How long to settle into a new job?

[Thirtyrock39]

I've changed jobs 6 weeks ago and am really not sure about my new job. I've gone from a very easy mainly at home since covid job which I knew inside out to one where I'm feeling totally out of my comfort zone and a bit lost, the hours are longer I'm in base or visits all the time and there's an expectation to do lots of overtime. Also the staff are ok but not massively supportive or friendly in fact a couple are pretty rude and odd and not very welcoming - it turns out I got the job over an internal candidate who then left so whether that's a factor I don't know - whereas my old team were lovely and kind. I'm already thinking 'just do it for a year and then apply for something else' but would be good to hear of others who have grown to like a job they were unsure of at first. Both jobs nhs and I've usually found it a very welcoming supportive place when starting new roles which worries me that this one doesn't seem that way - could be covid and that everything else is making me feel negative rather than the job. I left my old job due to lack of potential and it was an area where there was less and less to do and I was feeling frustrated and demotivated so don't regret leaving but worried this was the wrong move. Hoping it gets better!

I would give it a year, although I have started one job where I knew within days I'd made a mistake, stuck it out for 50 weeks but ended up on anti depressants and with generalised anxiety due to the job! But I think this year is always going to be a tough year to start a new job, particularly within the NHS, I think everyone is exhausted! There have been so many changes to the way in which work is done, far more phone calls than in person visits, PPE, constant awareness of is this covid safe, am I putting myself or my patient as risk by doing this etc, that I think your new team are just trying to get through the day themselves, and possibly don't have the mental energy to be as welcoming as they would have been 18 month previously, and that's without a colleague having left due to not getting a job they wanted. Stick with it, I'm sure it will get better, but there is no shame in leaving a job, particularly one where you can vocalise what was wrong with the job and why you left to your next employer

Thanks yes you're right it's definitely a more high pressure role where they've all been in seeing patients throughout the pandemic in the thick of it with a challenging caseload so the staff are definitely weary compared to my previous role. I'll learn loads as well and I wanted a challenge but think I've forgotten all the stress that goes with that.