To ask for inspiration on nursing careers/changing paths?

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I’m a nurse prescriber currently working in a GP surgery and I’m fed up. I need a change.

I’d like something a bit different but completely unsure of the different paths you can take with a nursing diploma.

Can anyone inspire me?
Any nurses here moved fields or doing something completely different and love it?
I can imagine myself quite liking something that involves being out and about/community based.

I’m only 32 so (hopefully) have a long career ahead of me!

hi! Unhelpful but im am ED nurse who'd love to do your job, im actively searching for GP Nurse Practitioner jobs!

Is there anything you're especially interested in? Do you want to stay in healthcare or would you like something entirely different? I know a few who have started working in public health and love it

Ah! What area are you in? I know of a few going but probably miles away. We’ve had a couple of ex A&E nurse practitioners join us in the last few years

I’m certainly considering changing completely. Never see jobs come up for public health but something like this would interest me. I’ve also looked into CQC or medical rep jobs but don’t seem to have the right experience

Interesting, all the CQC visits we've had seem to have ex nurses on the teams.

Im in Portsmouth

I would imagine there would be a lot travelling involved with those jobs so it spends how much time you want to spend in the car.

Would you be up for doing some training?

Maybe commissioner, safeguarding or health education jobs?

You can do a year degree in health visiting, school nursing, district nursing or occupational health nursing.

I know, I was always under the impression they liked ex health professionals in both rep and CQC jobs but any ads I see don’t seem to reflect this

Hadn’t thought of health education - interesting

I’m not overly keen on doing further degrees or any significant training. But for the right career I suppose I would if needed.

Does anyone have experience of being a PIP assessor? I hear mixed reviews on that but the money is good

MN put me off HV, they seem to be universally hated.

Apparently here on MN feel my pain

No personal experience of PIP, but know of a couple of colleagues who went to do it. For them, it was highly pressured and a very difficult job, with targets difficult to achieve, etc. Both left it within 6 months

Any colleagues I know who’ve left to be PIP assessors returned very quickly.

I know someone who's a PIP assessor and hates it. Stressful, mainly from a workload point of view.

If you have a degree then how about lecturing?

Do you only have a diploma?
I’d top up to degree, you’ve got many years ahead and a degree will really benefit you.
You could be HV or DN staff nurse Or work within an immunisation team.
For any education/ government posts you’d generally need to have worked at masters level.

Oh, someone else I know worked within the organ donor service within a large hospital. Still nursing (kinda), but totally different. I think it was a band 8 job as he coordinated the team.

Also, in ads that dont specifically say they dont want ex-health professionals, i'd totally apply anyway. Worst case scenario is that they say no and dont invite you for interview.

Hmm, I thought as much about the PIP jobs.

I do only have a diploma, have done a few degree modules though so could top up... worth looking into, thanks for suggesting

Very true Letsallscream - I would still apply. Quite like the sound of those types of jobs that still involve a medical background but not hands on patient care