going from bad to worse

26 Apr 2006

where do I start? Studied at uni for four years for my profession. Got a part time job at the hospital which I really love but my contract runs out at the end of June. As the NHS is in such a mess, they have no more funding to renew my contract.
My second job, working with people coming off drugs &/or alcohol, is very rewarding.
I went in today with a smile on my face, the sun shining & looking forward to helping my clients reslove their problems. At 6 o lclock I got called in to the office & was told that the service no longer had the funding for what I do so they are cancelling my contract from like yesturday! :upset: I have to wind down my client work as soon as possible & refer other clients on to different services. I AM GUTTED.
Not just for me coz I'm gonna be out of two jobs now but for those vulnerable clients I have been seeing.
FFS we're in the 2000's now, we shouldn't have to scrimp about trying to get funding to help people who are more misfortunate than ourselves.
GOVERNMENT get your arses into gear & do something about this.
I might get another job then as well rolleyes

sorry for the moan but I am truelly p***ed off mad

26 Apr 2006

wow that`s two bad things, you wanna watch out for the third!
what ever you do don`t try to give him in doors a w**k. redface

on a more serious note,
sorry to hear your bad news and i hope things get better soon :rose:

26 Apr 2006

Quote by philstarnchoozy
wow that`s two bad things, you wanna watch out for the third!
what ever you do don`t try to give him in doors a w**k.
on a more serious note,
sorry to hear your bad news and i hope things get better soon :rose:

thanks you two kiss

just waiting for the third thing to happen now!
His is safe by the way wink

26 Apr 2006

It came off in me and yur 'onna!
Ah, I'm sorry to hear all this. You're a lovely person to think of your patients before getting p******d off. What goes around comes around hun, things'll pick up.
H.x

26 Apr 2006

Quote by H-x
It came off in me and yur 'onna!
Ah, I'm sorry to hear all this. You're a lovely person to think of your patients before getting p******d off. What goes around comes around hun, things'll pick up.
H.x

I am p***ed off H- I'm p***ed off that we as a country should not be in this state of affairs with debt & poverty in this day & age. Its NOT the government that suffers though with their lush pay rises every year

26 Apr 2006

No its not. But they live in a different world from us and I'm not sure that's ever going to change. Its not right that there are people who have to live on the streets and there are pensioners who can't afford to put the heating on, that people go without health care while the bigwigs sit in their posh offices having meetings about next years funding and where they're going to save the odd million. It p******s me off too, I'm fortunate that my livelyhood doesn't depend upon such quango's whims, but it doesn't stop me feeling empathy for those for whom it does.
:therethere:
H.x

26 Apr 2006

Quote by hisandhers
It came off in me and yur 'onna!
Ah, I'm sorry to hear all this. You're a lovely person to think of your patients before getting p******d off. What goes around comes around hun, things'll pick up.
H.x

I am p***ed off H- I'm p***ed off that we as a country should not be in this state of affairs with debt & poverty in this day & age. Its NOT the government that suffers though with their lush pay rises every year
Hers i Quite agree i also work for the NHS in the theatres and we have been told by our PCT that the surgeon are not allowed to Pin, Plate Or nail tibial fractures as it is to costly and the patient should be put in plaster and traction for two week
Can't wait for the long term cost when they get sue'd

26 Apr 2006

your so nice H thanks kiss

I do empathise with my clients but I feel that I am letting them down by not being able to finish our sessions together & having to refer them on.
I shall now be another person on the poverty ladder with no job :cry:

26 Apr 2006

I am sorry to hear your news sad

. Think that what is happening in NHS is a sympton of more to come .......... but on the brighter side you have extremely valuable skills so dont give up hope that you cant find something similiar where you can help people!!!!!! Having spent the last couple of hours browsing the web looking for jobs there is a lot out there and also what I have found interestimng is looking at your own local government web sites as there is often interesting jobs there ... albeit working for government but so many jobs these days are .............. There are also a lot of european funded jobs where they are looking for people with your skills as well??? I wish you luck and I hope you find what you are looking for................................

26 Apr 2006

Quote by corriefem
I am sorry to hear your news . Think that what is happening in NHS is a sympton of more to come .......... but on the brighter side you have extremely valuable skills so dont give up hope that you cant find something similiar where you can help people!!!!!! Having spent the last couple of hours browsing the web looking for jobs there is a lot out there and also what I have found interestimng is looking at your own local government web sites as there is often interesting jobs there ... albeit working for government but so many jobs these days are .............. There are also a lot of european funded jobs where they are looking for people with your skills as well??? I wish you luck and I hope you find what you are looking for................................

thank you & I hope you find what you are looking for too Corriefem

26 Apr 2006

People with Skills will always find work..... don't just throw in the towel hun, Today your pissed off and a bit raw...... tomorrow another opportunity will show its head. There are ways and means to help people, if you really enjoy it you will be snapped up i'm sure.
Good luck......
Mike x

26 Apr 2006

can I delete this thread? after just reading corriefems thread, I feel that I'm just moaning and yes, should put things in perspective.
I feel an idiot now redface

26 Apr 2006

I've wrote this 6 times now and deleted it because i cant do it without (a) giving out too much info and (b) turning it into a major rant because I know EXACTLY where you're coming from and I'm seriously bearing fangs at several agencies right now for this very same 'funding crisis'
You know my line of work hun and i'll be pm'ing you once i calm down. I've had this situation several times now - you're in a position where people are relying on you. You are, in most cases, the only person who's making a positive difference to your clients life - and just when you know you're making progress, the powers that be come pull the rug from under both you and your client, and you have no choice but to say words to the effect of ' I'm so sorry mate but in 2 weeks time i will no longer be in a job, your support network will disappear and you're out there on your own. Here's a couple of phone numbers for you to call if you feel like starting this healing process and relationship buuilding excercise all over again from scratch... i know thry're based 20 miles away but thats the closest provision there is. See ya, have a nice life.' :cry:
Ooooo dont, i'm off again mad

:x :x :taz:
am sorry also that you've got to find something else and sharpish - look to the voluntary sector babes, funding is coming in thick and fast but you might have to travel to get the right job. There will always be work for people with your skills & experience, dont get disheartened on the job front just yet wink

26 Apr 2006

Quote by Darkfire
I've wrote this 6 times now and deleted it because i cant do it without (a) giving out too much info and (b) turning it into a major rant because I know EXACTLY where you're coming from and I'm seriously bearing fangs at several agencies right now for this very same 'funding crisis'
You know my line of work hun and i'll be pm'ing you once i calm down. I've had this situation several times now - you're in a position where people are relying on you. You are, in most cases, the only person who's making a positive difference to your clients life - and just when you know you're making progress, the powers that be come pull the rug from under both you and your client, and you have no choice but to say words to the effect of ' I'm so sorry mate but in 2 weeks time i will no longer be in a job, your support network will disappear and you're out there on your own. Here's a couple of phone numbers for you to call if you feel like starting this healing process and relationship buuilding excercise all over again from scratch... i know thry're based 20 miles away but thats the closest provision there is. See ya, have a nice life.' :cry:
Ooooo dont, i'm off again :x :x :taz:
am sorry also that you've got to find something else and sharpish - look to the voluntary sector babes, funding is coming in thick and fast but you might have to travel to get the right job. There will always be work for people with your skills & experience, dont get disheartened on the job front just yet

:kiss: & another :kiss: Darkfire
20 miles away would only take you half a day to walk there for your hours session then half a day to walk back (as they have no money for bus fares) cya
all I want to say is to these people is open your eyes :shock:

26 Apr 2006

Quote by mdr2000
People with Skills will always find work..... don't just throw in the towel hun, Today your pissed off and a bit raw...... tomorrow another opportunity will show its head. There are ways and means to help people, if you really enjoy it you will be snapped up i'm sure.

today pissed off- tomoz going to do everything in my power to get the best service possible for my clients before I leave from somewhere else. I'm not going anywhere if they like it or not before this has been done.
fighting talk now when I truely believe in what I do

26 Apr 2006

Quote by hisandhers
People with Skills will always find work..... don't just throw in the towel hun, Today your pissed off and a bit raw...... tomorrow another opportunity will show its head. There are ways and means to help people, if you really enjoy it you will be snapped up i'm sure.

today pissed off- tomoz going to do everything in my power to get the best service possible for my clients before I leave from somewhere else. I'm not going anywhere if they like it or not before this has been done.
fighting talk now when I truely believe in what I do
worship

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26 Apr 2006

hun, you know that i know what youre feeling right now! been there got the t-shirt etc etc
i have every faith that you will get your clients a good service to move onto and that they will apreciate your efforts.
dont ever lose your passion its inspiring!
lots of :therethere: and kiss

xxxx

26 Apr 2006

thank you guys for your support- nice to see genuine caring people want the best for others.
This is a charity who wants to take out a service that I provide in exchange for complementary therapy-(massages). Yes massages relax you but do they help you explore the reasons behind your behaviour? dunno

does it help you look to the futureby problem solving :dunno:
you decide

26 Apr 2006

Its a crying shame when this happens...........its an injustice
you hang in there hunni,
am rooting for you kiss

26 Apr 2006

got tears rolling down my face now Vicky kiss

just wish I had the money to set up a service myself. I would show them!!

26 Apr 2006

Quote by hisandhers
got tears rolling down my face now Vicky
just wish I had the money to set up a service myself. I would show them!!

Its dooable hun. I did it.
but you're in for a long-haul fight if you want to go down this route .... but..... If you're mad enough, passionate enough and have the bollocks to take on the system, its there for the taking wink

Before you leave, photocopy every bit of evidence that shows how your work meets project targets, and find out why it isnt meeting the criteria for current funding (its the new financial year, its goalpost moving season) - cross reference the two and find the hole - cos there'll be one, and thats the hoop you're gonna have to jump through :wink:

26 Apr 2006

Seems to be a mad situation, but at least nobody can blame you anymore and I would rather be unemployed than to be associated with such poor management in the NHS now.

27 Apr 2006

sorry to hr about yr situation the nhs cant afford to lose such a good person such as yrself, best of luck in finding a new job etc. on the bright side you do have the most magnificent arse wink

hope you wont think im being too flipant lol. best of luck smile

27 Apr 2006

Sorry to hear your bad news, as far as I am concerned this country's NHS is run like a business and shouldn't be, I get really angry when I hear people have to suffer through money, sort it out blair!

27 Apr 2006

really sorry to hear your news, everyone knows the NHS is in a real mess at the moment.
Tax up services down mad

I wish you good fortunes in looking for a new job

27 Apr 2006

Quote by Darkfire
got tears rolling down my face now Vicky
just wish I had the money to set up a service myself. I would show them!!

Its dooable hun. I did it.
but you're in for a long-haul fight if you want to go down this route .... but..... If you're mad enough, passionate enough and have the bollocks to take on the system, its there for the taking wink

Before you leave, photocopy every bit of evidence that shows how your work meets project targets, and find out why it isnt meeting the criteria for current funding (its the new financial year, its goalpost moving season) - cross reference the two and find the hole - cos there'll be one, and thats the hoop you're gonna have to jump through :wink:
darkfire, i just found another reason to you lol
xxx

27 Apr 2006

I'm glad I got out of the NHS when I did! As much as I loved working in Trauma and Orths, I couldn't cope with the politics and backlashes we had to tackle on a daily basis. I'm now in paliative care working in the community and it was the best move I ever made !
Good luck with whatever you decide to do hunni kiss

27 Apr 2006

when i think of the amount thats took off my wages every week and i never see where it goes i start to lose my cherry too and then when all the stealth taxes we pay gets factored in no bloody wonder politicians have allways got a great big grin on thier faces good luck in the future.

27 Apr 2006

first day telling my clients the bad news. Wot a day!
Iv'e had every emotion possible come from my clients from anger to despair.
I just feel helpless sad

thanks peeps for your encouraging words wink