George Myszka <[log in to unmask]> writes
>What rate per hour is that?
We have 3 nurses, one with more experience and extra training (asthma,
COPD, family planning) the other two more generally treatment room
nurses. Level 2 grade G for the top one, and mid scale F for the
others. It surprised me when we took part in the Morris Crocker Survey
on staff pay that we were paying under average for our nurses (but over
on our admin staff).
>What would you propose as a percentage rise? Or what salary grade would
>you feel is appropriate for a practice nurse.
We have awarded salary increases this year only broadly based on the
Whitley scales. It was suggested that to stick to Whitley scale would be
to set a precedent.
>Who by? It would seem rather stupid, and grossly uneconomical, to pay F
>and G grades for practice nurses just to mop brows.
>
What I would like to do (says she, wondering whether I've said this to
my partners - oh, well, it's not too controversial) is to have a less
trained body to the bloods, BPs and height/weight checks, so relieving
the trained nurses to do the things that interest them - if someone is
doing something they enjoy they will do it better.
> Specialist Nurse Practitioner
It would be interesting to know how this works, Maresah - what does your
weekly workload look like? Do you run surgeries? What are your
specialties? And how do the other nurses within the practice look upon
it?
And what do your doctors think? Does it change their workload?
(I have read the theory, but want to know the reality!)
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Katie Law
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