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sleepismyhobby · 18/04/2023 20:34

I'm worried sick just now . I'm a nurse and work for a very well uk based nursing agency . I had a 3 month contract with nhs through agency which comes to an end next week. The charge nurse at nhs told me that they all got a email from Scottish government saying they're not allowed to use agency nurse unless desperate . The charge nurse said she still really needs me but hospital manager won't approve my shifts .
I've been looking for days on the agency app where you pick shifts up usually in nursing homes , they're are no shifts at all showing up . I'm so worried I don't know how I'm going to pay my bills or feed my family .
I have been listing like mad on eBay/vinted and I've sold a few things but on average under £5 items . My car is in the garage so god knows what the bill will be. I need a cat as I live rurally and bus service is utter crap

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TaraA · 05/05/2024 09:38

It's really tough out there for agency nurses right now. Everyone I know on agency including myself have had barely any work. I have a part time permanent role with a private health care centre company so luckily I've still been able to rely on those shifts every week but I've only had 1 or 2 shifts with the agency since before Christmas.
Some of my friends who were full time agency have decided to join the NHS bank or have taken permanent positions in private healthcare hospitals.
I think there have always been dips in agency work availability where work becomes scarce for a while but in all honesty in my 10 years of nursing, I've never known it to be quite this bad.

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