To not know where to turn for help with this?

Op honestly this thread is actually really sad.
There is absolutely nothing shameful going to a&e when you have a broken ankle and nobody should be made to feel like this.
Also you absolutely can take time off sick for this type of injury if needed. YOU will not be letting your team down, it is your employers responsibility to ensure your work is covered not yours, if they can’t do this THEY are letting the team down

I’m so glad I read that because now I know what’s going on. Nobody really thinks that so this whole thing is unbelievable now. Thanks and good luck.

What would they do if you were hit by a bus ?
They'd have to manage without you.
You. Can. Phone. In. Sick.

A&e are known at my local hospital for missing fractures and giving the wrong treatment plan.
You should be followed up by fracture clinic. Do you have a fracture clinic attached to your hospital? I would call them tomorrow and explain.

Of course you can phone in sick.
Would you go in if your appendix burst or you chopped or finger off or you caught pneumonia or had severe explosive diarrhea??
(I bloody hope not....)
Go back to A+E.
You aren't complaining about your previous treatment - you're going there to get treatment because it's got worse.
Which (in this situation) is what A+E is for.

Do you think you are showing a good example to your team?

If that’s all the care that hospital offered you, despite being a staff member then I would wonder about that too.

I recently fractured my foot and following an x-ray at minor injuries, was given similar advice.

Due to the pain, numbness and difficulties with getting around (I had no choice but to walk around on it as I had just had a baby) I didn’t think it would get better, but by week 8, it was fine.

I wore supportive trainers, and it was easier to walk with those tied tight. But it was my foot that was fractured, not my ankle, so I don’t know whether that would actually help you or not.

I slept with my foot elevated, and that helped too.

I considered going to A&E a few times, as I just didn’t feel it was getting better. But it did, with time.

Go to another hospital then.

Surely you should be in a boot for some support. It is admirable that you don't want to let your team down but a team is only as strong as its weakest link and that would be you right now. You are not fit for work. Get your GP to prescribe painkillers and sign you off. Rest is essential for an injury like yours.

111 told me to go to urgent care for similar and booked me in. You might need an MRI, so ring 111 and ask what to do. Ignoring "minor" issues like this has left too many people with permanent problems.

So bloody what?

It’s an avulsion fracture isn’t it, which under NHS guidelines is to be treated like a sprain. It is not remotely the same as having a broken ankle where you’d be in a cast/boot.

Unfortunately there’s nothing you can do except try not to walk on it too much and take painkillers. It’ll take 4-6 weeks to heal. But you already know this.

Was it you who fell on the way to work and had an avulsion fracture? You certainly didn’t get very good treatment then, if it was you. I think you should go back to A&E and tell them exactly what is going on.

However, NOBODY is indispensable at work. That is just plain irresponsible of you.

Are you actually telling us that you are working in the hospital?

Yes you can get a second opinion any time you want and you can also GO TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL if you want to.

Your options are limitless but you need to get it rechecked.

i understand you are in pain and probably not thinking clearly but do you have any one who can go with you and help you?

OP no one is indispensable. We all find it out sooner or later. Go back to a and e. Make a fuss, get some care.

Go to A&E - the situation is worsening. Don’t hold back about the pain level and symptoms. Make a fuss.

OP go back to A&E and call in sick tomorrow. This is ridiculous, you don't need permission but please do take it, you should not be walking 5000 on a fractured ankle. Work would cope without you for a week.

Please go and get seen before you end up with a septic leg.

Pus indicates infection so you need to get a GP appointment or see a pharmacist as you may need it swabbed and be given antibiotics.
And your ankle hurts cos you are walking on it too much. It's that simple. Walking 5000 steps a day is giving it no chance to heal.

I'm very surprised that you have been given such generalised information. If you have a fracture (stable or otherwise),, I am not sure that you should be walking normally.
I would have thought partial weight bearing at the most, ice pack and elevation whilst sitting and regular analgesia.
Also, your knee should be cleaned and dressed to prevent infection.
Please take care of yourself OP, fractured ankles are very painful.