Feeling stuck in your medical career?
Uncertain about your next step? Want to plan your next 10 years thoughtfully?
Together we can find a clear path forward without guilt, judgement or career paralysis
What we discuss is specific to you.
From Specialty Confusion to clear Direction
You may have been following a traditional medical career pathway and are now stuck on where you go from here.
Maybe you are new to the NHS and are not clear how best to bring your skills to this country.
I can help you find clarity on specialty choices and help reduce your stress from decision paralysis.
Build your Portfolio career with Confidence
Have you considered expanding your non-clinical roles to create a portfolio career?
You may be holding yourself back from a new, more fulfilling role, but worried how hard it is to find the right job.
Finding a new role in medical education, research or management can be daunting.
We will discuss your skill set and career desires to help you in your next stage of your career.
Leaving medicine on your terms
Leaving medicine is a complex decision.
You may feel burnout or general dissatisfaction with your medical career.
Is fear of not using your medical training holding you back?
Do you feel guilty or uncertain about leaving medicine?
Having a second or third career shift is beneficial and can be life-changing, especially in the last part of your career.
Coaching can help you understand your transferrable skill set and give you confidence to take the first step outside of traditional medicine.
Get career clarity
Career decisions impact the next decade of your working life. The cost of getting it wrong - in stress, time and dissatisfaction - deserves the investment to get it right.
My Qualifications and experience
MB ChB, Sheffield, 1997
FRCEM, 2007
20+ years in Emergency Medicine
ILM Level 5 coaching, 2024
Supervised 100+ doctors since 2008
Coaching regularly since 2023
what coaching looks like with me
Free Strategy Session (30 mins) - we map out your situation and next steps
Deep Dive Sessions (3x 1 hour) - we work through proven frameworks to get clarity
Action Plan - you leave with a clear plan for your future career
For all my clients I offer:
Expertise from someone who understands the unique pressures of NHS work
Flexible online sessions respecting shift work
Proven framework for career decision-making
Confidential, judgment-free environment
Track record with medical professionals
Ethical coaching: Global code of ethics, 2021
Online, private sessions
A personal summary of our discussion
Space and time to:
Help you choose a speciality that suits your skills and interests;
Discuss alternative careers for NHS doctors;
Support those wishing to leave clinical medicine
I am not another one of those internet or Facebook lifestyle coaches.
I only offer career coaching for doctors.
Your coaching session will be:
confidential
I understand that having career concerns as a medic is difficult. You may not feel comfortable discussing your issues with your colleagues or your supervisor.
Sometimes even close friends and family can be judgemental if you are feeling stuck in your current role.
A coaching session with me will be confidential between you and me, for you to find out more about your career goals and for me to guide you..
personalised
Every doctor has different strengths and values; along with those come different career issues, with your own weaknesses.
Our coaching will be specific to you, your career concerns and your career goals whether that is within medicine, a path outside of medicine or a portfolio career bridging both.
Flexible
Within both of our busy schedules our online coaching will be flexible for what you need.
Each individual session will be approximately an hour long, and the majority of my clients have a total of 3 full hours in addition to the free initial coaching session.
These sessions can be spaced over a number of months, however I recommend a minimum spacing from start to end of six weeks, so you can enact our plan, work through various exercises and have time to reflect on our discussions.