First two weeks at work
Weekend at K + M's
So prior to starting my
new job I drove up to stay at K + M's until I found my own place.
Managed to cram a fair bit in that weekend, mainly eating out in
restaurants and viewing properties on right move. Michael took me
around the town and I had a look around, it was nowhere near as bad
as I was imagining, in fact it has it's own charm – but very
similar to Ryde, just with some decent shops!
We drove around the two next towns, smaller 'market towns' to get a feel for the area. Whilst we where there we popped into an estate agent who's boards we had seen up around the town quite frequently – and viewed a property that afternoon. It wasn't what I was looking for, but it was a starting point, and we booked to see 3 other properties in the week following.
We drove around the two next towns, smaller 'market towns' to get a feel for the area. Whilst we where there we popped into an estate agent who's boards we had seen up around the town quite frequently – and viewed a property that afternoon. It wasn't what I was looking for, but it was a starting point, and we booked to see 3 other properties in the week following.
That Sunday night was
possibly the worst night sleep I have had in ages!!!!!!
My first week
On Monday morning
Michael dropped me to work, like it was my first day of school, so
sweet of him, it helped calm my nerves as I didn't have to worry
about traffic, parking or getting lost. I got into the office and
met the other new starter, band 5 Claire. From there we both headed
down to the training venue. Monday – Weds we had training all day,
covering the various mandatory topics and trust introductions.
Thursday afternoon I got to go down onto the wards with an OTAP and
got a chance to get my head around how things worked at this
hospital.
On the Friday I had
training until 12:30, so after lunch I went down onto 'my' wards with
the OTA and was introduced to all my new colleagues, and attempted to
remember as much as possible about the wards, the paperwork and the
policies and procedures.
I was absolutely
shattered after my first week of work, get I was not used to the
routine, or being on my feet for 7 hours a day!
My second week
So
on Monday I was just...sort of...thrown into the deep end of things –
I was taken down on the my wards, and re-orientated before being
given my ward book and left at the handover. I just sorta bumbled
about, trying to get a grip on my caseload but I spent the day just
treading water, feeling pretty out of my depth if I am honest. The
day flew up, and before I knew it the day was over.
On
Tuesday I was anxious about feeling like I was just treading water,
but once I had planned who I had to see that day and what assessments
needed doing I felt a but less useless and a bit more productive.
By
Wednesday I was thinking back to the #OTalk on the transition from
student to practitioner and all the advice that I got from it, I
remembered how many people had said they felt out of their depth and
expected too much from themselves, wanting to be able to do
everything straight away. I had supervision in the afternoon and fed
this back to my supervisor who said that I just needed to get
orientated to the wards, the caseload and the role, and that no one
is expecting me to be perfect just yet.
Thursday
was the day I felt like I got it together and was a productive member
of the team – I'd imagine the OTA was glad I was a bit more
together at this point. I was able to organise the OTA's and my time
well to mange the tasks required on the ward. I was also able to
write a list of things for the OTA to complete on the Friday as I was
heading home for the festival that afternoon!
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