Handing in my notice 2 weeks on - can I do this? Is there anyone who can help me please?

[Lillycake]

I qualified in March as a mental health nurse. Accepted my first role under pressure as I'm a single parent with a mortgage to pay. Long story short- I have made a HUGE mistake. It's too far (50 miles) and costs 20 pound in fuel a day. The training courses are a further 40 minutes away. I can't financially afford this.
Not only that, I struggle with my back and recently it's been getting worse. Off to the GP today. I may need to see a chiropractor again. The position I accepted is on a forensic ward and part of the training is restraint training. I can't possibly do that at the moment with my back so bad. I understand it's part of the position, hence my second thoughts.
I have decided to put my decision to accept this position as a big boo boo! I'm not sure what to do now? I have told them I'm having reservations regarding the position due to finances and they know I have hurt my back. Can I hand my notice in without going back? I am phoning my manager today. Can I do this over the phone? My GP will probably give me a sick note and I'm probably going to be good for nothing for a couple of weeks anyway. I need to apply for benefits asap and look elsewhere (where I do not need restraint training).

I'm also a mental health nurse. In regards to the restraints, they do have to make reasonable allowances for you in regards to your injury. So you could be excluded from taking part in restraints for a period of time; during this time period, you can look for another job. To be honest though, control and restraint is necessary in most settings, acute, CAMHS, forensic, even the elderly (not that it would be used much here, although on my elderly placement there were a couple of ex boxers who could probably still take a couple of people out!) The only area I can think of where you wouldn't use it is perhaps community.

In regards to handing in your notice 2 weeks in, it might not look great, but you would have to check your contract for the notice period; mine was a 1 month notice period regardless of how long I had already been there. If you've got anymore questions, just ask.

Also, it is so scary going from student to newly qualified. I felt physically sick at the thought of going in every day for the first few weeks and I was a bag of nerves for the first few months. We are in charge of peoples lives and thr pressure in a mental health ward is immense; you have to be so competent at how to deal with challenging situations. You have to stick at it though to get your confidence, knowledge and skills up, it's the only way. As I say, I've been in your shoes and I know what it's like. I'm here if you want to chat 😊