Nurses wages

Re: Nurses wages

Heather Thorne — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:46:10 GMT

We have a position at my practice but are based in south wales.

We would strongly consider a part time RVN especially if weekends are included. Normally applicants dont want weekend work.

Re: Nurses wages

Mark Walsh — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:53:46 GMT

Do you live in London? If you do, try to apply for somewhere that pays London weighting allowance.

Re: Nurses wages

Roseann21 — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:02:34 GMT

[quote user="Sophie Bedford RVN CC MBVNA"]My understanding of minimum wage is that this only applies if you are working and getting paid by the hour.[/quote]

No - minimum wage applies in all cases - you are still paid an hourly rate! You can work it out quite easily by dividing your annual salary by 52 weeks then by the number of hours you work a week.

Re: Nurses wages

Sophie Bedford RVN CertVNECC — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:35:40 GMT

My understanding of minimum wage is that this only applies if you are working and getting paid by the hour. If you have signed a contract stating that you are accepting a role working a certain number of hours for a certain amount of money then that's what you get.... ?

Re: Nurses wages

SmegSlayer — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:17:31 GMT

[quote user="Sal the 1st"]

If you decide to move on just double check your contract to make sure you dont have to stay for a specified period post qualification or have to pay back training expenses to the practice. Dont forget the practice has invested in your training.

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Definately check on this- in my TP if I left within a year of qualifying I would have had to pay back all my college fees, exam fees, registration fees and the day per week where I was paid to go to college. It was worth sticking around for a year (although I was on more than you are) even though my rent took more than half my monthly wage and I was left with nothing at the end of each month so I neven even had a holiday- holiday was going back to mum and dad's for a week.

Re: Nurses wages

Sal the 1st — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:15:43 GMT

[quote user="Melissa Stevenson"]

I have just qualified and im in the process of being registered. Im still receiving below minimum wage for a 47 and a half hour week. There is only 1 other qualified nurse who is noe senior vet nurse she is on a salary of £19,000 per annum, where as my wage is below £12,000. I am broke most months and find it hard to live on this wage. Im so disheartened that after 6 years of hard work and going to college that this is all i make. Im thinking of changing careers just because of the wage being so low. this will break my heart as i love my job but i need more money to live on as im not living at the minute just survivng.

can anyone help me with this or give me a rough guide so i can ask the boss why im getting below the legal minimum wage?

thanks

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If you are in the process of registering is your wage set to rise once you are registered? Would agree with Gillian - work out your hourly rate and see if it does definitely fall below the minimum wage because then you may have grounds to complain. But yes you may just be better looking for another job. There are practices that do pay a relatively low rate to newly qualifieds partly to 'encourage' them to move on so they can employ another student, in fact there are places where it is written into the contract that once you qualify you leave - and I suppose this does free up training places for the next bunch seeing as there are so few training places available now ( and thats what everybody wants isnt it? - more training places)

Its nice to think that the VN qualification also qualifies you for a good wage but the reality can be a lot different - I was a head nurse working considerably more than 47.5hrs a week for a busy practice with more than 10yrs post qual experience and my salary was 14k, and it wasnt that long ago

Re: Nurses wages

paula morgan — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:54:58 GMT

I agree, look for another job, that is a shocking wage, I was on more than when I was a 1st years student!! I would rather work for Tesco than accept wages as low as that, they should be ashamed of themselves!!

Good luck x

Re: Nurses wages

SmegSlayer — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:07:10 GMT

[quote user="rubyshoes"]We would! My practice is in Merseyside.

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I'm in Cambridge

Re: Nurses wages

Gillian Mostyn — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:11:56 GMT

What hourly rate are you on then, if you think you are below minimum wage? If your training has finished, then paying you below minimum wage is illegal.

Re: Nurses wages

rubyshoes — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:39:56 GMT

We would! My practice is in Merseyside.

Re: Nurses wages

SmegSlayer — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:29:58 GMT

[quote user="rubyshoes"]Definately look for another job especially if your qualified! Practices are desperate for RVNS us included! We pay a lot more then that for a lot less hours!

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Not desperate enough in my area to want a part time RVN who can do 2 full days per week as well as 1 evening and weekends :( My dad has paid my last 3 months rent. I'm going halfs with him this month but still another 2 months rent after that before I'm free to work all hours through the summer

Re: Nurses wages

rubyshoes — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:03:52 GMT

Definately look for another job especially if your qualified! Practices are desperate for RVNS us included! We pay a lot more then that for a lot less hours!

Re: Nurses wages

Fuzzyduck — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:41:07 GMT

Look for another job. There are plenty out there for nurses that pay far more than 12k per year

Re: Nurses wages

Roseann21 — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:40:42 GMT

If you really are on below the minimum wage, you could try this:

https://www.gov.uk/pay-and-work-rights-helpline

Re: Nurses wages

funkyfish — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:48:52 GMT

The BVNA do a wage survey- the results should be on their site- there are several threads on this one too if you search for it.