Grinding of the cogs

 Well, I will be going back to my old job, the casual one I had in the Renal Health Clinic before I retired. I had coffee with the ladies there last Friday and my old supervisor was mentioning how understaffed they are but of course, the hospital will not allow additional permanent positions for the unit. And they only have one casual nurse and she is very occsional as she also works in dialysis. I mentioned that I would be interested in coming back and she said "Yes! We would love to have you back!".

I emailed the head of the department and she also said I am welcome back. So now I just have to get my nursing license reinstated. Which means navigating a brand new system at the Nursing College that went into effect yesterday.

I tried to set up an account on that system, only to find that my old account was deactivated because of my retirement and that I didn't renew for this year at all. So I have tried to contact various entities at the College trying to get it up and running again, but as they run a "hybrid" office now, most people are not actually at the College. I chatted with the online "help" person (not a bot but a live human) and after hearing my problem, I was instructed to email the registration dept at the College with my issue.

So, I have. And now I wait for their reply. In the meantime, I have filled out all the online forms for criminal record checks, vulnerable person sector checks, and adult and child abuse registry checks. All necessary here for any job that requires you to deal with people in the healthcare system.

But I can't pass up a job that I liked, working with people I like, and very good money... better than any other I could get in a post-retirement job. So I will sit here and twiddle my thumbs, waiting...