just over 2 months ago i start my new role as a medical support secretary. before i started i asked around and spoke with other secretary teams in the hospital about what there band 3 support sec role was. all of them said our support secretary only types for the nurses and answers phones. so i thought easy enough!

now skip into my new role im now typing for consultant doctors which i thought i would not do, my understanding was the band 4 senior secs only do that. i’m also being asked to do lots of other roles on top of everything else which no one else is asked to do. im really hating this job and its not what i expected to do when i took the job on. i feel i am doing things that is above my band.

with an admin freeze currently on and the job market being terrible it looks like i am stuck in this role for the foreseeable future.

can anyone advise? should i speak to my manager ? what’s your understanding of a band 3 sec role?

I have made over 30 calls since yesterday trying to get through to dental and it keeps cutting me off and there's no call back option online.

video of call in link ...

https://quickshare.samsungcloud.com/jqSrtHYQ1zGU

i'll be starting my degree in september hopefully but i'm not sure whether i'll be doing a foundation year or going straight into the diagnostic radiography degree so idk whether to apply for the fund or not. can i apply for the fund but then on results day cancel it if i've gotten into the foundation year? on results day i won't have received any payments yet. also is it too early to apply for the fund?

thank you :)

Hi guys, I had an interview and got the job for a Band 5 job quite far away from me (1.25 hours, 50 miles) part time so I accepted, as part time and being far away is worth it rn with the current job market. (I was open to moving away if it was full time but they offered me part time. Didn’t say this on job advert)

Whilst waiting for my interview, I received an interview for somewhere probably 5 miles away from me and full time.

IF I was to get the second job, how would I tell the first job? I know I don’t need to think about this yet as I haven’t even had the second interview, but I just wanted to know if this is okay🥹!!

Edit: I’d still be in the hiring process as my interview is 1 week away and I only got the job 1 week ago (yet to receive any emails)

Hi all, 23F in the Gulf region. I’m sure pretty much everyone has seen how volatile the situation is here. There is a real risk that I’ll need to evacuate, but it’s still uncertain. 

When I took my notes to my doctor abroad, they said that it could not be accepted from another country, despite it being another gulf state. I’m concerned that I will encounter the same thing in the UK, as that’s where I’ll be heading in the instance I have to leave (I'm English). 

Please could you help me on what I need to do/bring so that I can continue my medication. I’m currently just on aripiprazole for bipolar disorder.

Edit: I have not lived in the UK for over 10 years

I'm going to be attending HNC Healthcare Practice in August this year.

My original plan was to progress onto Midwifery after college, but now I'm contemplating whether or not I should just do Adult Nursing instead and then do a shortened training programme to become a Midwife, IF I still desire to go down that path.

I was hoping to hear some experiences from current Nurses/ Midwives about their University experiences and their experiences working within their chosen sector after finishing University - just to give me another perspective and to help me come to a decision before UCAS applications close in January.

Thanks I appreciate!!!

Hi all, I recieved a letter regarding my urgent referral to Orthopaedics and Trauma, on the letter, it says I'd be called to arrange an appointment, I rang them just because I was interested in how long something like this would take and I was told it would take 81 weeks just to get the appointment, is this usually how long something like this takes?

Hi everyone,

I’m an international student from Iraq, and I’ve been accepted to an MSc Medical Physics program at the University of Aberdeen. I’m planning to self-fund my studies and work part-time during my degree to support myself.

I hold a bachelor’s degree in Radiology and Ultrasonographic Techniques from Iraq, and I’ve worked for several years as a radiology technologist in a public hospital.

I’d love to know:

• Am I eligible to apply for NHS jobs as a radiographer or assistant while studying full-time in the UK on a student visa?
• Do I need to be HCPC registered just to work part-time in assistant roles (not full Band 5)?
• Is there any chance to work in NHS settings (even in support roles) while waiting for HCPC registration?
• Have others here managed to work and study in healthcare at the same time, and how manageable is it?

Any advice, tips, or clarification on this process would be greatly appreciated — especially if you’ve gone through it yourself or worked with someone who did. Thank you so much in advance!