Guess just how much the NHS values breastfeeding support?

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My sister is just about to start a new job as a b/f adviser for the NHS. 20 hours a week for the grand sum of £5k a year!

Shows how much importance they place on it... at those rates, you can only do the job if you are what they used to call 'working for pin money' i.e. someone else in the house works full-time in a reasonably-paid job.

I wonder if there are any other NHS posts that pay so badly, or whether it's just b/f that doesn't matter? Surely the cleaners must be on more? (Although cleaning is contracted out so not quite comparable, I guess?)

(i am your sister i think!)
ddid you get the e-mail i sent you?

aand yup 5 and a bit grand, it's crap isn't iit

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Am I calculating it wrong? That's not even minimum wage!

Is this 5k in addition/on top of another salary/job that she does for the NHS?

20 hrs per week for 5k a year?! That's below the minimum wage.

well it's just over £6 per hour that they are paying me, i've been doing the job voluntarily for 5 years now so at least they are paying me something.

tis pretty appalling tho i am leaving a job in a care home (as a bog standard carer) and taking a £350 per month pay cut...

have just done the maths and it is £6250 per year minus tax and NI

i think i have scared my big sis away!!

Hello Jackie, yup, it's me! Not checked my emails since Christmas Day, been at MIL's all day and not long got in (she asked after you and sends her love to everyone). Think dh texted you about the dice?

Once you get into the NHS, might be worth doing a bit of digging on the equal pay for work of equal value issue - I wonder whether this post is so badly paid because it is 'women's work'... join Unison!

(Btw have been out and bought myself a dress to wear to the next job interview - only I found two dresses I loved and the other women in the changing rooms approved and seems there was just enough credit limit left on my card...)

That is ridiculous

I would love to do something like that (currently doing the peer supporter course with my local Surestart) but that wouldn't even cover my childcare

Make sure you get your tax code so they don't stick you on emergency tax... you shouldn't pay much at all on that wage.

Did our other sister come and see you today? Was she OK? Only her dp was worried as she was very late back from mother's.

Just checked, min. wage is £5.80/hour so think this job is just over that. Wonder if any other NHS employees are on the minimum wage? Cleaners don't count as they are contracted out.

yup other sis turned up, but very late due to her dp going the wrong way up the m42 on the way here

check your e-mails i sent you a little something that i forgot to give you yesterday.
oooh new dress, where from? you'll knock em dead

i bet HCA's are as poorly paid. this is govt sector after all, TA's are paid a similar amount i think.

Keep your fingers crossed I do!

Phase8. Which my friend G says is for middle aged women but I quite like it. Probably because I am one.

Went in because there is a sale but of course neither dress was in it...

this one

and I think this one only with green spots

HCAs/TAs/b/f supporters are all largely female jobs. Wonder if there's an equivalent with lots of men that is paid as badly?

did you get them both? they are lurvely
this thread has just turned into our converstion noe hasn't it, oops!

Unfortunately it sounds about normal behaviour from NHS re BF support.

They want it, but they won't pay for it. Or provide training for volunteers.

now

Yup, was trying not to, and wondering whether the credit card machine would make that wrong answer noise from Family Fortunes... but how often do you see TWO nice dresses that fit and that you could wear to work?

well yes it was a requirement of the job that you had breastfed at least one baby, so it would be exclusively female.

i am hoping in the long run it will get me onto a midwifery degree, one day that is when we can afford for me not to earn any money!

(Oh, and it warms the cockles of my little heart to see my baby sister correcting typos... I'm going to see you in pedants corner soon, aren't I? )

why not eh? they are both v.nice and look like lucky job interview dresses to me i like the spotty one best

Only you probably won't want to work when that happens. And I'll be borrowing the odd fiver...

Yup, the other ladies in the changing room liked the spotty one best too, one of them went and tried it on herself and was behind me at the till!

probably. I am always correcting DH and his apostrophe useage, and he is a teacher! tut tut

i think dh would run a mile if they offered him a heads job. he has made it very clear he is never doing it.

go check you re-mails woman