Meet our nurses
Carolyne Sang
District Nurse Manager
I had a lot of support in every area that I worked in as a newly qualified nurse, especially in the community
I did my nurse training at Kings College and, after qualifying in 2018, I saw that Whittington Health was interviewing for a Band 5 community and hospital rotation post. I was very interested in the idea of working for an integrated care organisation where I would have the opportunity to gain experience of working in the two settings.
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I got the job and was given a role in the community for six months, then in A&E for six months and then in the Acute Assessment Unit for three months. The transition between the roles was efficient and seamless.
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I had a lot of support in every area that I worked in as a newly qualified nurse, especially in the community, and I was very grateful because transitioning from student to registered professional is a big step. After my community experience, I knew I wanted to stay working there and spoke to the recruitment office who were really helpful.
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I have always found it easy to move in the direction I want to go in. Every step of the way I抳e been given options, support and guidance. Importantly, I have felt able to speak up and say what I would like. My advice to any other NQNs is think about your ambitions and communicate what you would like to do to help you get there. WH offers a lot of chances for the newly qualified and you can pick rotations and see where you fit best.
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Working in an integrated care organisation, and having had the experience of hospital and community working, I have a very good understanding of the complete patient journey and sometimes I even know who will be looking after my patients in the hospital, all the way from A&E to the ward. We have access to information about their journey through their path of care and having that knowledge feels important to me.
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After my rotation posts, six months into my community role as a Band 5, I saw an advert for a district nursing course. During appraisal, my manager and I chatted about it and she asked why didn抰 I consider doing the course at Southbank Uni. I decided to go for it and then the pattern of my week was university for two days, two days placement back with the team and one day for self-directed study. Applying the knowledge that I learnt with my team was good. The course was one year and it was intense, but I had really good support. Several other students didn抰 have such support and things didn抰 happen at the right time or their placements were harder to come by. I was again grateful that WH organised things well.
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I completed the course in September 2022 and afterwards I felt I needed a few months out. WH was happy to accommodate my break, during which time I did bank nursing. In October that year the role of District Nurse team manager was advertised and I applied and interviewed in November and started in January 2023.
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Going from a Band 5 to 7 in a fairly short space of time has been a steep learning curve and a real stretch but I had great back-up and mentoring every step of the way.
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My role now involves keeping the district nursing team running smoothly and making sure every member gets the training they need. I like to be able to help colleagues in their journey, just as I was helped in mine.
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I got the job and was given a role in the community for six months, then in A&E for six months and then in the Acute Assessment Unit for three months. The transition between the roles was efficient and seamless.
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I had a lot of support in every area that I worked in as a newly qualified nurse, especially in the community, and I was very grateful because transitioning from student to registered professional is a big step. After my community experience, I knew I wanted to stay working there and spoke to the recruitment office who were really helpful.
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I have always found it easy to move in the direction I want to go in. Every step of the way I抳e been given options, support and guidance. Importantly, I have felt able to speak up and say what I would like. My advice to any other NQNs is think about your ambitions and communicate what you would like to do to help you get there. WH offers a lot of chances for the newly qualified and you can pick rotations and see where you fit best.
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Working in an integrated care organisation, and having had the experience of hospital and community working, I have a very good understanding of the complete patient journey and sometimes I even know who will be looking after my patients in the hospital, all the way from A&E to the ward. We have access to information about their journey through their path of care and having that knowledge feels important to me.
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After my rotation posts, six months into my community role as a Band 5, I saw an advert for a district nursing course. During appraisal, my manager and I chatted about it and she asked why didn抰 I consider doing the course at Southbank Uni. I decided to go for it and then the pattern of my week was university for two days, two days placement back with the team and one day for self-directed study. Applying the knowledge that I learnt with my team was good. The course was one year and it was intense, but I had really good support. Several other students didn抰 have such support and things didn抰 happen at the right time or their placements were harder to come by. I was again grateful that WH organised things well.
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I completed the course in September 2022 and afterwards I felt I needed a few months out. WH was happy to accommodate my break, during which time I did bank nursing. In October that year the role of District Nurse team manager was advertised and I applied and interviewed in November and started in January 2023.
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Going from a Band 5 to 7 in a fairly short space of time has been a steep learning curve and a real stretch but I had great back-up and mentoring every step of the way.
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My role now involves keeping the district nursing team running smoothly and making sure every member gets the training they need. I like to be able to help colleagues in their journey, just as I was helped in mine.
Last updated26 Mar 2025