hey smell_it 🙂
i couldn’t comment too accurately unfortunately… its been a few years since i’ve been in the NHS and when it comes to job security i can only comment on what i’ve heard and my own specific role:
nearly every time i speak to a professional from the public sector they comment about not being certain they’ll be in a job by the next time i’m due to meet up with them. on the other hand as everyone is trying to cut funding from every angle we’re constantly battling to keep/attract residents/patients… without residents to look after there’s not much need for an RMN manager! so to save babbling on i’d say there’s no more security in either at the moment 🙁
but… if you’re feeling a change then its a rewarding role! all our residents have moved on to further independence apart from one. feels more like social work than healthcare most of the time but bringing in that specialist RMN knowledge means you’ll be bringing something extra to the team 🙂
make sure you push for as much training as you can get out of the company as non-nurses forget that you need your X hours to keep your registration up sometimes!
its completely different to shift work, i used to love the freedom that shifts gave me but now i’d struggle to move away from mon – fri 9-5 🙂
if you get your teams up to scratch then there shouldnt be much need for them to hassle you outside of normal work hours.