Working in NHS is hard....
You do come across rude seniors....
They expect you to know a lot of things...
Your level of knowledge might not be sufficient ...
Your english must be the best ......
(NB : This is a optimistic post)
Helloo... I am a Junior doctor joined recently in NHS ( 5 months), working as a SHO in emergency department .
Did you read those statements that I mentioned above , as every on of you even I hear that and was extremly worried about joining here , at times I was scared to choose certain specialities. Because , I also felt the same as you "I am not good enough".
I am not here to tell you that its super cool to work here or you will be treated like a baby. No , its not - But it has its own bitterness as every stages of life , things do happen - its all about learning from those moments and trying to make yourself better and better.
As a Emergnecy department doc , I do stryggle these days , some days I feel like the worst .
But this system has its own way of boosting you to be a good doctor , nurturing you to a better collegue.
Let me take you to a beautiful incident happened recently , I opened mail - I saw a certificate from the hospital trust saying as I have been awarded a "GREATIX" , as I recieve weekly trust updates mails regarding health and protocols , I thought it was just a 'make good feel' update for everyone and Ignored it.
Later , during the end of the shift , I asked one of the colleague regarding it - I was so amazed and proud to hear what they said - Greatix is an anonymous appreciation made by any of your collegue for any act you did in a professional set up.its value triples when it comes as a certificate from your trust leads.
I am sure , I didnt do any big time procedures or found brilliant diagnosis, I am confident that I did not revive any cardiac arrest that day- what all I did was - kept working as usual and I am glad it got apprecited
What meant to say is - Just push yourself , move forward , learn from each experiences - this is one of the best health sector that I could work so far - and am sure you will agree me soon a day.....!!!
