Any thoughts on what I can retrain in?

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I am 41 at a complete crisis over my career. I am a mental health nurse, qualified 20 years great career. Starting as a staff nurse on acute wards, working in lots of areas, CAHMS, ED, rehab, addiction. Cumulative in the role I have been in 11 years ward manager on acute ward. Have absolutely loved it. Now at the point where I feel de-motivated, barely want to go in. Financial insecurity keeps me there.

I want to feel passionate again and I just don’t think it’s in mental health nursing.

I have though about going to train as an RGN, this would open up more options to work abroad. I love being a nurse and as my knowledge is so limited in this area would be really interesting.

Another discipline? I don’t feel swayed in any particular direction.

I’m not particularly academic, but good with people.

Any other RMN’s got out?

I still have 26 years to work so I could really do anything? But what.....

What in 20 years be needed!

Probation officer

Did you know that you don’t have to be an adult nurse/midwife any more for health visiting so you would be able to apply? You’d get paid while you trained and would still be in nursing but get to do something a bit different and potentially more well paid.

Do you want to move away from MH completely? You could train in IAPT as a therapist. I know a couple of mental health nurses who are now CBT practitioners.

I also know a mental health nurse who now works in a learning disabilities community team and he loves it.

Adam - wow that sounds amazing. For me it’s the apprehension of moving out of something I’m so comfortable with

Learning fusion kites an option too

I have just seen a job for mental health nurse in college which looks different but my head is telling me to go back and train as a RGN. I must be mad! Paying £27k and then starting at the bottom again

Argghhhh