Nurse Pay Enquiry, Help!

AndyJo&Lewis · 22-01-2008, 08:03 PM

Hi, I am in my first year as a registered nurse working in EAU, Emergency Department. I may be me missing something but I have been searching on the internet for what seems ages trying to work out the pay scales for registered nurses and where i will slot in. I know the payscales are different for different states, we are going to SA, found a pdf doc on the net. Please see

https://www.workchoices.gov.au/NR/rd...0/AP825646.pdf

Whats driving me crazy is what the different levels are, is it qualifiations? type of work?? Am I missing something?? Can't find anything onthe net to explain, Please Help, put me out of my misery! Thanks.

Jo

Trakki · 22-01-2008, 08:46 PM

From what I have been able to find, and thats not a lot, I think the wages tend to be on par to here.

HTH

ali · 23-01-2008, 01:21 AM

Can't comment on SA but here in WA you would start at level 1 if you're newly qualified and work up for each year of qualification e.g. 5 years = level 1.5 (it goes upto 1.9 in WA but I think they it's 1.8 in some other states).

Try contacting the anf they may have uptodate pay scales Australian Nursing Federation

Ali

geniegem · 23-01-2008, 08:05 AM

Pay scales appear to be based on years worked since qualifying so level 1 is a nurse, level 2 is the equivalent of ward sister. Within level 1 the 1-7 appears to be years of service so when starting work here they will ask for a statement of service which you need to bring from previous employer stating how long worked and responsibilities

AndyJo&Lewis · 23-01-2008, 06:47 PM

Thanks for all your replies. I am still a little baffeled?? According to the PDF document (see above), if I started on registered nurse level 1, second yaer of service, then I would be on 17.93/hour. Over a 38 hour week, 52 weeks of the year, that amounts to 32,700 dollars. Even at the current exchange rate, that only amounts to about £15000 per year. I thought the wages were comparable with the UK?? Why are they 5 levels of nursing?? Something doesn't seem right, don't know??

ali · 23-01-2008, 10:04 PM

I don't know why there are 5 different levels, and it is rather confusing, Here in WA we work 40 hours per week, but are then given an accrued day off every month.

Ali