Nursing in Australia - Grades and Divisions [and jobs!]
Feb 14th 2006, 10:39 am
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Re: Nursing in Australia - Grades and Divisions [and jobs!]
Oh! and another thing in QLD holidays are tied to shifts...
if you work only days 4 weeks plus BH's
if you work days and lates and bank holidays 5 weeks plus BH's
if you work days, lates and bank holidays plus nights 6 weeks plus BH's
plus the monthly RDO which is acrued time somehow.
if you work only days 4 weeks plus BH's
if you work days and lates and bank holidays 5 weeks plus BH's
if you work days, lates and bank holidays plus nights 6 weeks plus BH's
plus the monthly RDO which is acrued time somehow.
Feb 16th 2006, 10:50 am
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Re: Nursing in Australia - Grades and Divisions [and jobs!]
Well, this is what I've discovered...
Victoria is different to other States in that you become a "Grade 2, Year 1" in your second year, and then become a "Grade 2, Year 2" etc. etc.
Other States it is as Justin says - 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc.
That doesn't mean that Vic nurses get a huge pay rise in their second year, just that they have a different way of showing grading.
Each State has its own pay scale too, NSW with $811 per week: about $100 higher than WA [the next highest] , NT, QLD, VIC, Tassie, with poor old SA propping up the table with $635.
The differential varies year on year, State by State, too.
And I'm applying for Grade 3 jobs despite less than 3 years experience, and have already had a nibble from a prospective employer. I'll let you know how I go on. But don't set your sights too low, people!
Ian
Victoria is different to other States in that you become a "Grade 2, Year 1" in your second year, and then become a "Grade 2, Year 2" etc. etc.
Other States it is as Justin says - 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc.
That doesn't mean that Vic nurses get a huge pay rise in their second year, just that they have a different way of showing grading.
Each State has its own pay scale too, NSW with $811 per week: about $100 higher than WA [the next highest] , NT, QLD, VIC, Tassie, with poor old SA propping up the table with $635.
The differential varies year on year, State by State, too.
And I'm applying for Grade 3 jobs despite less than 3 years experience, and have already had a nibble from a prospective employer. I'll let you know how I go on. But don't set your sights too low, people!
Ian
Feb 16th 2006, 10:54 am
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Re: Nursing in Australia - Grades and Divisions [and jobs!]
Here you go...
All rates shown are gross per week and do not include penalties and allowances. All amounts are in Australian dollars.
The first figure is average private hospital pay, the second is public hospital rates
New South Wales
RN Level 1
1.1 $638.50 $811.40
1.2 $673.30 $855.70
1.3 $708.00 $899.80
1.4 $745.20 $947.20
1.5 $782.10 $994.10
1.6 $819.10 $1,041.10
1.7 $861.20 $1,094.60
1.8 $896.60 $1,139.60
These pay rates are based on a 38 hour week.
Queensland
RN Level 1
1.1 $596.88 $679.70
1.2 $625.45 $712.40
1.3 $654.42 $746.15
1.4 $683.39 $779.95
1.5 $711.96 $813.75
1.6 $740.92 $847.65
1.7 $769.89 $881.60
1.8 $798.46 $915.45
These pay rates are based on a 40 hour week
Western Australia
RN Level 1
1.1 $692.53 $713.30
1.2 $724.33 $746.10
1.3 $756.34 $779.20
1.4 $788.24 $812.00
1.5 $820.36 $845.00
1.6 $852.15 $877.90
1.7 $884.06 $910.70
1.8 $900.67 $927.00
1.9 $915.67 $942.60
These pay rates are based on a 38 hour week
Victoria
RN Level 1
Grade 1 $699.90 $675.50
Grade 2, Year 1 $720.90 $696.00
Grade 2, Year 2 $759.10 $732.60
Grade 2, Year 3 $797.30 $769.60
Grade 2, Year 4 $837.50 $808.40
Grade 2, Year 5 $878.00 $847.60
Grade 2, Year 6 $918.20 $886.40
Grade 2, Year 7 $940.10 $908.30
Grade 2, Year 8 $961.90 $930.10
These rates are based on a 38-hour week.
South Australia
RN Level 1
1.1 $635.15 $635.00
1.2 $666.37 $664.80
1.3 $697.58 $694.50
1.4 $728.79 $754.35
1.5 $791.14 $754.10
1.6 $822.37 $783.86
1.7 $853.57 $813.90
1.8 $874.91 $834.00
These pay rates are based on a 40 hour week
Northern Territory
RN Level 1
1.1 $699.94 $700.86
1.2 $731.13 $733.13
1.3 $765.82 $741.48
1.4 $799.11 $799.80
1.5 $832.40 $833.16
1.6 $865.71 $866.44
1.7 $898.98 $899.77
These pay rates are based on a 38 hour week - and a complicated system of allowances/bonuses beyond that!
Tasmania
RN Level 1
1.1 $668.25 $653.15
1.2 $700.77 $684.74
1.3 $733.27 $716.34
1.4 $765.23 $747.90
1.5 $797.73 $779.51
1.6 $829.93 $811.09
1.7 $862.31 $842.69
1.8 $894.60 $874.24
These pay rates are based on a 40 hour week.
All rates shown are gross per week and do not include penalties and allowances. All amounts are in Australian dollars.
The first figure is average private hospital pay, the second is public hospital rates
New South Wales
RN Level 1
1.1 $638.50 $811.40
1.2 $673.30 $855.70
1.3 $708.00 $899.80
1.4 $745.20 $947.20
1.5 $782.10 $994.10
1.6 $819.10 $1,041.10
1.7 $861.20 $1,094.60
1.8 $896.60 $1,139.60
These pay rates are based on a 38 hour week.
Queensland
RN Level 1
1.1 $596.88 $679.70
1.2 $625.45 $712.40
1.3 $654.42 $746.15
1.4 $683.39 $779.95
1.5 $711.96 $813.75
1.6 $740.92 $847.65
1.7 $769.89 $881.60
1.8 $798.46 $915.45
These pay rates are based on a 40 hour week
Western Australia
RN Level 1
1.1 $692.53 $713.30
1.2 $724.33 $746.10
1.3 $756.34 $779.20
1.4 $788.24 $812.00
1.5 $820.36 $845.00
1.6 $852.15 $877.90
1.7 $884.06 $910.70
1.8 $900.67 $927.00
1.9 $915.67 $942.60
These pay rates are based on a 38 hour week
Victoria
RN Level 1
Grade 1 $699.90 $675.50
Grade 2, Year 1 $720.90 $696.00
Grade 2, Year 2 $759.10 $732.60
Grade 2, Year 3 $797.30 $769.60
Grade 2, Year 4 $837.50 $808.40
Grade 2, Year 5 $878.00 $847.60
Grade 2, Year 6 $918.20 $886.40
Grade 2, Year 7 $940.10 $908.30
Grade 2, Year 8 $961.90 $930.10
These rates are based on a 38-hour week.
South Australia
RN Level 1
1.1 $635.15 $635.00
1.2 $666.37 $664.80
1.3 $697.58 $694.50
1.4 $728.79 $754.35
1.5 $791.14 $754.10
1.6 $822.37 $783.86
1.7 $853.57 $813.90
1.8 $874.91 $834.00
These pay rates are based on a 40 hour week
Northern Territory
RN Level 1
1.1 $699.94 $700.86
1.2 $731.13 $733.13
1.3 $765.82 $741.48
1.4 $799.11 $799.80
1.5 $832.40 $833.16
1.6 $865.71 $866.44
1.7 $898.98 $899.77
These pay rates are based on a 38 hour week - and a complicated system of allowances/bonuses beyond that!
Tasmania
RN Level 1
1.1 $668.25 $653.15
1.2 $700.77 $684.74
1.3 $733.27 $716.34
1.4 $765.23 $747.90
1.5 $797.73 $779.51
1.6 $829.93 $811.09
1.7 $862.31 $842.69
1.8 $894.60 $874.24
These pay rates are based on a 40 hour week.
Mar 19th 2006, 8:06 am
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Re: Nursing in Australia - Grades and Divisions [and jobs!]
Finally got a job! Sheesh, it's taken some time...
Bit of a dilemma on negotiating [or not] the details of my contract [and the pay is pretty similar to the rates I posted above, by the way].
My contract states that I'll be a 3rd year nurse, though I'll actually be in my 4th year of working very soon. My contract says that my next increment will be another year from starting! So I'll always have a lag of 10-11 months presumably?
Has anyone successfully negotiated a higher year/grade by arguing at the point that they've been qualified for X years, or anyone had the experience of just having to like it or lump it?
I don't want to make a plank of myself by trying to argue my case if it's ultimately going to be fruitless, but on the other hand the extra cash would be very handy as it's 2 grand a year before tax...
Bit of a dilemma on negotiating [or not] the details of my contract [and the pay is pretty similar to the rates I posted above, by the way].
My contract states that I'll be a 3rd year nurse, though I'll actually be in my 4th year of working very soon. My contract says that my next increment will be another year from starting! So I'll always have a lag of 10-11 months presumably?
Has anyone successfully negotiated a higher year/grade by arguing at the point that they've been qualified for X years, or anyone had the experience of just having to like it or lump it?
I don't want to make a plank of myself by trying to argue my case if it's ultimately going to be fruitless, but on the other hand the extra cash would be very handy as it's 2 grand a year before tax...
