I work in the NHS. I have been with the same Trust for the past 20 years and during that times I have moved around / been promoted.
I was asked to do a secondment back in 2021 and the role was made permanent in 2023. It was a newly created role, but has never been clearly defined. As a result, I have found there has been a lot of duplication with another member of staff who has a very established role within our department.
Despite both roles being performance related, I have found I have not been invited to meetings relating to performance discussions and I have had to ask to attend things.
My counterpart also works very long hours, has no children and often works evening and weekends. Despite asking for a clear job plan, it has never materialised and I have continued to work blindly with no clear objectives etc.
Last week an email was forwarded to me that I had not been copied into. The email was from our MD basically saying that the unit I have been working in will no longer exist as following consultation, the key members are moving to a different directorate. My two counterparts were both copied in to this email, but yet again I did not receive it.
I am finding the MD does not communicate with me, but communicates with the other two members of staff. I have found that I am being given work 3rd hand from the MD or being given work that they do not have time to complete - essentially the boring stuff. I feel that all I have ended up doing is data entry. I feel invisble and I am losing my self confidence and feel like I am stagnating.
There is going to be a review shortly of all job roles. I do not feel it is a level playing field and if I have to compete with the other two, I won't get a role because I am not attending the same meetings, being given the work directly from the MD.
Tomorrow I have supervision with our General Manager. I have previously asked for a job plan template, but it never materialised and I have continued to work blindly.
The dilemma is : do I just keep quiet and wait and see what the consultation brings or do I speak up now and put myself and role in the spot light and potentially run the risk of being redeployed into a role I am going to be really unhappy in / possible pay drop.
I do have a lot of flexibility in this role, but I feel invisible and quite honestly don't have enough challenging bits of work to do.
Any advice much appreciated.