Radiographer in Dublin

delija_sever029

I am not sure if this is right place where i can ask,if i am wrong i would like to get address of right place to send my question to.
Anyway,i have high school nursing diploma and now studying 3 years bachelor radiology(radiotherapy and rentgen diagnostics) and i am interested how are chances i get that diploma recognised in Ireland so i can work and does you university have some program master or something where is it possible to continue my education in radiology?And if anyone can help me how salaries in this sector are,is that better than maybe London which is my 2nd option,and if anyone can tell me about sharing or apartment costs,food,bus monthly,tv,phone and other monthly bills
As i saw maybe Dublin is better option than London and i heard Irish are way better as friends

Stepherunie

I'm in final year radiography at the moment.

To have your qualification0 validated you have to contact the Irish Institute of Radiography see www.iir.ie

They have a process by which they validate your qualification if it meets the standards set out by the HSE here and then you're allowed to work here.

I'm kinda confused by your degree though, are you doing diagnostic or theraputic radiography?

Both have to be checked by the IIR but theraputic Radiography is taught in Trinity College Dublin rather than UCD and there's way less jobs in it in Ireland with only 20 places being available on that course for the entire country.

Careers wise - at the moment there's a recruitment ban in most of the major hospitals due to budgetary constraints so getting jobs this year is a lot harder than other years. However overall the pay is pretty good for straight out of college, probably working out about the same as london when you factor in the increased living expenses there.

delija_sever029

And hows studying there functioning,no bachelor-master or?Is there chance i do only verification without going more to school for some time just to validate diploma?

Stepherunie

We do a BSc Honours in Radiography.

You can opt to do a Masters or PhD (which I'm going to do) if you wish.

As for your own qualification you'd really have to contact the IIR, they'd be the only ones who'd be able to tell you whether or not your qualification can be used to work as a Radiographer in Ireland.

delija_sever029

I sent them mail but they didnt answered yet.And what about paying,is it good for Ireland standard?And how you thing going,also 3 years bachelor or 4 and than phd?Sorry i didnt understand it completely good

Stepherunie

Our degree is four years, not 3.

A PhD will take 3 to 4 years, depends on the student.

The IIR is a voluntarily run organisation so it might take them a few days to get back to you.

http://www.iir.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=7

That page tells you exactly how to get your qualification validated.

Ireland has a reasonable basic pay but on call work is where you make the good money. Overall you can live very comfortably on a radiographers salary.

delija_sever029

It seems universities doesnt sending answers or institutions so i cant get real pic about my chances....

delija_sever029

And as i saw starting salary in Dublin is like 30 000 euros,and in London 20000 pounds or maybe even less.So which is better option?Is 30 000 good for Dublin?

delija_sever029

Anyone?

delija_sever029

Radiotherapy is also my option,is it better paid or with more abilities?

barneysplash

You should contact the Irish Insititute of Radiography:

www.iir.ie

delija_sever029

I already said i contacted them and they didnt answer nothing

barneysplash

You could ask one of these recruitment agencies.

Each of them finds jobs for foreign Radiographers in Ireland.

http://www.labmedrecruit.co.uk/

http://www.alexharp.ie/

http://www.bbt.co.uk/

You should also learn about life in Ireland:


http://www.fas.ie/en/Useful+Links/Living+and+Working+in+Ireland/default.htm

Where are you from? Maybe your embassy here could help you.

Best of Luck!!!:)

snorlax

it's 36k for radiographers and 38k for all other therapists/ dieticians as far as I know and it's about 20k sterling in England but they don't have a job freeze! You also get pension etc.

http://www.dohc.ie/publications/pdf/salary_scales_june07.pdf?direct=1

delija_sever029

Thanks a lot folks!

delija_sever029

And tell me,at first these 36k sounded like wow,thats good,but when i see this yearly payscale list it seems its like a normal salary.Is that coz thats a normal salary for Ireland or salaries in medicine are better than rest of jobs in Ireland?

snorlax

that's down to benchmarking but the HSE is nearly out of money already this year and it's only April.. our department was told that we have no budget now for ordering grab rails for the elderly (safety/ bathroom/ access etc) and a nearly non- existant one for ordering all other equipment... the thing is it's just going to delay hospital disharges and it costs alot more money to pay for a hospital bed then it does to get them items to enable a return home (a safe return home).. it will cost them more in the longterm and mean more falls etc. and prenultimately more people back in hospital..

Vorsprung

snorlax wrote: »

tour department was told that we have no budget now for ordering grab rails for the elderly (safety/ bathroom/ access etc) and a nearly non- existant one for ordering all other equipment... the thing is it's just going to delay hospital disharges and it costs alot more money to pay for a hospital bed then it does to get them items to enable a return home (a safe return home).. it will cost them more in the longterm and mean more falls etc. and prenultimately more people back in hospital..

That is disturbing in so many ways it's not funny

delija_sever029

One more question if someone knows,i am studying 3 years bachelor,as i got it you have same program but 4 years and its practicly 3 years streched into 4,is that true.And is it in UK also 3 or 4 years?And as i heard to get permision to work in USA you have to do plus 1 year on this bachelor so you can get american bachelor diploma evaluated,is it same for you?And how much the thing you do master in Ireland +2 years and than to try to go to USA changing thing with evaluating diploma,will they accept it easier than when you only have bachelor?

delija_sever029

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Present all your options on your CV and see what happens, let the Americans decide which awards they will accept...and wont

delija_sever029

And what about cost living if someone share,is 1500 euros than enough monthly and rest to save for school example?

Blush_01

snorlax wrote: »

that's down to benchmarking but the HSE is nearly out of money already this year and it's only April.. our department was told that we have no budget now for ordering grab rails for the elderly (safety/ bathroom/ access etc) and a nearly non- existant one for ordering all other equipment... the thing is it's just going to delay hospital disharges and it costs alot more money to pay for a hospital bed then it does to get them items to enable a return home (a safe return home).. it will cost them more in the longterm and mean more falls etc. and prenultimately more people back in hospital..

One of the major hospitals in Dublin is over their annual budget already. A major hospital in Cork had to close a surgical ward for a fortnight in an effort to cut costs already. The whole thing is a shambles.

delija_sever029

One more question if someone knows,I know Ireland,UK,USA have that option that radiographers can do a PhD....example thats different in in other countries,radiologists need to go to medical univercity and do a specialisation to be later after finished medical uni a radiologist.And i dont understand which title have than radiographer by you after finishing that PhD,coz i dont get it he can be same radiologist as a doctor who did medical uni,or maybe i am wrong and your school system is different

Vorsprung

Don't know anything about radiographers, but to become a radiologist in Ireland, you have to do med school, then internship, 2 years of SHO (medical/surgical) then apply to a radiology SpR scheme, which lasts 5 years. Chances are then that training abroad will be required for subspecialisation (oncorad, interventional etc). After the SHO scheme, most people have to wait a year or 3 to get on the SpR because of the competition/to bulk up the CV.

delija_sever029

wow that sounds like a lot of years of school.Anyway i got it,its same as here,radiographers and radiologists are divided but that phd posibility was confusing me so i thought maybe that thing making radiographer to be radiologist or something

delija_sever029

Does this or any other uni in Ireland offers online master course in radiography or radiotherapy?

delija_sever029

Ok my school is going very good so far and i hope to finish it and get diploma till June next year

I started slowly to prepare my self for going abroad and looking for a job so i have few options.First of all i would like to know the procedure,what would be my first steps and where to look for the job,who to contact at first and things like that.

I have few options but i wont bother you about other countries just for ireland.

So if you know any infos it would be nice

Fionnanc

You will also be expected to do an English language proficiency exam before professional registration. In my experience there are very few non-Irish, Non-English or Non-Australian/New Zealand radiographers around. Closed shop?

Stepherunie

I think it depends on the hospital you're in.

I've known plenty of South African/Indian/ Philipino radiographers, I wouldn't say it was a closed shop at all.

Fionnanc

That's great to hear,

Best of luck with the application