Priya, 37 - Leicester
Priya is an outpatient nurse with about 14 years in healthcare. She trained with wax. to launch a Leicester ear-care clinic with her husband - she provides the clinical side while he runs bookings and marketing. This is her story, in her own words.
“The course gives you a new clinical skill, but it also makes the whole idea of setting up your own service seem much less complicated.”
Tell us a little about yourself and your current experience.
I'm an outpatient nurse and I've worked in healthcare for about 14 years.
My current role involves seeing lots of different patients, carrying out assessments and procedures and explaining treatments, so I'm very comfortable working independently with people.
For a while, my husband and I had talked about starting a small healthcare business together, with me providing the clinical side and him helping with administration and marketing.
Why did you choose the ear wax removal industry?
We looked at several different ideas, but ear wax removal made the most sense.
It uses skills I already have, there's clear demand for it, and you don't need a huge operation to get started.
I liked the fact that you can begin with one clinic day each week and gradually grow from there instead of taking a massive financial risk at the beginning.
Why did you choose wax. for your training?
The wax. course seemed very focused on preparing people to actually offer the service afterwards.
I wanted proper practical training rather than completing everything online.
I also liked that the course covered several methods of wax removal, because I didn't want to finish training knowing only one technique.
How did you find the course?
It was excellent.
The practical part was my favourite because you get to put everything you've learned into practice.
I also really liked the atmosphere. It didn't feel intimidating, and everyone was encouraged to ask questions.
Even with my nursing experience, I learned a lot that was very specific to ears.
What did you learn?
We learned otoscopy, ear anatomy, patient assessment, infection control, contraindications and recognising when somebody needs onward referral.
The practical sessions covered microsuction, warm-water irrigation and manual instrumentation.
One of the most valuable things for me was learning how important a thorough ear examination is before you even think about removing wax.
Would you recommend wax. training?
Definitely.
I'd recommend it to other nurses who are interested in starting something independently.
The course gives you a new clinical skill, but it also makes the whole idea of setting up your own service seem much less complicated.
What are your plans for the future?
We're planning to start with one evening clinic and one Saturday clinic each week in Leicester.
My husband will handle bookings, the website and marketing while I concentrate on seeing patients.
If demand develops the way we hope, I'd eventually like to reduce my nursing hours and expand the clinic to several days each week.
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