Studying for a pre-nursing orthopaedic certificate many years ago inspired my interest in health care and a later job working with children excluded from school made me realise I enjoyed working with young people. So my current job as a school nurse assistant fosters both my interests. Based at St Martin's Hospital in Bath, I have developed a health promotion role, teaching primary school children about hand hygiene and medicines safety. Recently I joined a team teaching year 8 children in secondary schools to mentor their peers with the aim of discouraging them from becoming smokers. As a trained stop-smoking adviser, I am setting up smoking cessation drop-in sessions at schools and colleges.
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