What can you expect from nursing career with SAMSO?
An attractive competitive salary and benefits package. Our current take home pay for Staff
Nurses start at (£35,500 -£45,000) and for Senior Nurses (£39,500- £49,000)
Generous travel entitlements and allowances. You can use your allowance to travel home or to explore exotic international destinations you have only dreamed about.
Live within a modern, secure community with free use of state of the art gym and fitness facilities, or take part in one of our extensive classes and interest groups.
The opportunity to work within a large multi cultural and diverse medical team in one of the largest company directed hospitals in the Middle East.
Adding international experience to your professional nursing career.
Who We Are:
The Saudi Medical Services Organization (SAMSO) has been providing medical care since 1933.
With over 50,000 Saudi Aramco employees and close to 300,00 employee dependants, SAMSO is commited to providing excellent health care.
One of the ways in which we do this, is to ensure we only hire the most qualified, nursing professionals.
The nursing department consists of over 1150 employees, including professional nurses, practical nurses, clerical and support staff. Nurses are hired from all over the world and represent over 24 different nationalities. This diversity in cultural, ethnic and professional backgrounds result in rich experiences in providing patient care.
The well being of our population results in a healthy and productive workforce.
The Benefits
Giving you the reward you deserve, as a Saudi Aramco employee you'll receive an excellent salary in Pound Sterling as well as an exceptional benefits package.
Salary
Current take home salary for Staff Nurses ranges from £35,900 - £45,000, whilst Supervisors can earn from £39,500 - £49,000. As these salary payments are net of all deductions, the potential to save a substantial amount of money is huge. You'll also receive salary increases on an annual basis.
Repatriation Leave
As a single person working for Saudi Aramco, you'll be eligible for a repatriation allowance, which covers round-trip airfare for you to return home. An additional 25% payment on top of this allowance is also provided to cover miscellaneous travel expenses.
As your repatriation allowance is based on fully flexible fares it's usually possible to purchase two or more discounted airline tickets with it. This means you could spread your holiday over the year and make a couple of trips home or, on the other hand, take your pick from hundreds of exciting holiday destinations!
Personal Effects Shipment
When you join us, we pay for and arrange the shipment of all your personal belongings to Saudi Arabia. We also cover the cost of returning them if and when you decide to stop working with us. Shipment allowance is 475kg per employee. We also reimburse up to 50 kilos excess baggage for your flight over, so you can bring essential personal items with you on the plane to Saudi Arabia.
Medical Coverage
In all Saudi Aramco communities, basic health care is provided through clinics. An ambulance service and emergency room care is also available, and each community has a pharmacy where most prescriptions from clinic physicians can be filled free of charge.
While the community clinics are designed to take care of ordinary medical needs, more significant health problems are handled at the Dhahran Health Center, a 483-bed hospital with an eight-bed intensive care unit plus various outpatient services.
We also provide dental care in Saudi Arabia, but this comes at a charge similar to that found in most European countries.
The lifestyle
At Saudi Aramco, we don't just offer you an outstanding career; we look after your lifestyle too.
With tree-lined streets, grass lawns, grocery stores, golf courses, swimming pools and a whole host of other leisure facilities, our friendly communities have been designed specifically for our employees.
You'll live in one of our four main communities: Dhahran is the largest with a population of around 11,300; Ras Tanura has approximately 3,200 residents; Abqaiq is similar in size to Ras Tanura but with a population of 1,950, whilst our smallest community Udhailiyah has 1,350 residents. Whilst all four communities have the same amenities, they each have a distinctive character.
As a Staff Nurse, you'll live in your own comfortable one-bedroom apartment. Roughly 415 square feet in size, the apartments consist of a sitting room, separate bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette. If you're a Nursing Supervisor, you'll either also live in one of these apartments or in your own one-bedroom town house with a private patio.
To ensure you make the most of your exceptional salary, the majority of community and residential services are provided at no charge. Aside from a minimal rent, you'll have no bills to worry about - electricity, water and local telephone service are all free. Buses, maintenance and use of athletic facilities also come at no cost.
That leaves you free to spend your spare time indulging in whatever leisure activity takes your fancy - relax on our private beach, try out a range of exciting water sports or take advantage of Saudi Arabia's ideal location to travel to previously far-flung destinations.
Whatever you decide to do, you'll feel like a whole new you.
Our Facilties
In keeping with our commitment to excellence, we are accredited by the Joint Commision on accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and Joint Commision International.
We also invest large resources into ensuring we have the latest diagnostic equipment and systems.
Your Development
It is not just the latest technology we invest in, we also spend the time and resources in continually developing our nurses to meet the highest of international standards.
SAMSO has an extensive medical and health science library. SAMSO nurses are able to access over 170 books, and 8000 medical journals. Online medical journals and updates are also available.
We also provide an Education Refund Plan (ERP) . SAMSO nurses are able to receive financial aid in order to fund their professional development.
Performance Management Program The PMP is an online tool for staff to monitor and track their professional goals and successes.
SAMSO Nursing Professionals receive a full package of salary, benefits, lifestyle and the time to enjoy it all.