 Hi everyone and welcome to another vlog. So this is a little bit of an unexpected vlog because I had an email, finally, about a GP position, so a general practice nursing position that was going locally. They don't mind newly qualified nurses. Finally! Oh it's been such a long process. I've been applying for GP since last year, since like June maybe. Everyone told me it was too early to apply, so I waited till towards the end and I applied for some more. Still getting a nose from people, still not even getting interviews because I'm newly qualified. It's really, it's been a pain, I'm sorry, but finally sent off my application to them and they've asked me do I want to go because I'm new to the area. They've asked do I want to go to the clinic and have a look around, speak to the staff there, take a look at the area, how long it's going to take me to get there and then if I'm still interested do I want to apply. So that's what I'm going to do on Monday. I'm very very excited for it and I'm just sort of deciding what to wear. I think I'm going to go smart casual because I don't want to go full interview style because I don't want to ruin the surprise for the interview. So I'm going to go in some maybe smart trousers or actually no, probably my black leggings, my nice little boots. I'll put a shirt on and just my little tweed jacket just so I look smart and presentable so that they look at me and think yeah okay we could employ this person. Yeah first impressions guys always makes all the difference but I don't want to like wow them not until the interview. So yeah so I'll let you all know how it goes on Monday when I speak to them and have a look around the clinic but I'm so excited. Oh I cannot wait for this I'm not even a bit nervous I'm so excited. So yeah see you on Monday guys. So I've just come out of the practice where the practice is is gorgeous. Oh my god there's like a church in a courtyard very old very quiet area it's absolutely amazing. I've gone in I've spoke to everybody a practice manager introduced me to everybody the nurses the GP student nurse so they have student nurses which I was amazed with and I had a really good chat with them and it was absolutely lovely. I'm just waiting now to find out if I can go and have an official interview. They have said they will interview me which is a bonus this is the first step guys this is the first time anyone has even let me into a GP practice and hopefully I'm going to bag this job fingers crossed, despell the miffs more, hopefully promote it even more, hopefully get more GPs to take on newly qualified nurses and show that we aren't that bad, that we actually do a good job and we're going to be amazing and improve the care of the patients just hopefully do an amazing job and wow people. It's just I feel like home guys I've come in and I'm just like I'm home I'm home. I am going to do the next part of the vlog when I get my interview or hear back from them I will continue this and yeah and let you know. So yeah so for now it is a goodbye and I shall see you later. So I have been giving my official interview day oh my god I'm so excited for this don't feel nervous right now I just feel pure excitement because this is the first interview I've had for GP oh I can't wait so what am I doing to get prepared so what I'm doing is firstly because I'm new to the area I need to research the area that this surgery is in because it's in a slightly different area to where I'm at now and look up the common conditions they have what sort of population is out there and it's all going to look good hopefully in my interview and I will be prepared for when they ask me that question fingers crossed. I'm looking up the surgery as well so the actual GP surgery website I'm having a look at the CQC report to see what that says it's all good I'm looking up the practice information so the opening times what clinics they do what service they provide I'm also looking up the ethos so they have an ethos online which I actually really really like I'm all about continuity that's why I want to come to GP I found that on the wards I didn't like that I was treating a symptom the patient left and never saw them again it really really unsettled me I thought about that patient for days I still think about some of those patients now and that's one of the things I'm going to love about GP and I know I'm going to love it is that I see my patients again again and I build up that rapport and oh this is me it's my job come on everything about this is me I love this this is me hello employ me so yes I love that ethos it like genuinely genuinely love it so I'm really excited for that and to talk about that in my interview as well hopefully that's going to look good for me but only just that it's I genuinely genuinely think that this practice is amazing I genuinely think I'm going to be happy there I generally can see myself there dream I'm going to have and how I'm going to work and what I'm going to say to patients when I first meet patients it's me come on guys I need this pray for me so that's what I'm doing at the minute do your research guys if you've got a GP interview coming up or if you're looking into GP you need to look these things up look up the practice look up the ccgs the locality the health conditions be prepared know what a GP nurse does know what your roles and responsibilities have a look into what you might want to specialise in as well because there's a whole lot of different things a GP nurse does so it would be nice as well to have a look at that and what you're really interested if it's diabetes and palliative care whether it's asthma hypertension cardiovascular any of that wound care sexual health and family planning which is my love I know so that's it for now I have my interview next week so I'll do another blog on my interview day fingers crossed for me guys hi everyone just a little update from me so today is now friday I've got my interview on Tuesday I'm now a little bit nervous I think it's that oh my god it's the fear of the unknown am I gonna be okay am I gonna be in safe hands of course I am I need to stop panicking so yeah so I'm a bit nervous I've been going over the job description and the person's spec so I'm going through all of that and I'm just refreshing my brain so now it's bye from me and the next time I'm going to see you is on Tuesday ready for the interview hi everyone it's Tuesday I'm on my way to interview I'm very nervous now I'm not inside it anymore so I'm gonna get on the train listen to some meditation music try and calm myself down for this interview because the last thing I want to do is mess this up this is I feel like it's my only chance guys so um yeah I've dressed to a breath hopefully I've got my suit on um I've got my folder with all my certificates and things in yeah but I'll let you know after the interview how it goes we'll see so I am back I've got my hair out I'm in my comfies and I can tell you about my interview so I'm smiling which means it's gone all right so I think I've done the best I could in that interview really tried to sell myself have to say oh they were so lovely the two ladies that interviewed me I'd met last time I didn't realize this when they said my email but I'd met them before so that really put me at ease as well and it was just lovely and they spoke to me like a human being you know it wasn't it didn't feel really regulated or strict or anything like that it felt just natural like you're having a chat with your friends or family it was really really lovely they didn't grill me too much either thank god but they said they've got a few people to interview this week so they might not get back to me until next week so we'll see so yeah so I've done everything I can for now I'm not gonna overthink it and stress it like I always do I'm gonna raise it push it away and we'll see what they say so I will keep this vlog going I'm gonna do a little vlog when I hear back fingers crossed it's good news because if it's bad news I'm gonna have to redo this whole vlog again but it's fine you know it happens I've had a lot of rejections I'm prepared for this but I'm not gonna get rejected this time I've got this come on bye guys so you're gonna have to excuse this look oh god I'm half asleep as you can hear in the background I'm on the phone I don't want to show the number but I've had a missed call and this is the exciting news I've been waiting for so I thought I'd let you listen in I'm just in a queue just speak to the lady I need to speak to I'm so nervous guys fingers crossed come on hopefully it's good news hopefully it's the news I want I'm really sorry about the quality of this as well I'm having to record on my MacBook because the news on my phone they must be really really busy it is monday isn't it it's probably the worst day of the week for GPUs just to give her a ring back okay what's your name it's Claire Carmichael thank you I can start today if you wanted me to start today oh my god you just made my year I got the job I need to go and sort my face out I've got the job guys I'm gonna be a gps