Band 3 promoted to band 6 - is this unusual?

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Ive never come across it before. Relatively new person, band 3 post for a year and has now been promoted to a band 6 manager role.

No degree or previous experience.

Is it that unusual? Non-clinical obviously

Very strange then and can't see how it's happened, sexual favours?

I don’t work for the NHS but had a huge £15k promotion within 6 months of joining a fairly small company. Eyebrows were raised but ultimately I had taken a step back to join the company and when the opportunity came up I jumped because I knew hear I was more than capable

Lots of eyebrows were easier but most of my were had no idea of my background Been in the role over a year now and had consistently positive feedback.

Someone in our trust went from band 3 to band 7 overnight! People were not happy!

I went for a band 3 post and was offered a band 6 role instead! That was a long time ago around agenda for change. I took the band 3 role as the other one was way above my experience!

Band 3 to band 7 😳

No not sexual favours I don’t think. She is known as being very capable at her job. Above and beyond type, she always been super efficient when I’ve dealt with her. I’ve seen people go up a few bands but never 3 in one go

@WeShouldBeFriends, what happened ultimately? Did they do the job well? Or crash and burn?

I'm only familiar with the clinical side of the NHS and it would obviously be impossible on that side ,but there' was a hell of a lot of nepotism in trust I worked for so although unusual I could see it would be possible .

How long were they in the 3 for? I went from a 2 to a 6 in about 9 month after starting as NHS experience was classed as "essential" so the band 2 job was basically just to get my foot in the door.

If it's a managerial admin post or a senior PA, I don't see what the problem is if she has spent a year demonstrating how capable and super efficient she is.

Much better than giving the post to the person who can blag the interview best, looks good on paper, but isn't that great IRL, which is often what happens.

If your non-clinical it’s a lot easier to jump up the bands. As a clinical person it annoys the hell out of me. I had to work my ass of to get to a 7 with a lot of years of studying for different qualifications. Nhs treat clinical staff like crap.

I went from a 6 to an 8 which was seen as a big jump but 3-6 is something else. I expect as a PP said if it was something like, she was a medical secretary and now PA to the medical director or something I can see how it would happen. Fair play to her.

Would not happen in hospital I work, very strange.

I went from a 2 to a 6 in the space of about 4 years, went from a 2 to a 4, then 5, then 6.

I don't have a degree - I think the person spec said degree or equivalent experience.

I went from a 7 to an 8b in nine months and that was considered unusual. In my area, the difference between a 3 and a 6 is vast though.

Is it a man?

a relative of mind is a 6 and just been interviewed for an 8a. Waiting to hear!

I was being coy, it's DH and he got the job!
But he has been 8a/b in the past and had to take time out for very serious health issues. Am very chuffed, as is he.

The only way I can see that happening is of the applicant had experience in a previous role. In our Trust there are specific requisites, ie you can't jump to an 8b without 2 years 8a, can't become a band 8a without 2 years as a 7. I would be dubious about a 3 to a 6 jump.

To be fair to her, she is very good at her job,

Surely this is the important bit?

But what business is it of yours anyway, to be really honest?

Sorry to be harsh but you’ve described a hard working, capable, positive member of the team who has been recognised and promoted for these attributes ... so, alls well that ends well?

I've just gone from 6 to 8a. There were two posts advertised, non clinical but job spec said you had to have professional registration, which I do. The other post has gone to someone without a degree or professional registration.

A family members colleague went from a 3 to a 6. The hod at the time wasn't well like and wanted someone who was inside her pocket to dictate her orders the team. Hod in question very quickly and easily implemented lots of changes and unfavourable things through the new manager. Over time the hod was removed from her post and the band 6 manager stayed. Once the hod left the manager became quite a good manager but still retained some of the old management style on rare occasions.

It did ruffle a few feathers when the band 3 was promoted but largely because they weren't showing signs of being capable of working at band 6. In the end though it all worked out.