A nurse burnt out after just one year working in the NHS has quit and says she now makes more money serving ice cream at a cafe. Mailu Turner first qualified as a mental health nurse in September 2021 and says she was soon left in charge of up to 16 patients - more than double the recommended ratio.
The 22-year-old claims she would regularly feel 'very stressed' and often finish her shift hours late as there were no other nurses to take over, she complained and feared a mistake would lead to her harming patients and putting her career in jeopardy. Just a year after qualifying, Mailu quit her job and moved to Australia, where she now works as an ice cream café assistant making £17 an hour - which she says is almost £4 more than her hourly rate as a nurse.
The server is currently waiting for her unique registration code to be transferred so she can work as a nurse Down Under as she admits she misses her job. However, Mailu claims she feels 'cheated' and 'sad' that after investing so much 'time, effort and money' in training she makes more serving sundaes.
