Weekend pay rates for nurses?

RE: Weekend pay rates for nurses?

Calli D — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 18:44:22 GMT

Hello Vanessa - did you employ a weekend nurse in the end? I am considering this for myself and curious as to how your practice finds it etc

RE: Weekend pay rates for nurses?

Gemma Martin — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 18:09:53 GMT

Our practice pays us £60 to be on call from 7pm friday night till 8am monday morning. we work 9-5 on the saturday and get two days off the week after also.

RE: Weekend pay rates for nurses?

Nick Shackleton — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:01:58 GMT

So where I am now nurses are given a day off before and after their weekend on shift. Therefore paid normal rates.

RE: Weekend pay rates for nurses?

apache — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 23:22:47 GMT

I suppose with any of these things it depends what it's 'worth' to the nurses for the disruption in their life, how often you are likely to be called out and what other arrangements there are with TOIL etc.

Personally we have in the nursing staff's contracts that 'normal' working may include Saturday mornings. I'd either offer the extra hours paid or TOIL if I brought them in on a Sat. We don't have set on call but on the odd occasion we have called people in then we pay a minimum of half a days wages - makes it worth it for the nurse. I'd make sure they were on the equivalent of double time if in for longer. If they want you to stay at home and stay sober they have to pay some kind of retainer. If quiet OOH then I'd pick a decent fee for each call out (£50? including the first hour?). If you will be there a lot get a decent rate and make sure you get the Monday off at the very least.

RE: Weekend pay rates for nurses?

Rachel Woodcock — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:22:07 GMT

Years ago I was offered £200 to be on call from Fri pm right through to 8am Monday but this involved staying on site the whole time.....

At a previous practice I did on call 2 nights a week and one weekend in 3 and was given a bonus of £5k a year

Hope this helps