management

Arrived on shift and was advised by my colleague that staff member due to relieve me later (4pm) was ill and would not be in. Stressful, as I'm due to work with person 2 at 5pm! :( The onus is now on me to try to find cover for later and also for this colleague's next shift, this coming Sun-Mon and sleep over. Management sometimes try to say colleagues should try to find cover but that's daft, if you're not well, you're not up to making endless calls!

Eilidh’s story

by lesleyduff
September 1, 2015May 3, 2019

The onus is now on me to try to find cover for later and also for this colleague’s next shift

So much time is spent worrying about if you've done everything correctly and in line with the SSSC, Care Inspectorate and in line with all policies, to everyone's satisfaction. You spend your day trying to please management and staff when really the only people that I really care about are the ones I support. My hopes are that I can make a difference to the unit and still enjoy every minute of my job.

Jennifer’s story

by lesleyduff
September 1, 2015May 3, 2019

So much time is spent worrying about if you’ve done everything correctly