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Secondment

I currently work for one of the Trusts in the UK. I have been offered the chance for a 2 year secondment to an area within my local strategic health authority. I need my ward managers permission for the secondment but she has said no, stating staffing issues as the reason. I am wondering whether anyone else has had a similar experience and if there are any ways in which I may get around the problem of my ward manager.

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Have you thought about speaking to someone more senior to your ward manager. They might be able to see the bigger picture & if you can speak to them & explain how it would help your career development, it might help.

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I am pretty certain that you have to go via your ward manager and if she says no and have a valid reason why not, then I think going higher would do no good as she holds the budget

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Hi thanks for reply. Yes I tried going higher and also HR but they referred me back to my Ward Manager. The secondment are also approaching HR, but I don't hold much hope. Any other ideas would be very much appreciated.

Surely staffing is a bit of a red herring? If you are to be seconded, she will be saving your salary, and with the lack of jobs currently, wouldn't there be someone who would like your job on a fixed term contract?

If you REALLY want this job, get the support of your union rep on this one...

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Surely staffing is a bit of a red herring? If you are to be seconded, she will be saving your salary, and with the lack of jobs currently, wouldn't there be someone who would like your job on a fixed term contract?

If you REALLY want this job, get the support of your union rep on this one...

Fone I really don't know how much use union rep would be, at the end of the day allowing secondments is at the discretion of the manager.

try your matron or your assistant director director of nursing

iussues that have failed to be resolved by wardmanagers or matrons in my current trust seem to be solved very quickly and painlessly once the director of nursings' office is involved.

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