See data sources.

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