To ask band 5 nurses (at lower end of pay scale) how much you earn?

[Llbarls81]

I've just done a calculation as I'm due to qualify in September and I'm shocked at how little the pay is!! I've just worked out that a band 5 entry level nurse takes home around £1400 a month?? Surely this isn't right?

After tax btw

www.rcn.org.uk/support/pay_and_conditions/pay_rates_2014-15

The minimum starting salary for a registered nurse is £21,478. To calculate your hourly rate divide your annual basic salary by 52.14 and then by 37.5.

All figures are effective from 1 April 2014.

England pay scales: bands 1-7

Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6 Band 7
14,294 14,294 16,271 18,838 21,478 25,783 30,764
14,653 14,653 16,811 19,268 22,016 26,822 31,768
15,013 15,013 17,425 19,947 22,903 27,901 32,898

15,432 17,794 20,638 23,825 28,755 34,530
15,851 18,285 21,265 24,799 29,759 35,536
16,271 18,838 21,478 25,783 30,764 36,666
16,811 19,268 22,016 26,822 31,768 37,921
17,425 27,901 32,898 39,239

34,530 40,558

Bottom of band 5 is just shy of £21,500 not including shift allowances or London weighting (however long they may last).

Not nurse just on same pay structure. Think my link works better than my cut and paste...

Just shy of £1.5k per month

breakdown here

Didn't you think to check the salary before training? Nursing is not generally handsomely paid, not in the early days anyway. Pretty famous for it

I'm surprised you are nearly qualified before researching this.

how much did you think you would be getting paid op

it does seem measlerly when you will be working evenings and weekends and cleaning up poo and sick etc should be at least double that really

If you get a job in a hospital and work weekends you will get shift allowances.

It doesn't reflect the professional training either, catswag.

I'm finding it hard to believe you haven't worked this out already too. It's one of the main things holding me back from starting the training...

yep crystal but for how much longer ? &

I assume you're just finishing a Masters if it's a September qualify date?

If so, you'll be able to work up the pay scale fairly quickly.

What were you expecting? Maybe people you spoke to had included extra bank shifts etc they were doing?

Yes starting pay is rather rubbish for the workload, you always have the option of picking up extra shifts/agency work if you need extra though, and they pay very well.

I'm a junior band 5 and take home after tax £1200 that's 30 hours a week without unsociable hours, with I take home £1400 after tax. Its not alot, that's why alot of nurses do bank work.

Don't forget you get 30% an hour more for evenings/Saturday and 60% more for Sunday/BH...but yeah it's shit

Bottom band 5 is £21,692 for 37.5 hours.

I'm also stunned you've only just looked this up. I'm doing my university access course for nursing and I looked this up ages ago!

Do we think they'll reassess banding when they bin enhancements?

I'm a newly qualified nurse and yes, considering the level of training now required it is very poorly paid. However, I love my job and wouldn't do anything else

I don't think it's a poor starting salary.

I think the whole banding structure will have to change soon as many doctors locum now ft as payscale is so dire.

SqueezyCheeseWeasel

Are they thinking of getting rid of shift allowances? .Not heard this but Im a Band 6 working Monday-Friday 9-5 in NHS Scotland.

They've been threatening it for years in England. Looming larger and larger recently. I don't hold out much hope in light of recent political events.