To accept a job knowing I’ll be leaving

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I’ve accepted a job in the NHS (non-clinical) and they are doing all the pre-employment checks.

DH is a military officer and has been offered an accompanied posting abroad which would be really exciting - obviously I’m going with him!

WIBU to start this job in a couple of weeks only to quit in several months - before the end of year? I’m not working at the moment and it would be nice to have some extra savings behind me as I won’t be working when we are abroad...

I’m also rather bored at home all day! There is no temping going where I live, the only office jobs in abundance are NHS admin roles.

I’m very aware that any employer could get rid of me without any qualms so I’m struggling to feel any loyalty to the fifth biggest employer in the world.

I find it quite interesting that you are apparently only allowed to work for the nhs if you sign up for life - its a lowish grade admin job, training shouldn‘t take that long.
i’m not surprised the nhs is struggling if people rather have nobody joining their clique than somebody for 4 months....

You don’t need to sign up for life. You just need to commit for long enough to make to costs of recruitment worthwhile. The comments about the NHS being a big organisation and therefore able to absorb it are disgusting. It’s the NHS, not a massive private law firm!

And Band 4 is not ‘lowish grade’ for an admin job. Band 2 is more typical for basic admin in the NHS - Band 4 indicates a higher level of responsibility, hence more training requirements. Qualified clinical staff start at Band 5, just as a comparison.

I find it quite interesting that you are apparently only allowed to work for the nhs if you sign up for life - its a lowish grade admin job, training shouldn‘t take that long.
i’m not surprised the nhs is struggling if people rather have nobody joining their clique than somebody for 4 months....

I think I might have missed the bit where op said that nobody else was willing/available for the role??? In that case op that's fine, just make sure they know it's a temporary arrangement so they can carry on looking around for your replacement.

Do it.

Anybody saying don’t drain the NHS of resources is deluded. You only need to look at all the contracting staff ripping the piss out of it. Followed by the criminal amount of waste.