Bristol father-of-five follows dream to become nurse at 64

A 64-year-old who recently graduated as a nurse says he hopes his journey shows you are never too old to get a degree.

John Adesoye, who grew up in Nigeria, worked as an electronics technician in Greece before moving to the UK in 2013 and deciding on a career change.

The father-of-five has now secured a nursing role at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, where he started working as a healthcare assistant in 2014.

“If I can do it, others can too. People are more brilliant and stronger than they think,” he said.

Adesoye said his career change to healthcare was motivated by a desire to care for people.

“When I was caring for electronic devices, I was happy when I could get broken devices working again.

“In my work in healthcare, when patients get better it gives me great joy and satisfaction,” he said.