Next step??

Re: Next step??

helen lloyd — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 17:54:12 GMT

Hiya

Have you thought about principal nurse postion in vets now. Yiu still get to nurse but it's emergency work so usually quite good shifts and you also run the clinics too. Also quite good time off and not the every day general practice? They offer really good cpd too.

Hel

Re: Next step??

bongo — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:50:49 GMT

I would look out for a head nurse role or a referral role. Maybe somewhere that would be willing for you to do some good CPD, maybe a certificate or something if you wanted to develop your nursing?

Re: Next step??

bunnyshouse — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:16:32 GMT

Thanks for ur post. I have done a fair bit of locuming in my time and have enjoyed it but always get the feeling i need something else but the question is what...? Just concerned that I am not getting any younger.

Re: Next step??

azlana — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 16:54:54 GMT

I went for referral when qualifying for a change, them tried a head nurse role in a smaller practice, neither fitted me very well so I have just landed a job with Guide Dogs for the Blind. going to see how I feel about this and if I hate it I know general practice is for me :)

Re: Next step??

Jo Mackenzie — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 21:09:07 GMT

Locum! I was all set to leave clinical practice 3 years ago, then fell into locum work as a stop-gap measure until I figured out what I wanted to do, and i haven't looked back since, I love it. It's definitely challenging as you have to adapt quickly to different types of practice, and that can sometimes mean feeling a bit out of your comfort zone, especially when you're thrown in the deep end at a busy practice you've never worked at before. But you get a taster for different types of practice, explore different parts of the country if you want to, make new friends all over the place, learn different ways of doing things, and are essentially your own boss. I've never had a problem finding work (I usually have more offers of work than I can take on) and I've been able to do several voluntary trips abroad as well as holidays and a stint working in Sweden as well. It's not for everybody, but I highly recommend at least giving it a go for a few months!