That is essentially what has happened to me, and I guess is happening to others around me in PCT land. I manage a service, it has been fine to be left to get on with it by those in a senior management position. I am (even if I say so myself) pretty good at my job and I have a wide range of knowledge and an excellent network of colleagues who are equally knowledgeable and efficient. But with the reorganisation comes a realisation that I have now slipped down the hierarchy, so that the consultation paper on the future of the senior management roles essentially excludes me. This means that I am not allowed to apply for the job that I thought I might like to do and means that my new boss will come from a large pool of people whose jobs yesterday became ‘at risk’.
Education is quite a specialist area, and perhaps I have been nieve in thinking that someone who has knowledge and experience of education should be in charge of a county wide service. But does it really matter, after all I came from nursing to this post and have leaned what is involved over the last 5 years. I have to say though at the beginning I was massively out of my depth, I had to learn so much so quickly to I could get the service up and running. Some painful mistakes were made, but that is necessary to the learning process I would suggest. A new manager will have some benefits I didn’t have, for example a team that also knows what they are doing and one that is enthusiastic about development of staff and not afraid of change.
This doesn’t stop me thinking seriously about my future. After all, I want to develop my career not sit and stagnate. I need new challenges not a reduction in my remit. I have been seriously thinking about the other kinds of things I could do, as well or even instead of my NHS job. Perhaps this is the catalyst I need to actually make some contacts and see what I can do about it rather than just thinking. Perhaps I am ready now for something new?
Comments on: "Put in my place" (2)
You’ve nothing to lose by considering alternatives to your current job. It sounds like you’ve had the rug pulled out from beneath your feet!
Why is it you can’t apply for the job? Not got the right qualification?
Stonewall penalty for Arsenal today, i thought. Although the defender got a slight deflection on the ball before chopping down Hleb, Hleb still had possession and a goalscoring chance. Wouldn’t have sent off or booked the defender, however.
More dubious about the handball given to Villa against blackburn. Not as if Ooijer had his arm away from his body.
we have been told that we can only apply for the jobs in our pool and there are too many ex directors and asst directors vying for the jobs. I am sure that I will get a boss who I have to train up and then will be bypassed when it suits.
Arsenal! I agree, though they just don’t know where the goal is right now! Didn’t see Villa v Blackburn. Saw the spurs match, hubby is miserable as a chelsea fan. He was restrained as we were at my parents and dad is a spurs fan!