Nursing/ Midwifery Working hours

Emma.a.nolan

After many years of considering if it's the right thing for me and what I really want to do, I'm seriously considering going down the route of midwifery as a career. My only last unanswered question really is that so many people say to me the hours are terrible so it leads me to this question.

If you do 40 hours a week as a nurse or midwife and you usually do 12/13 hours a shift how do you do a full week or as I sometimes hear a 'week of nights'. That's obviously SO many more than 40 hours a week plus do you get paid extra for extra hours/ nights extra?

Thanks in advance

Casualcontrol1

the hospital where I am pays monthly therefore you do 3 weeks of 3 days 12 hours per day (108 hours) and on the fourth week you do 4 days x 12 hours. total = 156 hours divided by 4 = 39 hours per week.
Regarding nights usually you do a week of nights then your off for a week though and start back on days. And no its not more than 40 hours every week its usually 36 but it all balances at the end of the month

Emma.a.nolan

That's really helpful, thanks so much!