Question about physio career progression.

Does any1 know the average year scales in reaching from graduate to consultant or band 9 physio? or is it entiirely upto how hard you work?

yup Jackie is right, it used to be: Junior for 2yrs, Senior II from 2yrs post-grad to 5yrs...then Senior I (band 6 or 7 depending on where you are in the UK!) at 5yrs post grad....then after that band 8 jobs (clinical specialists, superintendents etc...) probably 10yrs post-grad....but of course the situation has changed somewhat now

I know the respiratory service is changing in scotland (I think also in England??) so if you want to specialise in this you can do so from a junior level and work your way up through a training programme much quicker...giving the resp physio's more clinical skills and more importance in that field. It's being brought into my trust this year I think and I think we are the first up here so don't know much about it yet....just means the current rotation system will not include respiratory physio as that will be left to the resp service I'm keen to specialise in this area I think so am looking forward to it!

to digress slightly - hows it going?!?!?! Rotations good?

Rotations good thanks! 2 more months to go then its off to elective orthopaedics for 4 months... yawn!! ah well it's all experience as they say! Still getting the hang of mental health, so many classes I forget what goes in which class!! It's a nice area to work in though, quite laid back and not too stressful!

How are you getting on? How's the dissertation coming?

Just to cheer you up and give you some hope- Jobs update- 12 out of 19 of my class mates have jobs now (from graduating in November), most are temporary contracts but a few others have permanent too. Oh and I got offered 7 interviews since I accepted this job! I didn't go to any of them as I'm happy with my current job! 5 were from stuff I applied for back in October and November and 2 from sending CV's in....so it's really not as bad as you'd think! Employers also seem to keep the forms after the closing dates so it's worth applying for stuff before you graduate too...

Yeah I'm good - I'm on a community neuro placement at the mo. Its weird as I always thought Community was going to be my thing....but you know what, its not! Its a good placement and the staff are fab, but its just not me, know what I mean?! I really REALLY miss the hustle and bustle of wards and outpatients. I really think thats where I'm going to want to end up. Just something about community that doesn't really do it for me.

Dissertation has been kinda forgotten about with everything else going on, but getting back into it slowly lol!

Thats good news about the jobs. I plan to start applying over easter so fingers crossed something may come up before....still an interview would be betetr than nothin lol

Yep totally understand about that, I really prefer the hospital side of it too, actually the sicker the better (I'm strange I know!!), something to do with having to really problem solve and analyse tons of monitors etc...I loved ITU and HDU...so yeah I understand where you are coming from about the community stuff, I don't find it as exciting as the acute side of it

glad to know I'm not the only one....I don't think I'll be picking a trust with community rotations lol

I'm currently in the middle of trying to find a journal on either neuro and community (or both!) for a journal club I have to give next week (the joy of being level 3!) and I'm struggling! Need to have found it by tomorrow! Found one that looks ok but its 3 years old so I'm sure if its too old! Didn't really gwet much guidance on it juts got told "find a journal on neuro and or community" - great help that was lol

Lol! I think my mental health rotation counts as a community one so thats it out of the way for a while....but I will have to do a domicillary one too next year ah well, just think of all the cups of tea!! Yep I actually applied for a rotational post which is just community...thankfully I got this job so didn't bother going to the interview!

lol! The whole "not being able to apply yet" thing is really annoying - got an email today about a rotational band 5 post at a hosp in London which sounds perfect for me, but they want someone who can start in March, so its just that little bit too early for me to be able to apply for it! So frustrating, jobs in London are so hard to come by and its annoying not being able to apply!

No, no apply, apply!! I applied for stuff way before I'd finished on the off chance....and I got a couple of calls about other jobs that came up after the closing date- they must have kept my application form. You never know, and it's good practice!

If you want any application form advice let me know! I managed to get interviews for nearly everything I applied for so must have been doing something right!

don't you think its just a little too soon? Esp as they wanty someone to start in March - surely I'll just be rejected straight off? I won't have HPC clearance till Augist at the earliest...

hmm, yes in that case maybe it is too soon....but I would start applying from April onwards anyway. Did you know you can fill in your HPC forms and send them in before you graduate? If you get them in before then as soon as the pass list is sent to HPC they will register you straight away- mine took 2 days to do as I'd sent the forms in about a month before. Oh and a friend sent her CV into all the London hospitals but they sent snotty letters back saying " they don't accept CV's" !! But slightly out of town might be a bit more receptive!

Does any1 know the average year scales in reaching from graduate to consultant or band 9 physio? or is it entiirely upto how hard you work?