Note: A new wage agreement with improved benefits and conditions has been certified. Nurses (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (EB6) 2006.
Nurses working shift work receive six weeks annual leave to compensate for working weekends and public holidays. Leave can be taken at half pay for double the period of time. Leave can also be ‘purchased’ for up to six weeks per year with adjustments to proportionate salary.
Long service leave can be accessed after seven years and can be taken at half pay for double the period of time. One week of accrued long service leave can be taken at a time.
Maternity & Adoption Leave: QH nurses receive 14 weeks maternity and adoption leave.
Salary sacrifice for a number of items is available. Payments towards car and home repayments can be made pre-tax and up to 100% of earnings can be sacrificed to superannuation. This option is worth approximately $9,000 gross per annum
The daily challenges faced by registered Nurses in remote areas are well documented and can include professional isolation, an extended scope of practice and working and living in a different social and cultural setting.
Queensland Health has implemented a number of policies as part of a compensation package to assist recruitment and retention of nurses in Rural and Remote facilities.
Registered Nurses working in permanent full and part-time positions are entitled to 3 days paid professional development leave and between $1500 and $2500 per annum towards the cost of professional development. Any funds not used towards professional development will be paid out at the end of 2 years. Leave is cumulative for 2 years and if not used in this time it is waived.
Read more about benefits at Salary & Remuneration.
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