Has anyone experienced working for Ihms (international health and medical services) as a mental health nurse? I have considered working in immigration detention, however, hold a some reservations....
Hi, as far as accommodation goes try looking online at the Advertiser News paper. To give you a very rough idea, you will be looking at a minimum of $250 a week, and rising from this. You might want...
Hi there, in Australia nurses wages are governed by the state award for nurses according to which state you work in. A post grad qualification allowance is paid for speciatly nurses eg, ICU, MHN etc....
Thanks for the feed back. I have just gone online to look at the so called benefits package by the QLD government for nurses going remote. The financial benefits on offer are $3000 for the first year...
Hi All, some considerations to accepting a remote area nursing contract. The cost of living, food, internet, phone and alcohol is super expensive. Everything else is just very very expensive. Go...
Pretty nerve racking stuff, real patients and not just dummies. Apart from all of the clinical opportunities in your placement I think picking up on time management if you can will be really helpful...
Good point there is more to life then just nursing, good to find out what people do for fun and or relaxation and retirement does sound like the go but I have got a way to go yet. To relax I go bike...
It is quiet interesting following the industrial termoil in Vic and see the inner workings of the black hearted Brumby government in all its glory, desperately trying to open beds and dismiss the...
It was interesting to See Mr Rudd's grab at votes with his initiative to fix the nursing crisis with attracting nurses who have left the work force with a meager $3000 on returning to work in public...
Victorian Nurses face heavy fines if they take industrial action over a long and bitter pay dispute with the Brumby State government. Follow the link for the full story:...
The W.A state government is tackling Western Australia's chronic teacher shortage, by offering first year graduates up to $70,000 a year consisting of a base salary of $50,000. This reminds me of a...
Hi 2B and others, you may be interested to hear what the State Government of W.A is doing to tackle the shortage of teachers. It is offering first year graduates up to $70,000 a year, consisting of a...