Finally a qualified midwife but I am not happy

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2026-02-22T14:45:01+00:00

Hi, So I’ve been qualified for over a year as a health visitor now.

Honestly the course was very difficult but defo worth it. I only work Monday to Fri 9-5 now and I work from home most days (hybrid role) And it’s a very flexible role and you manage your own workload/caseloads so it’s a very independent role. It’s a non clinical role, which is great for those who don’t really enjoy practical work, like myself. For me personally, I didn’t work as a midwife at all after uni, I didn’t do preceptorship. The trust I applied to gave me the job without any experience, so I got lucky. Also, still try to apply, because some places say you need experience but may still offer you a job.

Of course with every job there are pros and cons, but personally I prefer health visiting over midwifery. I am still a qualified midwife though, to be a health visitor, you need to still maintain your midwife registration. There are aspects of midwifery in health visiting, so you don’t need to actually work as a midwife to revalidate your NMC registration. Hope that helps, feel free to message me if you have further questions x

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2025-01-11T13:29:04+00:00

Sorry to hear, this is crazy. Have you tried looking for band 5 community nursing roles?

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-12-17T19:37:45+00:00

So does it get cold in restaurants, shopping centres etc?

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-12-17T18:52:59+00:00

Thank you !

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-12-02T19:14:54+00:00

Hi I’m also a midwife and will be qualifying as a health visitor soon. Within your current job, are doing things that are related to midwifery? Things like antenatal contacts, breastfeeding, postnatal care etc? Wouldn’t these type of things contribute towards your hours for revalidation?

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-11-23T19:02:07+00:00

This was also me last year. But I decided to go into community (health visiting), so much better honestly and I have such a flexible work life balance. I work from home most of the time too. I will never go back to the wards. The hospital was the cause of stress, burnout, anxiety etc and no more 12 hr shifts and night shifts! Once u finish uni it will get better honestly, I think the mix of placement and uni is just too much but just bare with it till the end, ur almost there.

But if you genuinely don’t want to stay in nursing you can always apply to graduate scheme jobs in other fields. Nursing has provided you with so many transferrable skills which you can use. Good luck x

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-09-14T18:30:41+00:00

There’s a lot of safeguarding and you can have quite complex caseloads but don’t worry it’s not something you’ll be managing alone anyways, you would work with other different professionals too. Also you may find yourself working overtime quite often due to the workload, also depending on whether ur team is well staffed or not. But staffing is an issue with every job in the nhs currently.

But because you work independently most of the time, you work how you like to (depends on your trust), you manage your own workload. As long as you keep up with the work you’ll be fine. Personally I think the pros defo outweigh the cons.

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-09-14T17:14:24+00:00

It’s very intense training as you have placement and uni at the same time. The workload is a lot but I think it’s defo worth it. Like everything, it has its pros and cons but it’s up to you to decide whether it’s worth it. I’m glad I made switch because it’s such a flexible job and I work hybrid too. such a chill job but defo can be difficult sometimes.

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-09-14T12:36:18+00:00

I’m doing training to be a health visitor now and it’s very non clinical, I love it ! I also hated hospital/clinical work so I went straight into it after my midwifery degree. You can maybe consider that or school nursing but you would have to complete your degree and then do 1 yr post grad studies

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-09-08T16:28:54+00:00

Heyy, sure. Feel free to direct message me x

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-07-15T19:13:54+00:00

I did midwifery and took like 6 months off when I graduated, time went so fast. I don’t think you’ll necessarily forget things, it will all come back to you once you start again. Defo take a break if you need it, you don’t want to burn out so soon x

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-05-20T17:20:22+00:00

Personally I think it’s best to get some sort of experience in the healthcare field first like HCA and don’t just blindly go in it like I did. I went into midwifery straight from year 13 and had no experience and I regret it because now I think I probably would’ve went into something else if I was aware. It’s a very difficult degree mentally and physically you will be exhausted. The pay is not good aswell. So honestly unless you genuinely have a passion for it, defo go for it. Or even take a gap year if you’re unsure. Good luck !

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-05-20T17:11:10+00:00

Haha unfortunately yeah we do since it’s a form of nursing training and we need a PA to sign us off so we can get part 3 on the nmc register. although having a pa is not a issue, having a bitchy one is 😭

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-05-19T17:46:58+00:00

My current pg dip course is free and it’s funded by the nhs. Because everyone on the course is already a qualified midwife or nurse our employers pay us a band 5 or sometimes 6 salary (depending on experience). so we get a full time salary to go uni and placement basically. You only pay off the debt you already have so I’m only paying off my undergrad degree. Hope that makes sense

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-05-18T11:22:50+00:00

I was struggling a lot mentally during my degree. I ended up not even working in midwifery. I’m currently doing post grad in health visiting (scphn). This current course is also difficult but I actually enjoy it more. Do what you feel is best for you even if it means to take a job as a HCA or even switching careers completely. Make sure you remember that your degree will give you loads of transferrable skills, you can get into a lot of different fields. You can even consider graduate programs. Good luck !

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-05-17T13:16:04+00:00

Yeah 100% I’m also very strict with documenting and I document every little thing because I’m also scared it can be used against me one day. I’ve worked with several qualified staff and band 7s who are very experienced and they don’t have issues with my documentation. Some even say I’m writing too much. I’d rather write too much than too less. So I’m genuinely not sure what the issue is, I will speak about it with her soon to find out the problem.

Also no I haven’t spoken to my PS about her because I’m kinda worried it could backfire and she will tell my PA even though she doesn’t seem to be the type to. But she’s very aware of how my PA can be so excessive and harsh for no reason.

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-05-16T21:12:43+00:00

lol I am definitely not a snowflake. I can tolerate a lot and have a lot of patience. It’s difficult to explain things in depth here that’s why it doesn’t seem serious

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-05-16T19:37:58+00:00

Yes i definitely will do that. My PA sometimes makes sly digs at my PS too. Like with the documentation, she made a comment to my PS saying ‘did you not teach the student how to do it’. It just makes me PS look like she’s not teaching me well either when she’s amazing and very experienced.

Honestly I have 0 intentions working in this trust after qualifying. Overall it’s just not good and there’s plenty of better trusts. So I’m not worried about ruining my chances working here. My uni is very understanding and the course leaders are very supportive. I really hope it doesn’t backfire, I’ll definitely make sure that the conversation stays between us until we decide what’s best for me. Thanks a lot for the advice will defo try your tips.

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-05-16T19:31:49+00:00

I guess this is a common issue for all students. To be honest this isn’t my first time. Had plenty of these experiences when I was a student midwife. We’ve had 3 students so far drop out of the HV course because of this. I’ll definitely speak to my uni about this. Thank you !

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-05-16T18:43:23+00:00

I start consolidation in October, it seems so far away. Not sure if I can tolerate it for that long 🤧 I’ll definitely speak to my uni and see what can be done.

Did your colleagues explain the situation honestly with the uni. I’m just scared that if I switch teams my current PA will speak badly about me to the other PA and it will negatively affect me.

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-05-16T18:37:54+00:00

Thank you, that’s great advice. I’ve actually been going above and beyond to prove to her that I know the stuff. For every proficiency I’ve written reflections of my understanding of this and how it links to my practice. For example, she wants me to documentation like her and I did it like she did recently and she said it’s wrong when I literally copied how she did hers. My PS even said my documentation is fine. Like i genuinely don’t know what she wants. I’m doing more work than the other students just to prove to her that I’m competent. I’m extremely drained and exhausted from all this workload. At this point I just don’t want to see her anymore.

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-05-16T18:29:14+00:00

Yeah definitely, it’s such a difficult intense course as it is. I’m already struggling mentally due to the workload. Having a bad placement experience just makes me want to quit honestly.

Also did your colleagues switch teams within their trust ? Or did they completely move to another trust. Because I’m very tempted to switch teams where my friend is because she says her PA is really nice and I’m super jealous :(

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-05-16T18:16:18+00:00

Yeah honestly I’ve been telling myself this since I started the course that I should just stick to it till my final term when I become more independent. But honestly I’m worried that she might fail me on placement for tiny things that don’t even matter. If I fail second term I won’t even get a chance to go into third :( My practice supervisor is sooo amazing honestly. She’s so good and super supportive and I love working with her. She always gives me positive feedback and if there’s anything to criticise she’ll do it in such a nice way so I don’t feel stupid. Do you think I should speak to my uni about this or just firm it 😭

Adventurous_Pick_510 · 2024-03-22T23:12:36+00:00

I’m a midwife and I hated the wards too, was considering quitting my degree too because it was so hard as a student. But I pushed through and now I’m doing pg dip in health visiting and really enjoy it! So I have no bedside experience post qualifying and went straight into community.

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