Categories: nursing, university
Tags: interview, job, health visiting, course, nursing
Date: 16 July 2009 21:27:25
Having got one interview out of the way, I have today found another job I would like to apply for (at my current uni - not that I'm desperate to work for a Russell Group uni, but this looks like it would be a less 'political' job than many academic jobs can be). There's also another one (at a rival Glasgow uni) that I'd love but which is probably too high-flying for me - but I will apply anyway and see what happens. I'll also apply (rather half-heartedly I have to admit) for a part time health visiting job - it's just that if neither of us have a job for much longer, then it is a "better than nothing" scenario until something permanent comes up, though I have to say I'm really not desperate to be a HV here.
I have also found an online course, run by the same rival Glasgow uni I spotted the job in, for the branch of nursing I really want to go into, alongside any teaching/research that I end up doing. It is even affordable, and being online means that it is doable with a full-time job. And they sort out practice placements and things - one thing that had worried me about the course up till now is the fact that because I wouldn't be sponsored by an NHS employer it would be difficult to be accepted as a placement student, as I could (in effect) be anyone. [If I got onto the course, it would be my 6th university. How sad is that?!]
All of this is entirely hypothetical as HD (or I, for that matter) could still get a job miles away from Glasgow, or even not in Scotland at all. But he has an interview here next week, so any prayers/candles/good vibes/etc appreciated!
Of course, if I did get onto that course, it would mean that I wouldn't have to change the name of my blog. I've been thinking that as I'm coming to the end of the PhD maybe it's time soon to retire "the maturest student in the world" and come up with a new blog title. The way job-hunting is going, I briefly flirted with the idea of renaming it "Would you like fries with that?"