I’ve just completed my first round of shifts and it’s been another of those whirlwind weeks. My first week as Staff Nurse Writingale in the NHS, and I’m not sure just how much I will remember, there’s been so much to take in. I couldn’t believe how quickly my new starter details were processed – I suppose it reflects just how desperate the NHS is for nurses. Before I’d had a chance to say ‘A pint of Old Peculiar and a toffee crisp chaser’, my DBS was through and my references received. All of a sudden, my conditional offer was honoured and I was officially on board. Scary but very exciting!  I’d forgotten how fast paced things were in the ward environment and how many people there are from the MDT who pop in and out. I’m not the best at remembering names so I’m sure I’ll get some things wrong! I won’t forget one of the Registrar’s names though. I was looking at some notes on the computer when he was paged. He picked the phone up and announced ‘ Dyer ‘ere’! I auto...

   Did you guess which one of the two fepic job offers I decided to take? Once I’d made my decision and made that all important call, I felt like the whole world had been lifted off my shoulders. The call seemed to go on forever as I scribbled down all of the things I needed to do next. In typical style for me, I couldn’t find anything to write on so had to make do with ripping apart a jaffa cake box and scribbling with my favourite eyebrow pencil – and of course, I couldn’t resist a couple of those jaffa beauties! There really is so much to do and they’re keen to get me started as soon as possible. They have provisionally pencilled my induction days in for 2 weeks time so I really need to get my ass in gear. I’ve got to take my documents in for my DBS to be processed. I’m pretty confident that I haven’t committed any crimes in the last year since I had my last one but apparently, it’s just protocol. My last DBS isn’t portable (whatever that m...