As mentioned in my last entry I had an upcoming interview to return to work as an HCA but as an agency worker to start off with. I was reluctant to attend as I thought that I would not have a chance of getting through the interview process and passing on the health clearance stage. However, I am not one to pass up opportunities in life as you never know what could have been and I hate living thinking 'what if?'.
With the help of a really good friend who has done the interview process twice I managed to complete the online assessment and she helped prep me for the interview I attended the recruitment day 3 weeks ago and I am pleased to share that I passed the test, the face to face interview and the documentation stages as well as the initial occupational health stage, all I now have to do is to submit my immunisation report from my previous job at Kings and when I have met all the requirements they said that I could start booking shifts for work as I don't have to attend training first as I have done them in the past as part of my previous employment and plus the fact that I have previously worked for them. However I will have to do the refresher training courses as my ongoing training and development which have been booked for August and September.
Other good news to share is that its 9 months since my last admission. Every day/week it always crosses my mind that it could be today my luck ends and I'm gonna have to go back in. I've had a few recent scares in the past month with the encephalopathy coming back. However, fortunately for me it wasn't severe and I was able to recognise the symptoms early and treat myself at home with phosphate enemas and lactulose before it got worst and I would have had to go back in.
