Working in surgery means you're right at the heart of patient care. You get to work as part of a team with experienced surgeons as well as a range of other healthcare staff.
One of the things I love about my role is the people I work with. I work with a dynamic and innovative bariatric surgeon and management team who drive forward improvements that help and empower patients.
Patients are at the heart of what I do. It’s important that health professionals understand the complexity of obesity, which is a chronic disease. This role means I can develop and teach modules for future health professionals.
Not everything is perfect, there are challenges, and pressures to delivering services with limited time and financial constraints. Everybody’s lives are also busy. It can mean it is difficult to meet people and work collaboratively.
I am a big supporter of face-to-face interaction. It allows us to create a more positive culture where kindness is at its core. We can also explore what is working and resolve problems and communicating via technology such as MS Teams and Zoom can be barrier this.