- 16 February 2021
- 7 min read
From Auxiliary Nurse To Residential Manager - My Career (In Care)
Subscribe"If something is really in your heart and you want to do something, you go for it." Jane made Care Management her goal. In her words, this is how her life and career path got her there.
From School Into Nursing
Hi, my name is Jane. And I'm absolutely delighted to talk today about my experiences in the care industry.
I left school, I had no qualifications. I went into a hospital close to where I lived and I became what they used to call as an auxiliary nurse but it was a glorified name for a cleaner and anything else that could be thrown in.
That was fine, I had no objection they put me into the geriatric ward which is for old people and I absolutely loved it.
At that time, we could use stout or Guinness for people to be able to sleep well. I knew if I wanted to qualify for a nurse I would have to go through a lot of training and I was young and I wanted to go out there and experience other bits and pieces.
Out Of Care
I left there, I went into work as an accounts clark, no good for me. I then went into another factory where I was packing, no good for me.
Then I sat down one day and thought to myself do you know what Jane, you're just going to have something that stimulates your brain but also can put your care that you have and I did have a lot of care and love for people.You have to put it into action.
Then I got married, had a child life, went on I did it a part-time job.
Went back into lettings, that was great, became a manager of an estate agents, that was great.
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Residential Manager
I left school with no qualifications and became an Auxiliary Nurse (a glorified cleaner). I moved into geriatric care and then started a family and left the care sector for a while. After caring for my mother, who had dementia, I realised I wanted to return to care and set my ambitions on becoming a Care Home Manager.
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