Dr Sonia Damle - How to Navigate Shift Work as a Parent & the Benefits of Self-Rostering in the NHS & Beyond

Big Careers, Small Children

English - June 06, 2024 04:45 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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How can you navigate shift work as a parent?

This week we welcome Emergency Medicine Doctor Sonia Damle to the podcast.

Sonia shares her experience of shift work and how to make it work alongside bringing up children. Sonia has lots of practical advice for other shift workers, including:

why knowing what you want is vital to make it workhow utilising your support network can really make a differencehow self-rostering could be game changing in the NHS and beyond

Plus, the skills and experience we can take from shift work (eg. compartmentalising) and apply to more traditional working hours.

We hope you enjoy the conversation, do get in touch if you have any thoughts or feedback.

Show Notes:

Applications for the award-winning NHS Fellowship close 18 June. Find out more: www.leadersplus.org/nhsfellowshipAccess further resources for parents working in the NHS: www.leadersplus.org/resources/parental-leave-toolkits