I have a mental illness like but not schizophrenia. I am deemed safe to work with NHS patients. I take my medication and cope very well as a rule.
However during covid our workload increased to a band 1 or 2 bands above our actual pay banding due to short staffing and has never gone back to how it was before.
The work can only be described as gruelling, huge workload, side projects and many other responsibilities.
I am so stressed I have started to have hallucinations again and can't cope so I'm signed off. My brain will literally not work or take in any information.
For months I have gone to work, stayed way past my working hours, gone to home and gone to bed, I stay in bed almost every weekend as I am so tired, I don't have an outside life any more. Now there is talk of giving us even more work.
People aren't coping and sickness is high but we are just told there is nothing that can be done, this is how the NHS is now.
I know I'm going to be driven back into madness and I don't want that again. OH isn't helping, they can make recommendations but they can't ensure they are followed.
The general feeling from above is you should be able to cope with this level of work.
Where do I go for help. I don't want to be sectioned again and I feel I'm heading that way. Speak up guardian? I don't really know where to turn any more.