I think that’s fair enough. With it being a relatively new role in the UK I can understand hesitancy in pursuing it in an area where it may not have extended to much yet. Ours is run by Bolton I think with placements all over Greater Manchester. As far as I know it tends to be a generalist role, I dont know much about whether there are any routes into oncology tbh?

I’ve worked with someone who previously held a clinical role in a London A&E though and we have one employed in our practice now who came through the MSc course we’re involved in running who works alongside the GP team seeing undifferentiated need.

He was clearly the best on the course though, and it’s a reflection of his capabilities (some were nowhere near this level) and an element of luck in knowing a forward thinking practice willing to broaden their skill mix. Being relatively early, there’s opportunity as well as risk and good PA’s are able to shape the role with the right employer.

Like you, I’m watching and waiting currently as it’s not currently the right time for me to be starting another degree…

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Reckon I couldn’t be any worse

Will you shut up about elves

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All jobs are wank so whichever you can get that pays you the most for the least hours. Include travel when thinking about hours.

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There are jobs going at the MHRA…

I want an easier life though. That’s not in London.

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The Moderately Harmful Rifle Association?

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Are you looking to come completely out of the lifesciences/pharma sector?

Some consulting roles in and around the area could be decent, but not sure that gives you an easier life necessarily.

To be honest I don’t know right now. I want to work in a nice office doing vaguely stimulating but ultimately not stressful work. This probably doesn’t exist or if it does is hard to find :woman_shrugging:

Civil service 100% pal, if you can find the right division or team for your interests and if the pay matches what you want. The flexibility is pretty nuts - I know people that work 7-3, 9-5, 11-7, go out for 2 hour lunches, work 9 day fortnights and take every second Friday off, rock up at different times every day depending purely on when they naturally wake up and so on

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Was about to suggest something pretty similar to this. Our environmental department sounds very interesting and they dictate their own hours (WHICH IS WHY I CAN NEVER GET THE PRICKS ON THE PHONE WHEN I NEED THEM) *ahem*

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Flexible working - :+1:
Flexible approach to answering your emails and being available for meetings - :-1:

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Big time. The lax attitude towards interdepartmental communication is my biggest gripe about this job.

To be honest though everyone I’m very close to jacking it all in and applying to work at Tebay

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Get started before the 23rd and I’ll see you on my way south

Not retail m9

Yeah but Tebay is a magical place where even retail doesn’t suck

what’s the current source of stress? Workload? Clients? Deadlines? Team? Management? Combination of all of the above?

All of that bar management (an team mostly)

To be honest I think I’m just too lazy to have a stressful job

Could you apply for this?

It sounds like you’re taking over organised crime in Columbia.

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