Community nurse salary and pay rate guide

If you want to become a community nurse or further your community health nursing career in either Scotland or Ireland, here’s the salary and pay information you’ll need.

Salary guide for community nurse roles in Scotland

In Scotland, community health nurses are vital in delivering care and health education to patients away from acute hospital settings. Typically, the role involves treating older people and those with life-long conditions and disabilities. Community nurses make a real difference to health inequalities by supporting people living with high levels of deprivation, or multiple morbidities.

According to the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS), there are around 14,000 nurses currently working in this role in Scotland. So, what could you earn as a community nurse in Scotland?

The average permanent salaries and hourly rates for community nurses are:

If you choose to work as an agency nurse in the community, hourly rates tend to be higher. This will typically be because the roles require nurses to have an exceptional skill set or to take on last-minute placements at some distance away. Community nurses working in Scotland with the Guild can earn up to £50.50 an hour.

Salary guide for public health nurse roles in the Republic of Ireland

Known as public health nurses in the Republic of Ireland, these nurses play a valuable role in illness prevention, health promotion, and safeguarding vulnerable adults and children. They help educate and care for people in the community, including.

• Patients who are either acutely or chronically ill and living at home
• People with disabilities
• Those requiring palliative care at home
• Pregnant women and those who have recently given birth

In the Republic of Ireland, the pay scale for nurses in permanent roles within the HSE is split across 30 different job roles. Most of these roles have their own pay band, divided into incremental pay steps that increase with each year of service up to a ceiling rate. Additional allowances may also be payable.

Average permanent salaries and hourly rates for community nurses in the Republic of Ireland are:

Public health nurses who take on agency roles within the Republic of Ireland are paid hourly rates which will typically be higher. Here at the Guild, public health nurses can earn up to €60 an hour.

Community nursing salaries in Northern Ireland

Many community nursing roles in Northern Ireland are banded – the higher the band, the greater the level of responsibility and the higher the level of pay. Most community nursing roles fall in between Bands 5 and 7, but there are opportunities to progress into roles that are Band 8a and above.

The table below shows the average salary and hourly rates for permanent community nurse roles in Northern Ireland:

When working as an agency community nurse in Northern Ireland, the hourly rates you receive will typically be a little different from the rates mentioned above. A community nurse working in Northern Ireland with the Guild can earn up to £50.50 an hour.

Discover more about our pay rates along with the reward and benefits you’ll receive when working with the Guild.

Community nursing opportunities with the Guild

Are you looking to explore agency nursing in either Scotland or Ireland? If you’re a registered nurse with a valid NMC or NMBI pin and at least 6 months of experience conducting patient visits in the last two years, then you could be eligible to register with us today.

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