Guest guest Posted March 22, 2000 Report Share Posted March 22, 2000 Thanks , Be warned though guys the rates are quite low, he has already been in touch with myself and - watch out also for Danish Tax its a killer at 30%. Best wishes Ian ********************************************************** Ian Sharpe Medic / Dive Medic IanSharpe@... ian.sharpe@... -owneronelist ICQ 26318188 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2000 Report Share Posted March 23, 2000 Hi thanks for the responce, I am 36 single and have ben in the medical field for 18 years Started as a special forcess medic in the army and got my civilian paramedic lic on 1990 I have work in a urgent care clinic seen the genral sick call complaints that I most often encounter on my platform now so no suprises. Prior to that my employer Medic sytems sent me to thier offshore school to expand our scope of practice ie; sutureing,antibiodic admin lots more A & P needless to say not as complete as special forces medic school but a good review. I am also a ACLS,BCLS,PALS and BTLS instrutor and provider as well as a instructor trainer for BCLS have also on and off instructed at varous paramedci train courses hope this telss you a little about me regards Tom >From: " " <alex.shannon@...> >Reply-onelist ><onelist> >Subject: RE: [] jobs up for grabs >Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:55:39 -0000 > >Tom, > >It's not so much Americans are not welcome - it's just that the >prerequisites to take the course for the qualification to work offshore in >UK are ex Brit Army class one medic, Royal Navy Leading Medical Assistant >or >RN with A & E/ER experience - the reason behind this is that we are meant to >have the clinical medicine background as well as the trauma thingy. > >If you what to see if you can do the course contact my companies training >dept., www address giving in an earlier email, they are also the only >people >to do a distance learning package. > >As for rates - how I understand it the rates are lower in the G of M for >all >trades, but then again our costs of living are so much higher than yours. > >What's your background Tom? > >Regards > > > > [] jobs up for grabs > > >From: tom5255@... > >Please forgive the stupid questions but what are the going rates for >remote medics? I work 100 miles off shore in the gulf of mexico and I >am >looking for some overseas work. I hear rumors tha american medics >are not welcome in europe is this true? >Thanks > >Tom > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >MAXIMIZE YOUR CARD, MINIMIZE YOUR RATE! >Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as >0.0% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. >Apply NOW! >1/2122/4/_/688696/_/953854618/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2000 Report Share Posted March 23, 2000 Tom, I don't think its a case of US medics not welcome in the North sea, I think its more a case of the difficulty surrounding legislation, at the moment to do an offshore medics course for UK/ European waters you need to be ex British Forces class 1 medic or a Registered Nurse, I do believe they will make exceptions in certain cases though. Believe it or not, you don't learn an awful lot of new stuff on the offshore medics course but just refresh skills you should already have. The cost is also an issue if you are self funding you can expect it to cost you around £1500 - 2000. The problem is without the HSE ticket companies won't even look at you to work as medic offshore. I suppose on top of that there is the issue of work visa's residency and tax as well all in all it sort of adds up to preclude all but the very determined. To answer you orginal question, it varies from installation to installation but as a personal guide, I usually won't accept a job paying less than £140 a day,( Unless I'm very desparate, as I usually am) but remember you don't get paid when you are off and there is also travel to think about, some companies pay some don't. On top of that if you have a spell out of work as I did last year it can take you a while to get back on your feet. Hope this helps, Best wishes Ian ********************************************************** -owneronelist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2000 Report Share Posted March 24, 2000 Tom, It's not so much Americans are not welcome - it's just that the prerequisites to take the course for the qualification to work offshore in UK are ex Brit Army class one medic, Royal Navy Leading Medical Assistant or RN with A & E/ER experience - the reason behind this is that we are meant to have the clinical medicine background as well as the trauma thingy. If you what to see if you can do the course contact my companies training dept., www address giving in an earlier email, they are also the only people to do a distance learning package. As for rates - how I understand it the rates are lower in the G of M for all trades, but then again our costs of living are so much higher than yours. What's your background Tom? Regards [] jobs up for grabs From: tom5255@... Please forgive the stupid questions but what are the going rates for remote medics? I work 100 miles off shore in the gulf of mexico and I am looking for some overseas work. I hear rumors tha american medics are not welcome in europe is this true? Thanks Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAXIMIZE YOUR CARD, MINIMIZE YOUR RATE! Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 0.0% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! 1/2122/4/_/688696/_/953854618/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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