Life as a Clinical Director
I was met with two responses when I took this job. It was either ‘Congrats, wish you all the best’ or ‘ do you know what have you let yourself in for’.
Well I’m hoping my extensive experience with HEE/NHSE on digital projects has given me a broad range of skills needed to do this job. So i’m going to do my best and try to enjoy it 🙂
@OrthopaedicOz
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