Clinical / Practice Educator to Head of Service / Director of Nursing or AHP
Moving from Clinical / Practice Educator to Head of Service / Director of Nursing or AHP typically takes around 4 years via Senior leadership + management.
Pay along the way
£49,387 now → £66,582 in 4 yrs
- £49,387
Clinical / Practice Educator
Year 0 · Band 7 · entry
- £51,932
Clinical / Practice Educator
Year 2 · Band 7 · intermediate
- £66,582
Head of Service / Director of Nursing or AHP
Year 4 · Band 8b · entry
- £70,896
Head of Service / Director of Nursing or AHP
Year 6 · Band 8b · intermediate
- £77,368
Head of Service / Director of Nursing or AHP
Year 9 · Band 8b · top
What you'll need
Experience
- Senior operational / clinical leadership experience
- Management / supervisory 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.