SickSister

I've seen job adverts, where they say that they will hire newly qualified and train them in the practice. So I guess you should be able to find something.

Good luck from me too. I have to collegues who used to work in the forensic,but both quit after a year, because they were to disappointed from the work. I hope yours is as you wish it to be.

Psych nursing isn't really physically demanding, on the contrary you have to watch that you don't gain weight. But I think if you were working with older patients like over 65 years old, and they are frail, that could be bad for your arthritis. Apply for adult psych where pts are between 18- 65.

Hi Saturo, I hope I can provide you all the information and help you a little. There is a huge shortage of nurses in Germany, so chances are very good to get a place. You must know that nursing in Germany is not (yet) a degree, it is vocational training for 3 years. You go to vocational school and work at the same time in hospital- like 4 weeks in vocational college and 4-12 weeks in clinical practice. An important point, you DONT have to pay any fees, you EARN money while you train, and there are also some other benefits while you student (like discounted accommodation), and after graduation if you stay in public sector (e.g. cheaper car insurance). You don't need any English, since in Germany..ermm..uh we talk/ study in German. But your German needs to be pretty good, level B2 or C1. Chances for finding something in Berlin are rather slim, since it very popular area and very competitive. Try South West Germany (Baden-Würtember, Bayern etc) As for entry: there is no entrance test, but your secondary education should be GCSE (Mittelere Reife) or higher ( Abitur). Almost always you have to show some work-experience in hospitals -paid or unpaid doesn't matter. Also the application process is not centralized, the vocational colleges are affiliated with the hospitals and usually located at the same building. Hope this help, get back to me if you have more questions.

Im not sure if Im allowed to link other websites here, if it is against rule, admin pls delete :) @mgleeson94 for current up to date information about UK nursing I'd suggest UK's own nursing forums/ magazines. E.g. Nursing Standard and also Nursing Times I visit them fairly regularly for the latest developments.

There are already couple of good answers. I just want to add that, the patients shouldnt be encouraged to talk about their delusions -unless in a therapeutic setting- on ward usually say to the patients you believe them, but you cant see what they are seeing.Then try to distract and talk about topics that has nothing to do with their hallu/delusions. If they insists talking about it, ask what would help them, also you could offer them medication, if the things they seeing/hearing scares them. Hope this helps :)

Hi Umberlee, why you getting a pay cut, surely this ACT job sounds so much more dangerous, you should be getting paid actually more for the dangers you putting yourself into. I cant comment how it is to work alongside police, but I do have to deal with police at least once a week, as we get lots of acute patients and at weekend lots of drunks.

You are right about that. But meeting in hospital doesnt necessarily mean that the influence would be negative. Im personally not friends with any of my former non-psych patients, but that is just pure chance. I know collegues who are friends with former patients and they tell me that the main difference is that they know a lot about their medical history than of other friends. I think it is just a matter of personal choice. If one would be uncomfortable in such friendship then it is better not to stay in touch at.

I dont know what the rules and guidelines are in other countries, but in Germany it is no problem being friends with your former patients. I even know nurses who are married to their ex-pts. Whats the big deal? You are two adult, who met in a porfessional setting, and hit it off and now meet also in other settings. There are only guidlines for psychiatry. So actually I cant be friends with my patients, which I totally understand and accept, as closeness and distance is a particular problem in mental health care. But I dont see an issue in non-psychiatric care.

Hi amccoan, Im almost in the same situation as you, as im going also through the NMC reg process rightnow. I find this website very helpful Jobs, Careers and Recruitment on reed.co.uk, the UK's #1 job site, it provides lots of information about writing cvs and covering letters, there are also templates etc. Through it you can also apply for jobs, but sort out your registration first. Btw, you write that in Canada to find a jobs depends "who you know", well I find that distrubing. I live here in Germany and I could just apply for job anywhere within Germany and would most likely get a job across the country. Is it not same in Canada, I thought it was a highly develpoed country where merits, education etc count for something.

Hi Dan, is your query still current or did you change your mind about coming to good old Germany. Since you have a German passport, i think it should be fairly easy to get here and find a job in health care. Not sure whether your qualification is recognised here but you can find it out maybe on following websites Deutsche Botschaft Manila - Informationen für deutsche Staatsangehörige and to check whether your certificate is recognized, just select your country and click through anabin Homepage In Germany atm there is a lack of care workers, so job chances are good, but as you know it is not well paid in Germany, if you have to work intially as unqulified carer in old people home you will get around 8 euros per hour. Also Germany had in last 10 years huge changes in Social and Benefit system, as you are German citizen, you might get unemplyoment benefits but the money is very little about 350euros per month plus rent. Check here for latest infomation about Work and Benefits Startseite - www.arbeitsagentur.de Hope it helps:-)