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Its not just in the hospitals

have you seen this
http://www.kirkhamyoung.co.uk/medical-search-results.php?id=1136

I don't think anyone with these skills would be out of work and wanting such a low salary.

Are you having a laugh now, then, Scott?

I would say that £ 26 k is the going rate for the sort of position being advertised there.

How much are you on, we wonder?

The point is that your working alone and expected to be an expert.
As such, the salary should reflect that.

I do not think that the post will be filled by anyone from the NHS as they would already be on more than that and have a reliable stream of tea! anyone in a similar role would not want to move in this climate for an extra £1K or so.
Me, Geoff - I'm on less than £30K but have to go into renal unit where some techs are on far more than that and are not that good!
(don't get me wrong some of them are in the band 6/7 region and earn their money)

Well, Scott, I'm on even less ... but that's not the real point here, is it?

Like you I work in the Private Sector. So, I'm wondering why our NHS buddies keep moaning and groaning ... whilst (as at least you and I know), they are in actual fact on a pretty good crack already (and they know it - or should do)!

Just wondering Geoff are you on less than £30k because you tend to spend a lot of time on this site??

Are you having a laugh now, then, Richard?

But, to answer your question:- *probably.

To be honest, Mate (unlike, it would seem, most others who get on here), money doesn't represent the "be all and end all of life" to me.

You see, there is always a Bigger Picture. But unfortunately, most blokes are so far up their own [censored] that they never get to realise that!

How much are you on, we wonder?

* But I do work irregular hours. That, and being able to multi-task to a certain extent.

Ok Scott I bet half a dozen people have already searched to see if there's any jobs going in KIMAL.

The typical salary in the NHS for this post would be band 6 so the link you posted would be typical.

Although going to another extreme I did notice this http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/showvac/uEv15_/900877/912572038 now this is unusual. Estates have typically been the whipping boys of Agenda for Change often seeing pay cuts of upto £6000, therefore to see a band 7 post run by estates must be a miracle!

Just to throw a spanner in the works, with the cost of living in the Uk being higher than here, paying taxes, of which I am not used to I would not return to the UK for less than 50k. The fact that I do not want to return is another point (weather would not suit me anyway)

Don't worry, Neil, you're safe there. The chances of you being offered £ 50 k approximate to zero, I'm afraid.

Experience of the type gained from long years in places like Saudi Arabia count for zilch here, take it from me. Most of the geniuses encountered in the UK couldn't even place it on a map of the world! But worse than that, it is rare to meet someone who appreciates what it all means (or meant) in terms of resourcefulness, leadership, long hours ... and all the rest.

One day you will make to leave the Magic Kingdom, and if you don't like the weather in UK then where will you go Neil......?