jo rizo

HI WENT TO THE EXPO AT LEEDS, ON SAT. ARRANGED AN INTERVIEW FOR THURSDAY, FOR A MIDWIFERY JOB, CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THIS PLACE IS LIKE? THE POTENTIAL FOR 10K DELIVERS PA REALLY DOES NOT SOUND FUN?? BUT THE NURSE/MIDWIFE I SPOKE WITH SOUNDED ENTHUSIASTIC (BUT SHE WAS TRYING TO SELL THE PLACE), THERE ARE JOBS GOING AT THE PRIVATE HOSPITAL AT REDLANDS MUCH SMALLER BUT BEING PRIVATE ITS CONSULTANT LED, ANY COMMENTS??

debbieuk

hi
cant gie u any info on hospital, jsut wanted to say i might see you there on thursday i have an interview for a theatre nurse.. quite fancy the mater mothers myself.

good look
what time is your interview mines 1pm

debbie

burton bunch

Try PM-ing Mrs JFW as she works there

Gaynor

ps hi jakster ifyou reply to this one
xxx

jo rizo

mines 11am, good luck!!!!

jo rizo

thanks for that have done it cheers

dandan1

Hi,Jo and Debbie. Is it this Thurs you've got your interviews? I've got one for 1pm Thurs 17th in London for the Mater. Good luck, let us know how you get on

jo rizo

yes mine is thurs this week, do you know anything about mater hospital? jo

dandan1

Hi, Jo. Only what I've read off their web site and I've read on here some people have said it's a good place to work, so i thought I'd give it a go!
It'll be good experience anyway.
Let me know how you get on cos I'm sooooo nervous

Tracey

noofie

Hi all,
Just sitting here reading my RCM Midwives journal and noticed the advert for Midwives at the Mater.
Already have a job offer from Queensland Health (last October) and was wondering whether or not to put myself through another interview with the Mater.
Must admit though that the prospect of 10,000 births per year is a bit off putting - we are currently on 4500 in the unit where I work and it is manic all of the time!!!!
Good luck to all of you with interviews and keep us posted.
Jackie

midwifetanya

Hi,

I had a baby there last week (private floor mind you, so not too sure what the public floor is like) and it was terrible....loads of the midwives I got chatting with said they were majorly overworked with half the ward to care for at one time.....I work at RBWH and find that a great place to work......
Hope this helps!
Tan

jo rizo

well you dont really surprise me, its heavily promoted and advertised, they obviously struggle to get staff(a bit like some nhs hospitals!!) where is the RBWH? the mater do a great sponsership package, anyof you people done this already, glad you went on sponsered visa or wished you'd hung on for PR visa, read a thread some where else, which gave neg. to sponsered visa, ie; difficulty for partners to get jobs anyone found this?

LoveAlab

I work agency shifts as a midwife at the Mater Mothers hospital, and work on both the private and public postnatal wards, and its really really busy. I do night shifts and am run off my feet all night. The patient allocation is large, sometimes up to 10 or more mothers and babies.

Coming from the UK it probably wont seem that different to where I worked in London, but compared to other maternity hospitals I work at, the Mater is busier. There are usually heaps of agency staff, I guess they have trouble retaining their own staff.

I would not work there permanently but dont have a problem going their once or twice a week to do agency shifts.

I have also worked in the Special Care Nursery and that is much better, a nicer place to work.

Bernieboy

What agency do you work with Lovelab ??

LoveAlab

I work for Nursing Australia, also known as Healthstra. I sometimes do some short term contracts for Drake Medox too. They pay pretty good rates and there is plenty of work around

Bernieboy

Nice one,i will be there end of august and hoping to do agency around the units/hosps until i find one i like,i have 18 yrs paeds itu.What on average is the pay like say per hour