Nursing in South Africa?

I an currently training as a Nurse in the UK and after I qualify, would like to move somewhere more sunnier. I am thinking about going to South Africa, therefore, does anyone have any info on what nursing is like there and what the average salaries are like? - Would it be enough to live on?

Also, is it uncommen to see male nurses in South Africa?

You will love South Africa! So many things to see and do. There are lots of male nurses. But HIV AIDS is a big problem in South Africa, so if you go...be extra careful when you work with needles.

No it is not uncommon to see male nurses in South Africa. I am not sure about other questions. maybe you can visit this sites, they might be of assistance -

www.sanc.co.za/
denosa.org.za/
www.doh.gov.za/
www.travelphp.com/south-africa.php

South African nurses leave as fast as they can for the UK, since their pay is not good enough here. Currently there is an agreement between our government that UK will not issue work permits to anymore or our nurses, in order to stop the flow OUT of the country.

If you just ASK, there should be at least 1 South African nurse in any major hospital in London, and they will be able to give you first hand details.

No it is not uncommon to find male nurses in SA. If I was you I would just make sure that you would be able to return to the UK if you don't like it there. I agree with dWali and is shocked by the news of the agreement between the two countries. You will definately find a South African nurse in one of the big hospitals all over the country,

It is uncommon to find someone moving from UK to SA for nursing vacancies, however, nurses salaries in South Africa are beggining to be competitive. There are rumours that many South African nurses who currently work in the UK want to return to SA, reason being they are not happy with the salaries in UK http://allafrica.com/stories/20070113009... This link will also give you a rough idea of the nurses' salaries in SA. Male nurses in South Africa are very common. There is a South African group that owns private hospitals all over South Africa called NetCare. It also owns few hospitals in UK. It is currently recruiting nurses from the UK to SA. They should be able to give you some professional advices. Their UK offices are located here: http://www.netcareuk.com/netcare/contact...