First day on the job

Yesterday I had my first shift as a healthcare assistant on the Neurosurgery ward at Southmead, 7am-7.30pm! It wasn’t a particularly great day, but I guess that is only expected when starting a new job. As I don't have my manual handling course until later this week, there was a lot of things I am not allowed to do yet. This was really frustrating, as I felt completely useless when I was asked to help with such tasks. The two-week induction and training had not fully prepared me, as it is very different being shown a presentation on something and actually doing it in real life! It's a lot more about learning on the job. When I got home I was completely knackered, but I'm looking forward to when the job is second nature to me.