The amount of paper work that is involved in starting a job - or at least this job is phenomenal! I imagine whole forests of proud trees being shorn down to make the paper for endless forms and documents, most of which are 'required' to be read, but which I doubt I will, unless I'm really bored sitting on the toilet...but even then, I doubt I'll have it near me, and I reckon I will just keep them, til I have to move in 12 months time, when I will chuck them out.
Induction was pretty much about paper filling and getting 'smart cards' - ie cards with a little chip thingy - one for my health, which means that everytime I move to a different trust, I wont get jabbed to repeat tests which have already in my short life been done about six times!. The other being for a new way to write discharge summaries*...but that will only come into use in September...so until then I shall sit on it and see whether it multiplies.
The most important bits of paper was the contract. Some of the others are up in arms as they will be earning less than their predecessors, despite working the same hours. My attitude is a little different - some money is better than no money any day, and I highly doubt that a trust that is so much in debt as the one I am working for is reputed to be, will increase the pay. I've never seen a contract before and this one did not make a whole lot of sense. Although the BMA provides a contract checking service, I only joined up on four days ago and have not received any of the paper work confirming that I have joined, so that is out. Unfortunately, I do not know anyone who's handy with contracts either....but I guess it doesnt look too bad...so I reckon I will sign it....but will first do a google search to see if there are any sites that would give me an insight on the actual meaning of my contract!
The only good thing about induction, was the free food - kindly provided by the drug reps of some company or another. They are not supposed to be seen as openly 'bribing' us, and to be honest, although this is the first drug rep lunch I've been to as a doctor, I have not really noticed that they take much notice of doctors below the rank of consultant, the consultant being the big cheese who can actually change the drug formulary used by his team....not that I've seen that happening either. My attitude to drug reps is basically to get all the freebies I can off them - hey, the industry is making a packet-load thanks to my new prescribing power (albeit only in the hospital), so they owe me all the food, tourniquets and sticky notes I can get!
I went to the ward round in the afternoon, thinking that I could get away, for the last time, with knowing and doing very little. The fool me! Although the outgoin SHO was really nice and did all the writing in the notes, I was left trying to hear all the jobs the consultant wanted doing and fill out all the forms etc. Okay, it wasn't so bad, I'm just whinging. But I did stay on until 7.15pm, to try and organise everything for tomorrow morning, which squashed my plans of going to the gym. However I didn't finish - I wasn't even close, but my brain shut down due to a lack of food....so I'll be in early tomorrow - joy!
I'm a bit concerned - apparently, and from what I've seen during a 15minute handover, my SHO is very laid back - not good!!! I want someone intense, who knows their stuff, who'll teach, who'll get me to do stuff and challenge the bounds of my knowledge...etc...etc....but on the bright side, he's not new to the hospital, and that'll be a big plus point, as he'll know all the short cuts to getting things done.
Oh well...better get some food and sleep before tomorrow - my big day as THE PRHO on the team! ....i have a feeling it'll be a long one!
*Discharge summary - also known as a TTO (to take out) - is given to patients and GPs on the patients discharge. The electronic version being the one used in order to get legible summaries out of stressed PRHOs and apparently to make the trust look good....never mind that a few major departments are having to close down....but that is hearsay and when confirmed will probably be the subject of a post.
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