Yesterday I got back from a week's volunteering with Sense (http://www.sense.org.uk/), who are the UK's
national deafblind charity. A group of volunteers took 5 young boys with
multisensory impairment (as well as other needs/difficulties) away to the
Cotswalds for a week, where we swam, ice skated, go-karted, ate, drank, laughed
and generally had a fantastic time. This was my third holiday with Sense (those
of you who also read my OTW-related posts may have gathered that I'm a bit of a
volunteering addict), although my first with children as I'd previously worked
with adults. I cannot describe adequately what a special experience this kind of
work is. It is, however, rather tiring, thus I have spent most of the time since
I got home sleeping. This got me thinking - I am exhausted after just a week.
How on earth do parents/carers who look after these kids full time manage? I
have the utmost respect for anyone who looks after someone with these kind of
complex needs.
After such a good week, I'm feeling pretty positive. This
is in no small part due to the fact that on Monday, I received an email inviting
me to interview for an AFP at the end of the month. There are two short
interviews, one regarding clinical issues and the other on academic/portfolio
issues. I am absolutely terrified as I have no idea what to expect. I'm going to
make sure I've read over my application and know everything there is to know
about anything I've mentioned. The last time I had any kind of serious interview
was when I applied to medical school so I feel a bit out of practise... Any tips
greatfully received!
Hope all the students reading have had exam success
and are enjoying the summer and all junior docs are settling into their new jobs
:) x
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