Hi,
I have name changed for this so as to not out myself.
I'm an SHO in a busy DGH with young children. Plodding through my core medical training LTFT ( mid year 2 but no exams yet). Want to work in palliative medicine and am pretty sure that being a consultant is not the be all and end all to me so would be happy to be a specialty doctor in the hospice setting. I love being a doctor but my family come first and I want to be around especially whilst my children are young.
My plan was to finish CMT, get my exams and try to get a post.
Out of the blue a post has arisen at my local hospice- somewhere I would love to work for professional and practical reasons. It's a part time post and if I was successful it would mean leaving CMT before completion. I am led to believe this means you can't ever reapply for CMT in the same deanery which would make it hard to get back onto the training ladder.
I don't know much about the non training grade career ladder. Part of me thinks I should play it safe and stay in CMT but part of me would hate to miss the opportunity of what would on paper be my dream job ( local, preferred hospice, working for a consultant I know, like and respect, part time... )
There is of course no guarantee I would get the job and that could make the decision for me but I would be really grateful for anyones experience or advice.
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indecisivedoctor · 09/12/2014 22:17
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