nursing salaries in australia

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Hi All,

Cn anyone please tell me what the rates of salary are for mental health nurses in Australia?

Kind Regards

Slip

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Hi there

I'm a first year out of uni - so a new graduate nurse in a psychiatric hospital and i'm on a base pay of 42, 200 a year not including shift penalties - it goes up for every year you've been working and also if you have post grad qualifications. This is in western australia, hope it helps

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Hi there,

Thank you very much for your info...

its helped a lot

kind regards

slip

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I work in mental health in Tasmania, each state in australia has different rates so it might pay to search those rates out, we have a base pay depending on how many years post grad u are. first year out here is about 38,000 per year then you need to build in your penaly rates etc,.

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Hi Roxie thanks for your reply ...I'm not quite sure what you mean by penalty rates though...

Is it the same as what we over here class as a forensic lead?

kind regards

slip

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Penalty rates is the same as shift allowances, flat rate is about $27 per hour. Late shift is paid a further 12.5% night shift is 50% weekend work is time and a half on Saturdays and time and three quarters on sundays, then if you have another certificate ie psych then it is an extra $70 dollars a fortnight, if you are in charge of a shift it is an extra $8 per shift etc. However it is true to say that tasmanian nurses are the lowest paid in Australia as far as these rates are concerned. Again if you work for an agency on the main land then it is much higher paid hope this helps

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Hi, does anyone know the salary for adult nurses in Australia??

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hi i am moving to australia in july and i just wanted to know what is nursing like in australia? how many patients do u get? what type of responsbilites do u have?

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Specializes in 11yrs Learning Disabilities as RSW.

Hi slipned. at the moment 42,200 australian dollars is £17,359 in squids with unsocial hrs to add on. I'm planning at the end of my mental health nursing diploma to move with my family to either US, Aus or New Zealand.

http://www.currencyconverter.uk.com/go/

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Specializes in 11yrs Learning Disabilities as RSW.

Can anyone tell me the average salary for a psychiatric nurse with say 2yrs experience in the US, (if state specific, then Florida).

Kind regards in advance

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I'm a pediatric ICU RN considering a move to Australia. How many shifts per week do most full time nurses work and how many patients are assigned at any one time? Just a general day in the life of an Australian nurse is what I'm interested in.

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