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NHS Band 7 (non clinical)

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Holidaydreamingagain · 10/07/2022 14:38

Just wondering if anyone could give me any advice or tips on band 7 non clinical roles. It’s a manager role in a CCG. Would be coming from a senior Director / Head of role in a voluntary sector organisation.

Role asks for voluntary sector experience as a key part of the role and I have very relevant experience. Salary seems to be more or less the same and I would ideally be looking for top of pay scale or preferably mid although pension and more holiday may compensate but I’m unclear how senior a role a band 7 manager is.

is there negotiation in pay scales?

what is is like working for the NHS at this level for someone with no idea experience of it at all?

Any tips for band 7 applications or interviews?

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Holidaydreamingagain · 10/07/2022 20:31

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CoddledAsAMommet · 10/07/2022 20:43

I joined in a similar-sounding role in January. To be honest it's taken a good 5 months to get to grips with the way the NHS works, made more difficult as we work from home. The structure of the ICB (was CCG) is opaque at best but I'm enjoying the role very much. Intellectually it's an interesting challenge and I learn something new every day.
My role is meeting after meeting and it took a while to understand that it's a communal, almost hive-like way of working which means the meetings really are worthwhile!
The other thing that struck me as I'm so unused to it is the very vertical structure. Everything has to go 'upwards' and , in my team at least, there's very little support from people on my level; we each report in to our manager but don't really confer or work together. This is something I'm trying to change! The NHS is a monolith and so there's very little impact you can have at a structural or procedural level but I'm happy making my small gains and making a difference for patients.

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Holidaydreamingagain · 10/07/2022 21:19

CoddledAsAMommet · 10/07/2022 20:43

I joined in a similar-sounding role in January. To be honest it's taken a good 5 months to get to grips with the way the NHS works, made more difficult as we work from home. The structure of the ICB (was CCG) is opaque at best but I'm enjoying the role very much. Intellectually it's an interesting challenge and I learn something new every day.
My role is meeting after meeting and it took a while to understand that it's a communal, almost hive-like way of working which means the meetings really are worthwhile!
The other thing that struck me as I'm so unused to it is the very vertical structure. Everything has to go 'upwards' and , in my team at least, there's very little support from people on my level; we each report in to our manager but don't really confer or work together. This is something I'm trying to change! The NHS is a monolith and so there's very little impact you can have at a structural or procedural level but I'm happy making my small gains and making a difference for patients.

Thanks so much. The role has no direct reports and is probably less senior than my current role but sounds really interesting and I quite fancy having more of an operational rather than strategic role as a stepping stone into something more senior.

what is the interviewing like? All seems to alien to me and a bit overwhelming

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