Hi! I have been offered a permanent part-time job as a community nurse in the HSE in Dublin area. My family are pushing me to take it, but am reluctant to. Worked for HSE years ago, then privately and really hated it, though loved my contact with the patients - just the rest of the stuff that I found difficult and stressful! The area that I would be working in would be really tough, a lot of social problems and there have been assaults on nurses there. But my family say its permanent, though part-time, that if I go back to the HSE later my salary and pension conditions will be less. However, I am doing an MSc Psychotherapy to change career and am happy just doing agency, which strangely enough, there is lots of at the moment as the HSE isn't taking on permanent staff! Any comments, advice appreciated.