I work in a team with different types of health workers where we help certain GP surgeries. Our main job is to put in place actions that support patients who are starting to show signs of health problems linked to Metabolic Syndrome, like high fat levels in the blood or high blood sugar.
The job feels good because you get to help people make changes that can really improve their health, both now and in the future.
What my role and normal day involves I work in a team with different types of health workers where we help certain GP surgeries. Our main job is to put in place actions that support patients who are starting to show signs of health problems linked to Metabolic Syndrome, like high fat levels in the blood or high blood sugar. What I enjoy about my job The job feels good because you get to help people make changes that can really improve their health, both now and in the future. I used to have different jobs before joining the NHS. I have previously served as a military emergency medicine practitioner and worked as a physiotherapist within professional sports. When COVID19 started, I decided to join the NHS, which now I believe I should have done earlier in my career. I really enjoy my job and feel that I am an important part of them team helping patients across my area.
My wife and daughter are both nurses. During the pandemic, I worked as a teacher in a university delivering courses on pre-hospital emergency care. But during lockdown I felt I wasn’t doing enough to help. My wife encouraged me to join the NHS, so I did. I first worked as a Healthcare Support Worker on a ward that looked after people with breathing problems, using the skills I already had. After the pandemic, I applied to the cardiovascular disease (CVD) Health Check Team which I commenced in 2022.
I never thought about working in the NHS before, but now it has become a job I really enjoy. I even wish I had started much earlier. I think people who care about their community and want to help others would find this kind of job meaningful and rewarding.