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Hi in our area are HV service staff level Band 4's do 95% of development reviews, band 5's do universal families only and its only bands 6 and 7 that get the 'heavy' stuff like child protection, duty, etc appreciate all Trusts are different

Could doing a role but at a lower grade so less responsibility /pressure be an option?

'Please can you tell us how much you earn as a driving instructor??
I'm a burnt out nurse too, who also loves teaching (have taught hundreds of students and nursing assistants), and am SICK of applying for annual leave dates that get refused because someone else got their dates in before me!
I'd love to be a driving instructor!'

I am training with a local school. I have a pink licence after passing part 1 and 2 plus required hours of part 3 training . Lesson charges are £38ph and usually teach between 4-6 hrs 5 days a week. I pay £60 per week to the school. Waiting to take my part 3 exam in Jan.

I work for the civil service and they are very family orientated and ensure you build up flexi if you're working over your contracted hours. They are super inclusive too. Don't think we have any ex nurses at my place but quite a few teachers who are in an admin role (I presume they have taken a cut in pay. It's about 23k full time) or in a group leader role. Some ex teachers will do some tutoring outside of work to top up their income. Xx

I think they are called care assessors or health care assessors. It was assessing L3 to L5 in care.
I left nursing years ago but when I called up an agency they said I would be qualified, but would just need to do a basic teaching qualification that they would pay for or I could do online and pay myself.

@ohsotired2022 I left nursing in 2022 after 24 yrs in the NHS, like you I was a Paediatric nurse, for many years in critical care and found myself getting burnt out. I did the additional qualification as a SCPHN to be a School nurse and found that was interesting, but the lack of mental health support and CAMHS services meant that as School nurses we were trying hold too much with all the safeguarding as well. From 2019, I trained part-time to become a Church Minister whilst working 2 part time jobs. There is light at the end of the tunnel - part of it is finding yourself again.

I love what I do, it's a busy job, I finally have time to sit and chat with people and hear them. There is a real privilege sitting with people and holding their grief, their joys and their hopes. Having been in full time ministry now for 2 years, I still find myself not liking long sleeved tops and still get people's medical history.

What about safeguarding? Your background sounds suitable for that. I know you found CP in your HV role challenging but if safeguarding / CP is your role, you will be removed from it and have no contact which may be easier for you

i find asking around locally about where the best places to work with well functioning teams are is the most effective as you can’t beat insider info. Tertiary work may suit you better but I appreciate you may want to leave clinical completely

How about being an assessor for people doing care qualifications?I've been looking at this the money seems ok. Maybe less pressure, you can do a lot of it from home then arrange your own visits to see students.

I am general and mental health nurse who qualified 20 years. I have worked in mental hospitals, prison, occ health and as an offshore medic.
I decided I didn't want to do anymore studying and have my own dog walking/ boarding business.
Best decision as I have a 6 year old so always home for her.
Occasionally do bank shifts to keep up my registration.

@Norzilla
Please can you tell us how much you earn as a driving instructor??
I'm a burnt out nurse too, who also loves teaching (have taught hundreds of students and nursing assistants), and am SICK of applying for annual leave dates that get refused because someone else got their dates in before me!
I'd love to be a driving instructor!

Have your tried CYPS/CAMHS or a specialist child or adult autism service. The latter will be a different style of work and pace and also more autism informed. I have rotated through our local tertiary child autism service and everyone loves working there including autistic colleagues.

Are you me? For a hot minute, I thought I had written this!

I hope you find the magic solution. Please pass it on to me, if you do.

I'm thinking about trying to get into Uni lecturing, but i have NO idea how to go about it.

I think about 'areas' or 'departments' i think might interest me - then I search the internet directly. For example; an IVF clinic. So I searched IVF clinics near me, then searched for jobs on their website, or I have even "cold called" or just sent my resume and a letter, just so they are aware of me... Ask around, nursing friends. They might know someone who is looking for someone.... Be open to things you might previously have discounted.

See my response. You can earn enough as a driving instructor. Need about £2000 to train but very rewarding and lots of laughs

I was a nurse for 24 years. I was engineered out due to raising safety concerns internally and externally in the NHS and private sectors across various Trusts. No regrets there.
My probation ended and owing to refusing to act as scrub and first assistant at the same time, a complaint was lodged by the surgeon and anaesthetist. I wasn't backed up and was 'let go'

I let my registration lapse in April this year and have not been happier!
I did a range of fun lower paid jobs delivery driving, school transport taxi and am training to be a driving instructor.
I work about 20 hours per week and earn the same as before as a nurse on 30 hours.
Best part is no managers to deal with, really supportive franchise boss and colleagues, no bitching and toxicity. No asking for leave - just sort your own diary, home at various points in the day. I love teaching so really enjoy it and meeting new people. Finally getting my old confident smiley self back!