Is there a D grade UK nurse who can help me?

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This is a bit of a personal question so if you want to PM me the answer I would be most greatful.

I am going to be working in UK next year, currently registered with an agency. However, I also want to know what the average take home pay per pay cycle (weekly, fortnightly or monthly - not sure what you have) for someone working full time in NHS or Private hospital is. This is just to work out my standard of living costs ect, I like to know in advance.

If agency doesn't work out for me, I'll be looking at getting a job in an NHS/Private hospital.

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:rolleyes:

D grade nurses earn between £16005 and £17670 per year before tax etc. Dependant on where you go to, living expenses vary considerably, with London and South East being the most expensive and the North of England and Scotland being the cheapest.

Agencies may pay a little higher but do not attach benefits (uniforms, sickness pay etc)

Come on over!

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hey mageean, dont forget us D grades had a rise too it's a whopping £16,542 per year. Just dont know what to do with it all...................

:chuckle :roll

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:chuckle

UK Nurse

Does the rise cover your increase in mortgage/rent or perhaps goes some way to pay for your "subsidised" meals!!

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mageean

as if........:roll :chuckle earning £16,542 does not cover much ,as you probably know :)

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Hi, last year I came out with £18880. I was middle grade 7( which is the equivalent to a d grade. This pay included a 12.5 % shift allowance, which you get if you work x amount of nights, specified by youre hospitals protocols. Im now working at a different hospital where they only give a 7% shift allowance.

But to get right down to the nitty gritty, in my last job as a grade 7 I came out with £1220 per month after tax etc( this included £45per month child tax credit).

How much do the equivalent graded nurses in the USA get paid?

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Most nurses in the USA start out at $37000. After a few years of experience it can go up greatly but really depends on the nurses abilites as well as what the hospital is willing to pay. I have known some nurses who work all nights and have made up to $80,000 per year. It all depends on what you know and where you work.

Abi

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Thanks very much.

I am going over and will be registered with an agency before I leave, however, I am not sure if I want to do agency long term. I would prefer to work in the same place, at the same time, I only want to work for about 6 months as I'll be off travelling agin. Also, I am considering staying in London for only 3 months.

Thanks agian to those who have enlightened me :)

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ok, that might sound silly but what's a D grade nurse? I'm used to the French and canadian system but not the one in UK. Is it different in Ireland? I'm thinking about moving back to Europe but not in france (where I was trained). I'd like to try Ireland or Scotland to keep my poor english so which one you think is the best? Thanks!!!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
ok, that might sound silly but what's a D grade nurse?

In 1988 grading came in that determined the pay of a nurse and replaced what used to be called Whitley pay. When it came out many nurses got paid less than previous and generally managed to turn nurse against nurse. D Grade is basically what a newly qualified RN would get paid until they gain some exerience and work their way up the ladder, also within the "grade" there are a variety of increments to which your wage increases every year which is not including the annual pay rise. At the moment pay is under review under the heading Agenda for Change, this hopefully will help people who are not paid enough or have been wrongly graded in the past, the aim is to ensure everyone is paid for the job that you do.

Hope this helps

Anna

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Hi there, this is my first posting on this site though I've been reading it for ages. I was curious to know if anyone out there could help me, I want to move to Northern Ireland to nurse, but right now I'm a Paediatric Nurse with a Diploma in nursing. I recently read that to be a Paeds nurse in the Uk, you have to have separate paeds training, does anyone know if postgraduate experience in Paeds makes any difference? and if so, how much experience? If not, does anyone know what I can do in Canada that could go towards that separate paeds training?

I'm only starting to research the idea of moving overseas so any advice at all about how to get started would be much appreciated.:)

Thanks.

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