to leave my job for a lower grade role

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I am a nurse (Band5) have been in this role for 13 years. I work part time (2/3 shifts per week). However I am so imcredibly disillusioned with this job as all I seem to do is attend meetings, do paperwork, admin work, manage staff ( do supervisions etc) and have very little time to spend with patients or build any sort of relationship with them. I feel that I am predominantly an office worker now. I want to go back to being a support worker( which I did before training) spending time with patients and really making a direct difference to their lives, not attending as many meetings and not having all the responsibility that we currently have. The only thing is the pay difference, the jobs I am interested in pay half my hourly rate. I could financially manage on this but would mean a lifestyle adjustment of either more hours or less spending. Has anyone ever done anything similar?

I did similar 11 years ago, and Havn't regretted a single moment or penny not earnt. Not nursing, but public "making a difference" role.

Would you consider a different clinical setting? Some are more admin intense than others.

Sadly, nurse retention rates are at rock bottom thanks to working conditions and no signs of improvement, lots of nurses are going back to HCA roles or getting out of healthcare completely. It's a fucking tragedy.

Friends in nursing homes (small, good ones) and hospice care love it and would never go back to hospital nursing. More time to care (to steal Labour's line), of course there is still paperwork and whatnot, we live in litigious times where everything is based on targets and the bottom line () these things are necessary, but better staff:patient ratios make care an option rather than fire-fighting until handover

Sorry too many commas and no full stops!

Hi I thought about this last year but no agencies would take me on as a qualified nurse working as a support worker.
Have you thought about community nursing?

Have you considered working in General Practice as Treatment Room or Practice Nurse? Lots of patient contact as TR nurse, more admin as PN but still lots of patient contact (and far less 'hierarchy)?
Also agree with Hannahwex about community nursing as Staff Nurse level is very front line, but more autonomy.