Bands 2 to 6 membership

The free band 2 to 6 membership provides you with all the full HFMA member benefits as listed above. You are entitled to vote and take part in all of the Association’s activities including branch meetings.  

The free membership does not include the quarterly printed magazine, but you are able to purchase a yearly subscription for £20.  Free members who are part of an organisation in the Membership Direct scheme will not have to pay an additional sum for the printed magazine as this can be collected from your organisations office.

‘Band 6 and below’ relates to staff earning the following amounts or below; £39,026 in England and Wales, £40,736 in Scotland and £37,890 in Northern Ireland (pay award pending).  This includes apprentice roles. These amounts will be set on 1 January each year.  All amounts are pro-rata meaning that to establish an individual’s eligibility only the full-time equivalent salary will be considered.

The following individuals will be entitled to become free members:

Staff working in finance roles within NHS organisations across the UK.  This will normally be within the finance department but the individual may be ‘embedded’ within a particular directorate as a finance specialist.  Staff working for the finance director in an allied profession reporting to them such as IT/digital, procurement, estates etc, who can make a case for their inclusion on the database. Staff working in categories 1 or 2 above in NHS statutory organisations, arm's length bodies, central government, NHS charities, service companies set up by the NHS, CSUs, corporate partners of HFMA and local authority staff working closely with NHS finance colleagues.Staff working above band 6 on training scales providing they earn less than the maximum pro-rated rate for each individual country. Any individual not in the above categories who can make a case to the head of membership. The right of appeal is to the chief executive.

We rely upon all members to provide accurate and honest information when signing up for the free membership. From time-to-time we may run spot checks, contacting an organisation's director of finance, to ensure we have the correct membership levels for staff in the organisation.

The association has no plans to stop this offer. We are committed to growing a diverse and inclusive membership that fully reflects the current and future NHS finance community.

If you are currently being paid the full-time equivalent salary of band 6 or below, you are entitled to the free membership for the duration you are eligible on that pay grade (see 'What is considered an equivalent to bands 2 to 6?' section for full details).

If your job changes and you move into a pay band of band 7 or above, you will need to let the HFMA membership team know and your membership will be changed upon your annual renewal date. E.g. if you have a job promotion whilst you still have three months of your free membership year, you will be able to use your free membership for those three months until the renewal date. Upon your renewal date your membership would be charged at the band 7+ annual fee.

Yes. Every 12 months you will be required to renew your membership and confirm that you are still working in a role between bands 2 to 6 or equivalent.