Any nurses left the nhs to work in nursing homes

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Exactly that. I'm nhs nursing associate at present. Very disillusioned with the job and lost my sanity , ended up off work with stress.

I've applied for jobs outside the nhs and have been offered a job in a nursing home.
Has anyone changed their job like this and how did you find it? It's for a clinical nurse lead.
Did you regret it and go back to the nhs , or was the job easier?

I can only base my decision based on an old work colleague who came from and NH and went back after about 3 months due to nhs working conditions.

I did! I went from a&e to a nursing home and I prefer it. The pay is considerably better. It's a different ball game though and isn't an easy option at all. I like having a set amount of patients and knowing them incredibly well. I recently stepped down from a deputy role though as that was incredibly stressful for not that much more pay. Much easier and nicer to just 'nurse'

Oh and my advice is be very picky which home you go to, there are some horrific ones out there. Tbh I'd see it as a red flag for someone to offer you a clinical nurse lead role if you have never worked in a nursing home before as the paperwork is very different. Look at the CQC in depth, ask around about opinions on the home and really look around when you are visiting. Maybe go on the bank for a while and find a home that suits.

I did it. I was in NHS care of the elderly anyway. Now I'm paid much more, and have reduced hours.
Are you getting your nursing PIN to be an RN? clinical lead is a qualified position

The NH is outstanding in its last report, we send a lot of our dementia patients there, reviews from families is good. In fact most of our patients relatives want this particular home.

Nursing associates are regulated by the nmc so I pay my £120 yearly

I did things the other way round, 10 years in NH then to NHS and I wouldn't go back. Pay generally is better but conditions are worse. The responsibility is also much higher. In a hospital you have numerous colleagues around, NH it's on you and if you're lucky one or two others depending on size of home. There is an assumption that it is easier due to lower acuity - it's not. You also don't have the same access to training. Clinical lead is a different position too, and with all due respect you may pay your £ and be regulated but that will not matter to the LA or CQC, nor to the families. I wouldn't take a NA - you may be regulated but you're not a qualified, registered nurse. I also wouldn't take anyone without at least 3-5 years solid NH experience for a clinical lead role.

17 years experience in nhs in various settings.
I do exactly what a registered nurse does except connecting iv antibiotics.

I wouldn't take a NA - you may be regulated but you're not a qualified, registered nurse. I also wouldn't take anyone without at least 3-5 years solid NH experience for a clinical lead role.

You might, if you were desperate to fill the post?

@watcherintherye no I wouldn't, however desperate unfortunately if the role is for a clinically qualified and registered nurse I would have serious questions raised by the CQC, the LA (especially for funded placements), senior management etc... I don't doubt the role is highly valuable, and takes a lot of knowledge and experience, but it is not a qualified registered nurse role.