Starting NHS post knowing I can only be there 10 months

[Suddenlyverynervous]

Hi,
I am a newly qualified Physiotherapist (I career changed at the age of 42).

Anyway, I was offered quite a specialist NHS post after one of my placements which I start on Monday.

My daughter has significant additional needs and has been offered a place at a very sought after, highly specialist school for girls which means we will be moving next summer and I'll only be able to stay in my job for about 10 months. Our move will take us 5 hours away from where we currently live. Our daughter would have the option of boarding but there's no way she would cope so she will go as a day pupil.

What worries me the most though is that I'll have to start looking for a job pretty quickly so will have to admit to them early on about our plans.

I'm so anxious now. Would it be best for me just not to start it? I don't want to mess anyone around, but the experience for 10 months would be fantastic too.

Take the job, enjoy it and gain the experience.

Give notice only when you really need to, right at the end, when everything for your daughter and a move is in place.

They don't have any right to know earlier. Take this opportunity, it's sounds too good to miss.

Just take the job but don't tell them you'll need to leave until much nearer the time.
Loads of people only stay in first job for year or so anyway

Take the job, don’t put your life and work experience on hold for something that is 10 months away. The move is coming whether you take the job or not, so you might as well a. Get the experience, which will make it easier to find another job and b. Take the pay! You surely need a job for the next 10 months anyway? Why does it matter if its this one or another one?

You shouldn't have taken the job in my opinion.

Take the job. What else are you going to do for 10 months? The NHS needs physios and your only alternative is not to be one until you move - that doesn’t benefit anyone.

lots of people move jobs within a year for lots of reasons. Don’t worry about it.

Tell them the situation and ask if they want you for 10 months.
With the recruitment crisis, they probably will. No doubt you’re cheaper than agency staff.

You don't have to tell them anything until you actually give in your notice. Trust me - I've worked in the NHS for 43 years and I'd advise you to do the best thing for yourself and your circumstances, just give in your notice when you are ready to leave, they do not need to know your circumstances.

Ex physio here…are you literally just qualified (ie. Band 5 entry?)….where else would you work if you didn’t take this post? Were you otherwise intending to get a rotational post or have you a specific specialism in mind already? Generally it’s best to do your rotations as a band 5 but unless you’ve got an alternative post in mind ,I’d just go for it…. I imagine they must be struggling to recruit into that post if they want to offer it to a new grad? There’s always a high turnover in certain areas of the country / certain specialisms so I imagine they’d be happy to have you even for 10 maths if you’ve impressed them whilst on placement.

Take the job and enjoy it. The nhs need staff and you are qualified.
Also, hypothetically if there were cuts in ten months time, they wouldn’t lose sleep over ending your contract- therefore you shouldn’t either

100% take the job and get the experience. I'm a nurse and new nursing graduates are very open from day 1 that they only plan to stay in the job for a year to get some experience before moving to Australia. Healthcare has a high staff turnover so I wouldn't feel bad.

Totally normal in the NHS, go for it and don't worry :)

Thanks everyone. I feel really reassured.

Yes it's band 5. It's in the community. I didn't want to do rotation as I have a disability and would find the hospital setting really difficult.

BTW My other option would have been to stay in the team I am currently doing bank work for. They constantly ask me to stay!

Take the job and the experience! Like others have said they wouldn't let you know that far in advance that the job was going to be cut.

oh in that case most def go for it, a couple of my roles were community based and it's always had recruitment issues. A couple of my students took community band 5's straight from uni and it sounds like it suits your own needs so really, dont worry and good luck!!

I know plenty of newly qualified clinical staff who stay in their first post for less than a year, for all sorts of reasons. It's never seen as much of an issue!

Take the job, it sounds like a great opportunity. You never know what might happen in the future. Don't mention that you are intending leaving within a year.