{
  "id": "nhs_afc",
  "name": "NHS Agenda for Change",
  "sector": "Health",
  "organisation": "NHS",
  "currency": "GBP",
  "versionNote": "Illustrative; 2025/26 pay round. Used for NHS and NHS ambulance trusts (Agenda for Change). Always check NHS Employers or your employer for current rates. Consultant and GP pay are not on AFC; those figures are for comparison only. Registrar is shown at Band 6 for illustration; many medical registrars are on the junior doctor contract.",
  "payBands": [
    {
      "band": "Band 2",
      "min": 22383,
      "max": 23800,
      "increment": 700,
      "typicalRole": "Healthcare Assistant",
      "spinePoints": [22383, 23100, 23800],
      "yearsPerPoint": 2
    },
    {
      "band": "Band 3",
      "min": 22720,
      "max": 26282,
      "increment": 1139,
      "typicalRole": "Healthcare Assistant (senior)",
      "spinePoints": [22720, 23859, 24998, 26282],
      "yearsPerPoint": 1
    },
    { "band": "Band 4", "min": 26282, "max": 30229, "increment": 882, "typicalRole": "Assistant Practitioner" },
    {
      "band": "Band 5",
      "min": 31049,
      "max": 37796,
      "increment": 2438,
      "typicalRole": "Staff Nurse, Midwife, Radiographer",
      "spinePoints": [31049, 33487, 37796],
      "yearsPerPoint": 2
    },
    { "band": "Band 6", "min": 35392, "max": 42618, "increment": 1807, "typicalRole": "Charge Nurse, Specialist" },
    { "band": "Band 7", "min": 43742, "max": 50056, "increment": 1578, "typicalRole": "Advanced Practitioner" },
    { "band": "Band 8a", "min": 50952, "max": 54619, "increment": 1217, "typicalRole": "Manager" },
    { "band": "Band 8b", "min": 55992, "max": 64586, "increment": 2148, "typicalRole": "Senior Manager" },
    { "band": "Band 8c", "min": 65998, "max": 75932, "increment": 2483, "typicalRole": "Director" },
    { "band": "Band 8d", "min": 78860, "max": 90887, "increment": 3004, "typicalRole": "Director" },
    { "band": "Band 9", "min": 99162, "max": 119133, "increment": 5034, "typicalRole": "Executive" }
  ],
  "allowances": [
    { "id": "unsocial_hours", "label": "Unsocial hours (e.g. nights/weekends)", "type": "percentage", "defaultPercent": 0, "maxPercent": 30 },
    { "id": "london_weighting", "label": "London weighting", "type": "fixed", "options": [{ "id": "inner", "label": "Inner London", "amount": 4157 }, { "id": "outer", "label": "Outer London", "amount": 2394 }, { "id": "fringe", "label": "Fringe", "amount": 1062 }] }
  ],
  "roleToBand": {
    "healthcare-assistant": "Band 2",
    "staff-nurse": "Band 5",
    "charge-nurse": "Band 6",
    "midwife": "Band 5",
    "physiotherapist": "Band 5",
    "occupational-therapist": "Band 5",
    "radiographer": "Band 5",
    "paramedic": "Band 5",
    "emergency-call-handler": "Band 3",
    "ambulance-technician": "Band 4",
    "clinical-team-leader": "Band 6",
    "advanced-practitioner": "Band 7",
    "registrar": "Band 6",
    "consultant": "Band 8d",
    "gp-partner": "Band 9",
    "salaried-gp": "Band 8a",
    "practice-nurse": "Band 5",
    "clinical-director": "Band 8c",
    "admin": "Band 3",
    "manager": "Band 7",
    "dietitian": "Band 5",
    "speech-and-language-therapist": "Band 5",
    "pharmacist": "Band 6",
    "medical-secretary": "Band 3",
    "biomedical-scientist": "Band 5",
    "healthcare-scientist": "Band 6"
  }
}