Can you line manager be the same band

[Blissday123]

I’m a band 8a in the NHS, manage my own team within a wider general team who we don’t have much to do with on a daily basis. My line manager (who I trained as a student) is also a band 8a and in this new role managing the wider general team. I used to report to the head of service but she had to delegate her work to this new manager.
I don’t feel I get any mentoring or advice I need anymore as I am clinically more experienced than her. This band 8a line manager does my appraisals and annual leave etc but I dont get any direction or ideas. I could ask for anything and she would agree so there’s not much of a debate. Does this restructure seem right to you?

Please don't take this the wrong way but I would expect a band 8a to be able to work out her own career goals and plans to get there....

@Crispynoodle Everyone needs a mentor. I mentor many people. It doesn’t mean that as I am more experienced that Im not entitled to sufficienlty trained people. My question was really about whether other organisations have similar structures or not, how common is it.

We have teams where the manager is the same level as some of their team members l

The managers strength is in managing and ours is technical but both skill sets have the same grades and salary banding.

Have you spoken to your manager about career progression and being mentored to reach your goals?