Career support for SAS doctors

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Career support for SAS doctors

• Sonia Hutton-Taylor
• (MBBS FRCS FRCOphth DO)?
• Founder Medical Forum 1990

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What we are going to cover

• A few principles of/overview career planning
• Four career guidance cases involving SAS doctors
• What are the key elements within each
• What can we learn from these
• What actions might these conclusions prompt (or
  challenges to address)?

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Where does career guidance fit in
Assessment
appraisals
training
Human resources
CAREER GUIDANCE
coaching
Mentoring
Occupational health
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6 elements of career support

• Career advice
• Career information
• Career counselling
• Career guidance
• Career envisioning
• Career management skillsFull definitions of
  these in Career support powerpoints
  www.medicalforum.com

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Career support is a big topic
Cenv
CMS
CI
CA
CC
CG
32 Career Management skills
16Career Factors
. Myers- Briggs Inneagram DISC Belbin Simplistic
ones (earth fire air water)? Other "tools" such
as Psi 59 Interest inventories

• 9 Health/stress
• 10 Social situation
• 11 Desire to learn/ learning style,
• 12 Strengths/weaknesses
• 13
• 14 Self awareness/EQ ?
• 15 Dreams (or "vision")?
• 16 Fears/barriers

• 1 Skills
• 2 Values
• 3 Ambition
• 4 Drive/energy
• 5 Experience/s
• 6 Qualifications
• 7 Motivations
• 8 Finances

Personality
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The 16 career factors

• 9 Health/stress
• 10 Social situation
• 11 Desire to learn/ learning style,
• 12 Strengths/weaknesses
• 13 Skills
• 14 Self awareness/EQ (emotional intelligence as
  opposed to IQ)?
• 15 Dreams (or "vision")?
• 16 Fears/barriers

• 1 Personality
• 2 Values
• 3 Ambition
• 4 Drive/energy
• 5 Experience/s
• 6 Qualifications
• 7 Motivations
• 8 Finances and financial aspirations

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Changes afoot

• job planning
• involvement in Trust management
• a voice!
• PDPs
• SPA
• CPD/ECP
• appraisals
• time admin/audit/edu
• facilities office/IT

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New roles emerging

• SAS educational supervisors/leads
• SAS associate deans
• SAS clinical tutor
• SAS Trust representatives

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Some possible routes to SAS

• Process of elimination/default/fell into it
• Couldn't get training number
• Difficulties training(exams/interviews/RITA Es)?
• Positive career choice
• Other

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Clearly some jam is needed!

• Valued/noticed/integral(status/pay/equality)?
• Professional needs met
• Career opportunities withFlexibility/choicePromo
  tionChallenges/stretchingwhy is it always jam
  tomorrow, jam yesterday and never jam today

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consultant
Out of clinical
SAS
New SAS challenges
P-t SAS
trainee
Out of medicine
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Four case histories

• Dr A SAS unhappy in current post
• Dr B SAS move to training grade
• Dr C SAS to consultant
• Dr D Consultant to SAS

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Four case histories - Questions

• What are the key elements within
• each of these and what can we learn
• from them
• What actions might the conclusions
• prompt (or what are the challenges
• to address)?

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Case histories key learning points

• Dr A SAS unhappy in current post
• KLP good management from consultants could
  replace coach, reason for seeking help life
  skills
• Dr B SAS move to training grade
• KLP rigorous assessment and selection required
  for more than just clinical skills in all medical
  careers
• Dr C SAS to consultant
• KLP mentoring and at all stages help req
• Dr D Consultant to SAS
• KLP don't assume every way is up

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• "When you are making a success of something, it's
  not work. It's a way of life. You enjoy yourself
  because you are making your contribution to the
  world."
• Andrew Granatelli racing driver

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consultant
Out of clinical
SAS
New SAS challenges
P-t SAS
trainee
Out of medicine