Julie – Theatre Sister
"My first theatre job was while serving in the Royal Navy. I
like theatre because the teamwork is so strong, it seems to come
out more than in other specialties - especially in situations where
things are critical - everyone just snaps into action and comes
together. That's when you see people at their best.
While working on the bank at Nuffield Hospital, I was offered my
position as theatre sister in 2001 and I've been here ever since. I
like it - I like the variety and I love the staff - they're very
friendly. Everybody knows everybody so you get to know the other
departments very well. It's different to a bigger hospital where
you could wander around all day and not see anyone you know.
The hospital performs most kinds of surgery, with the exception
of cardiac and neurological. This gives our staff real variety in
their work, with patients undergoing a range of procedures
including orthopaedic, plastic, urological and ENT surgery,
endoscopy and laparoscopy.
For me personally, Nuffield have been enormously supportive.I'm
a single mother and they're very flexible - they allow me to work
slightly different hours so I can take my daughter to nursery
before I come to work - a lot of other places wouldn't let me do
that but here they're very family friendly."
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