pay scale and shifts

LilRedRN1973 · Oct 1, 2004

At the hospital I work for, pay for a new grad (GN) is $21.82/hour. There is a shift differential for nightshifts of around $3.45. After you take your boards (and pass) you receive a $1.00 raise for a total of $22.82/hour for new RN's. The shifts in most parts of the hospital are 12 hour shifts....day and noc running on a 6:45am-7:15pm/6:45pm-7:15am. There are other areas (such as ER and OR) where the shifts are slightly different. I am not sure how it varies from state to state...I'm in northern Nevada.

andreamae · Oct 1, 2004

Thats not bad :)

buuut I wanted to know about the UK. I know about the US already.

LilRedRN1973 · Oct 1, 2004

OOPS....LOL....I didn't even look to see what forum this was in...teehee! That's the result of having too little sleep and too many careplans to work on. =)

Silverdragon102, BSN · Oct 1, 2004

Can anyone give me the most current grades/payscare for nurses? Also, could anyone explain the types of shifts one could pick from?

Generally you cannot pick a shift. As I explained in a previous post, shifts will be a mix of early and lates in the week with the occassional night shift. ie within the week you will work both early and lates (0700-1430 and 1330-2100) these are approx hours that you might work. Nights can be 7 nights continuious resulting in 7 nights off.

you will roughly start from £16,000 a year. If you go to http://www.nursingtimes.net you can register for free and see examples of jobs available in the UK and the pay involved

angel Ann · Oct 1, 2004

Can anyone give me the most current grades/payscare for nurses? Also, could anyone explain the types of shifts one could pick from?

Hi! you cannot actually pick a shift that you like if you are working in UK but you can make a request one to two months ahead of time if for example you have some reasons that you need to work night shift or late shift for a week.With regard to grading system and payscale,if you are a newly qualified staff nurse,you will start with the D grade who gets a rate of between £17,000-18,830 annually.This means your salary increases every year until you get to the maximum rate.You can apply for E grade(charge nurse) 18 mos post registration to get a rate from £18,230-£22,000/yr.More responsibilities for F grade(junior nurse manager or sister) gets £20-25,000.G and H grade are ward sisters/manager who gets about £23-28,000/yr.There are a lot more opportunities and specialities you can try, especially for those who have gained their degree/masters degree.Anyway,the payscale I have mentioned still varies from one place to another but these are the common rate for nurses who are working in NHS trust hospital here in UK(applicable for full time employees).I hope this helps!..good luck!

uk_nurse · Oct 2, 2004

it varies from hospital to hospital. Im a paeds nurse and i work 14 hr shifts. In the hospital i work at You have a choice of earlies which is 07.30 -15.30, lates which is 13.30-21.30. These are over 5 days a week or long days which are 07.30-21.30, which are 3 days a week.(i do the long days) In my hospital where i work most people do long days. You also have to take it in turns to do nights shifts which is 4 nights of 21.00-07.45. In total if ur full time what ever shift you do it should add up to 37.5 hrs a week. Also we do self rostering which is good as you chose what days you want to work. Most times you get what you request but there are times when you dont. You then have 35 days annual leave to take in the year which includes 10 bank holidays. The starting pay for a newly qualified nurse is £17,005 but all that is changing due to the agenda for change that is being implemented soon. Hope this gives you some idea.

i-dont-care · Oct 11, 2009

okay..here are a few qtns regarding uk nurses..hope you guys can ans all of em as soon as possible..hehe

1-how much annual leave does a grade B nurse get?

2-how many hours does a nurse work in a week?

3-wat eng language exam do u need to pass to work in the uk?

4-wat grades can a staff nurse be?

5-wat is d salary range for a staff nurse in uk?

pls answer me..n tanx

allnurses Guide · Oct 11, 2009

okay..here are a few qtns regarding uk nurses..hope you guys can ans all of em as soon as possible..hehe
1-how much annual leave does a grade B nurse get?
2-how many hours does a nurse work in a week?
3-wat eng language exam do u need to pass to work in the uk?
4-wat grades can a staff nurse be?
5-wat is d salary range for a staff nurse in uk?
pls answer me..n tanx

Firstly please could you not post in Text speak, it is against the terms of service of the site and if you want to work in the UK you really need to practice your written and spoken English

The grading structure has changed in the UK there are no longer "B" grades as this was the Whitley Scale and we are now paid under Agenda for Change conditions. The annual leave would be the same for any grade of staff which is

27 days if you have worked for the NHS for less than 5 years

29 days if you have worked for the NHS for less that 10 years

33 days more than 10 years

on top of this there are 8 bank holidays

The standard contract is 37.5 hours a week

To work as a nurse you need to comply with the NMC requirements for overseas nurses

The English exam: IELTS 7.0 in listening, reading and writing

Qualified nurses start at a band 5 and the payscale starts at £20,000 per year payscales can be found here

I am not sure what nationality you are but it is difficult for anyone who is not a UK or EU citizen to get work in the UK. You will need to meet the UK Borders Agency criteria for shortage occupation and there are only a few nursing specialities on there. These being critical care, operating theatres and NICU in which you would need significant experience

You are asking about B grades, this would be an unqualified position, if you are coming from a country outside of the EU you are unlikely to get a work permit for this type of position, we have a record number of UK citizens out of work, this type of job is going to go to our own countrymen before international applicants and it would be illegal for any employer to offer you this position because it doesn't fit into the shortage occupation list.

desertnurse222 · Oct 13, 2009

Good news-I am a critical care nurse (with 9 years experiece) hoping to work in the UK at some point. It is good to hear that my specialty is in demand!

I noticed that there was a USA-UK thread here, but it has been pulled. Any advice as to good resources I might research? I particular I am wondering which travel companies and London hospitals have a good reputation, and how much might I expect to pay for housing (as I understand it, travel companies do not pay room and board, correct?).

I appreciate any help you might be able to offer.

Thanks!

allnurses Guide · Oct 13, 2009

To work in the UK you will need to register with the NMC and I understand this is a fairly lengthy process (although I don't know from personal experience as I am from the UK)

Not sure about agencies, and far as London hospitals it depends of what you want to do really and they tend to have slightly different specialities and where the vacancies are.

London is very expensive to live in with house prices being the highest in the UK but you may well find that some of the hospitals offer accommodation deals for their staff to live in. I know that most of the hospitals I have worked in offer accommodation at a reasonable rate and because of the cost of living there London salaries have a London Weighting so you actually get paid more than you would do living elsewhere in the country.

I have links in my blog (the link can be found in my signature) of what you need to do to register in the UK and work

NHS jobs can be found at http://www.jobs.nhs.uk

desertnurse222 · Oct 13, 2009

Great-I'll check out your blog "straightaway":anpom:

Thanks!