Can anyone help me out with how I go about getting a nanny? What things are acceptable (in terms of hours and start times)? How much do they cost? Is it even a nanny I need?? I have no idea. I'm looking at an NHS shift pattern. 7am to 7.30 pm or 7pm to 7.30am. Five children. Four of them at school, littlest is 2 so can go to nursery during the day. Or all of them go to bed between 7 and 8 and get up between 6 and 7.30. So if I work days it's possibly a long day for a nanny. Or two shorter sessions doing drop offs and pick ups and feeding breakfast and tea and getting bedtime sorted. Or if I work nights it's sorting bedtime and being in the house until everybody has woken and needed breakfast. I have a sofa bed downstairs or a spare bottom bunk in a girls room so places to sleep. I am single so don't rely on OH at all. He sees children at weekend and one or two nights in the week but I don't particularly want to leave a key with him as don't want him to have access to my house whenever he feels like it.
Sorry that turned out really long. Can anyone help me? Or do I give up on the hospital and just try doing a bit of cleaning in school hours for the next 15 years??