Work in nhs non clinical but quite unique role. As is typical in the NHS the department is understaffed/underfunded/under resourced. There are so so many problems it would take a long time for me to cover them all. Absolutely lovely boss who's struggling under the workload and lack of support so is not doing a great job himself. He's mostly out of touch with what's going on in our department. We are two supervisors short and senior managers are leaving later this year. So it's all a bit of a mess. Department has more trainees that qualified staff but no trainers. Training is pretty much non existant and we are trying to muddle through some how. As trainees we have two professional exams to sit in the next year so having to sacrifice a large amount of out time out side of work to study. I'm paid low band that goes up after sitting both professional exams. So money is a problem but I was okay with that before I started because I was promised a dedicated mentor and excellent training plan. Staff turn over is very high.
I can't decide whether to stick it out. I quite enjoy the job, academically I'm quite capable of passing the exam but no matter how good I am at the exams it's just not possible to teach myself the knowledge and experience that needs to be acquired through the training program.
I feel so torn. I really like my boss and want to help and really make a difference there and help develop the department into a good place to work where we are very proficient at what we do. But the lack of training, difficulty in getting my manager and senior staff to see how damaging the lack of training is, and time it's going to take to be earning a wage that actually reflects what I do it getting to me.
If you worked in a struggling, failing department did you you stick it out or jump ship? If you stuck it out how did you improve things? Or am I wasting my time and energy?
Sat here looking at an application for a job that is better paid, in a department that I know is managed and structured well and I'm feeling so conflicted about filling it in. Any opinions or similar experiences would be great fully received