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Tips for medical CV writing
Medical cv writing doesn't need to be a hard slog. Follow a formula that works and it's much easier. Firstly, it is good practise to get into the habit of documenting your medical experience right from the early days of being a medical student. Ensure you keep notes...
Flexible working for doctors
Flexible working for doctors is fast becoming a necessary to to stay working in healthcare. I was totally inspired to learn about the work of www.Patchworkhealth (a team of doctors and healthcare professionals) who are pushing the cause of flexible working in the NHS...
Networking during a pandemic
For many, just the notion of the word ‘networking’ is off-putting, but it really doesn’t need to be perceived quite so negatively. If you’re a public health or healthcare professional seeking job opportunities or wanting to expand your network, there are many ways you...
So you want to be a Public Health Manager?
Yes, we're in the middle of a pandemic but in a crisis, there are always opportunities. You've worked hard to develop yourself in your field and have built up significant skills and experience to go for a deserved promotion ... maybe now it's your time to take up an...
Who’s looking after the NHS nurses who look after us?
Staggering nurse suicide rates have led to the government carrying out an urgent inquiry into such alarming figures after cries for help were repeatedly ignored. The Office of National Statistics stated that over 300 nurses in England and Wales took their own lives...
7 Typical Questions for Medical Consultant Interviews
So what are typical questions for medical consultant interviews? When applying for a consultant level post, candidates need to demonstrate that they can offer more than excellent clinical skills. At this stage of the game, they need to show that they also have good...
Visualize your perfect healthcare interview!
Visualisation isn’t a new approach to realizing what you want to achieve through the power of the mind. Many top athletes have used relaxation and visualization techniques in preparation for a major sporting event. Apparently Wayne Rooney asks for exact details about...
Resilience and coping with change (Part 2)
As promised … here’s the next five tips for increasing your resilience levels when experiencing change …. 6. Use role models to inspire you through this transition. Find examples of people who inspire you to manage a challenging period in your life. It may be someone...
Why is resilience so important for coping with change?
With increasing patient demand, lack of funding, constant change/mergers and systems requiring modernisation, it’s no wonder that staff feel overworked, exhausted and demotivated leading the NHS to suffer a high level of absenteeism due to stressed-out staff members....
Using STARR in competency interviews
This blog series will look at interview techniques starting with the STARR technique. Competency questions are still widely used across the NHS whereby an example will be asked for. I have heard some very confused and muddled answers – so it’s really important that...
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Supporting, enriching, developing careers.
All Rights Reserved.