job opportunities uproad

nznourah · Feb 1, 2006

hi there!

I am an ex paediatric oncology nurse, and have just returned home from saudi arabia and qatar...

if you want to know more specifically about these places let me know, but i found the advice and support from my agency valueable before I left!

Cheers, have a great day:clown:

four roses · Feb 2, 2006

Hi nznourah!

Thank you for your reply.

I would like do know whether there are vacancies in saudi or Qatar, what about the benefit's and salary, accomatation, ecc.

For how long have you worked there? Are you single or have you lived there with your family?

What about the nursing manager - are they Europeean or arabien? Is there also a need for nursing trainer's. Are there even nuring school's?

Thank you in advance for answering!

Best wishes and ciao, ciao from Switzerland!

nznourah · Feb 5, 2006

Hello again!

I can tell you about King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre and its smaller satellite hospital King Fahd Childrens Cancer Centre in saudi, and Al Ahli hospital in qatar

Saudi - you have to be offered a aposition before you can get a visa to enter the country, so you should go through an agency in your country. The benefits are no tax on your income, free power, local telephone, free furnished accommodation and access to internet. Transportation is free between hospitals, and taxis are cheap. 12 hour shifts.....yeeha! About 56 days leave a year which you can take after 3 months.

The down side is you are expected to cover with an abaya from neck to feet, and you cant drive. also if you arrive in summer it is over 50 degrees so there is a little acclimitisation (cant spell sorry!)

There is a saudi council, but easy to sign up.

all in all I loved working in saudi! and the pay is around 12-13,000 saudi riyals a month for a 5 year post grad.

Qatar - free accommodation, access to internet. you pay power, telephone, transport etc. 8 hour shifts, unless negotiated in your contract otherwise. huge hassle to be registered with their nursing council, the hospital tries to help you as much as they can to make it easier. need to have documents sighted at your embassy and ministry of foreign affairs , takes time. I think about 40 days leave. You can drive, dress code is a little less strict, ie you can wear what you are comfortable in.....

hope this helps :)