1. What is the NHS?

National Health Service

2. What's the starting salary for a qualified nurse in the UK?
The starting salary for a qualified nurse in the UK is 10,000 USD.

3. How much annual leave does a grade B nurse get?
It depends on the job, some hospitals offer 120 hours or you earn a certain amount of time
dependent on how often you work. When you start work as a B Grade nurse, you will be
entitled to 4 weeks annual leave, exclusive of statutory and public holidays. The amount of
leave you can take in one period is decided by your manager at the NHS Trust.

This time, the grading structure has changed in the UK there are no longer "B" grades as this was
the Whitley Scale and nurses are now paid under Agenda for Change conditions. The annual
leave would be the same for any grade of staff which is 27 days if you have worked for the NHS
for less than 5 years; 29 days if you have worked for the NHS for less than 10 years; and 33 days
more than 10 years.

4. How many hours a week does a nurse work?
The standard contract is 37.5 hours a week. It varies by institution because some RN's work 3
12's, then have 2 days off - others work 4 10's then have 2 days off. RN's continually rotate days
off in that manner - rarely will only but the topmost RN has every weekend off. It all works out
to at least 40 hours per week eventually.
It also depends on the job, the hospital and whether the nurse wants overtime, but most nurses
in hospitals work 12-hour shifts, two days on, two days off, for about 40-48 hours a week.
The schedule of a registered nurse is dependent on who they work for, whether or not there is a
high demand for RNs in the area and any wage/benefit discussions that have been negotiated
prior to/during their employment. In terms of a daily schedule registered nurses can often be
found working 5-8 hour days, 4-10 hour days or 3-12 hour days per week. RNs that work 8 or 10
hour days typically work about 40 hours or so per week, however nurses that works 12 hour
days may end up working around 36 hours per week. In either case both the 36 hour and 40
hour work weeks are generally considered full-time work for registered nurses.
5. What English language exam do you need to pass to work in the UK?
The English exam: IELTS 7.0 in listening, reading and writing. You need good English
communication skills to work as a nurse in the UK. You will need to gain an overall score (the
average of the scores in the reading, writing, speaking and listening papers) of at least 7.0 in
the academic module of the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exam. You
need at least 7.0 in the listening and reading sections and at least 7.0 in the writing and speaking
sections.

6. What grades can a staff nurse be?
D Grade for newly qualified staff registered Nurses.
E Grade is for experienced staff with usually one to two years experience in the specific specialty
area they are working.
F Grade are also known as senior staff nurses and are regularly in charge of shifts. F grades also
usually have specific post graduate education and training in order to apply for this position.

7. What is the salary range for a staff nurse in the UK?
If you are a newly qualified staff nurse, you will start with the D grade who gets a rate of
between 17,000-18,830 annually. This means your salary increases every year until you get to
the maximum rate. The pay scale still varies from one place to another but these are the
common rate for nurses who are working in NHS trust hospital here in UK (applicable for full
time employees).
8. Search the word 'nursing' at the bookstore www.amazon.co.uk. What's the first book
that comes up?
The Basics 2013 by Kaplan Nursing Test Prep (1 May 2013)


Find a site that advertises nursing jobs. Find a job that would interest you in the future
and find these details if possible.
http://www.healthjobs.no/job_details.php?id=MQ==
job title:
Nurse, specialist
grade:
Not indicated
location:
Place of work
Location: Hospitals throughout the country and on a local level as an employee of one of
the 430 municipalities in Norway
Address: Gunnar Randers vei 32, Kjeller, 2007 Norway Norway
Company name: Scandinavian Health Programs AS
duties:
Shifts and work on days off
two shifts every third weekend
Starting date
May, June, or July 2014
salary and benefits:
Salary gross
(NOK) 353.000 405.000 OR 45,000 to 50,000 Euros Yearly
Salary net
(NOK) 252000 - 291000 NOK or 31000 - 36000 Euros Yearly
Salary period
monthly
Bonuses
included in salary
Extras provided
Scandinavian Health Programs AS will cover for costs of travelling for the first time travel,
and housing for four to eight week period.
Name of the company the contract will be concluded with
Scandinavian Health Programs or affiliates
qualifications and experience:
Qualifications
Degree in Nursing
Languages
Professional experience
0 - 3 years or more
Entitlements/Certificates/Licenses
- Authorization as a nurse in Norway - Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)
Other relevant requirements
Must be pleasant, willing to travel from one assignment to another on short notice, willing
to take many short term job assignments,
In Order to get a job in Norway you need to meet 4 Requirements: 1. You must read,
write, speak, and Understand Norwegian or Swedish or Danish Language at least at level
B1 Plus 2. You must be Authorized (or Licensed) to work in Scandinavian Country
(Healthcare Workers only) 3. You must know work related terminology, society and
culture of Scandinavia. 4. You must be able to successfully have an interview in one of the
Scandinavian Languages.
how to apply:
Documents required
Please register yourself as a user of our website by clicking the "Apply now" button and
upload your CV and personal information. We will than contact you as soon as possible.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT CV VIA EMAIL. YOU MUST SUBMIT CV ONLINE AT
www.HEALTHJOBS.no
Language of the documents that should be submitted
English / Norwegian / Swedish / Danish
Whom documents should be sent to
SHP adviser
Where documents should be sent
Please register yourself as a user of our website by clicking the Apply now button and
upload your CV and personal information OR (WE DO NOT ACCEPT CV VIA EMAIL) Send
your Questions to Prof. Alex Pujari, Scanidnavian Health Programs, AS, Gunnar Randers
Vei 32, 2007 Kjeller, Norway Telephone: 0047 95 05 80 80 email: Alex@Healthjobs.no
Skype: PassPortHospital
Contact details to SHP adviser or employers representative
Prof. Alex Pujari, Scanidnavian Health Programs, AS, Gunnar Randers Vei 32, 2007
Kjeller, Norway Telephone: 0047 95 05 80 80 Email: Alex@Healthjobs.no Skype:
PassPortHospital
closing date for applications:
December 31, 2014

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