u/UnknownAfterthought

Nurse wanting a career change but fear i’m too late?

I’m 28 and living in the UK, I have just finished my nursing degree. I’ve worked in healthcare for 7 + years. I have always enjoyed drawing and have quite a few tattoos, the culture is very appealing to me and I always used to say to people who asked that I wanted to be a tattoo artist before I started my nursing degree.
Lately I have been feeling lost with my career choice and to be totally honest I wish I had done something different and followed my true passion of creating.

I think it would take at least a year or two to really get to a good level of drawing to build my portfolio. The idea of looking for an apprenticeship at the age of 30 seems really daunting and I almost feel silly planning it out because I’m late to the game and wonder if it’s actually a realistic option?

Any tips or if anyone else has felt this way / been in a similar position with wanting to change career how do you deal with it?

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u/UnknownAfterthought — 2 days ago

ENT clinic interview as a newly qualified nurse

I have an interview for the ENT clinic in my hospital in few days.
Just wondering if anyone has experience in this area and would know what sort of questions I should expect to answer during the interview?

I am pretty up to speed with core values and NHS trust itself as I have worked in trauma & orthopaedics for 7 years as a HCA & student nurse. However, I have no clinic experience.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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u/UnknownAfterthought — 7 days ago

Major concerns regarding transition from apprentice/HCA to RN

I have included screenshots of the note page I have on my phone outlining some issues I’m currently dealing with. This is a long story but these bullet points sum up the most of it.

I am considering going off sick with stress in all honesty which I’ve never done before.
I’ve also drafted an email to send to various managers/matrons with concerns included.

I suppose what I’m trying to figure out is if I am having an over the top reaction to all of this by going off sick since no one else seems to be concerned? I dread coming into work and just feel deflated constantly.

Background info:
Trainee nurse apprentice here and have just completed a 4 year apprenticeship and received my NMC pin in early June. I’m due to change to band 5 late July but am having issues with the lead up to that. Our trust is having financial issues and to be honest I think they just want me to work as a HCA for as long as they can get away with. I’ve blocked out some details that could identify places.

u/UnknownAfterthought — 17 days ago