There are over 20,000 care homes in the UK. That’s a lot of care home jobs! Plus, there are nursing and social care jobs within domiciliary care and home healthcare. We look at what each offers the nursing job seeker, and how they are defined.
Heather works as a band 5 thromboprophylaxis nurse specialist. She gives us an insight into the differences between the NHS and the private healthcare sectors, and how the NHS could cut wastage.
As an experienced Accident and Emergency nurse Sarah is expected to think and assess quickly and that remains one of the key challenges of the job, as well as one of its most rewarding aspects.
Stephanie is an outpatients nurse with a great deal of nursing experience, especially in elderly care and agency work. So we asked her if she’d be happy to help give us a clearer understanding of her job, her views on nursing elderly patients and on the issues facing the agency nurse.
In this superb interview Lilian tells us so much about her own job as a palliative care / oncology nurse, as well as her thoughts on nursing in general. She’s a truly positive advocate of the nursing industry and this is well worth a read!
Bernadette explains how and why she became a nurse, the importance of working your way up in nursing, and what you should expect if you’re thinking of finding a job overseas as a nurse.
