The document discusses ways that SAS (Staff and Associate Specialist) grade doctors can make the most of their careers. It suggests taking time for self-reflection to understand one's values and strengths. It then provides many opportunities for career development, such as developing clinical skills in a specific area, taking on a lead role, conducting audits, teaching, management responsibilities, and representation. It emphasizes maintaining a positive attitude and considering local, regional, and national representation opportunities.

1. Making the Most of Being in
the SAS Grades
Anthea Mowat
Associate Specialist, Anaesthesia
Lincolnshire
BMA SASC UK

2. Diversity
 Many grades
 Full and part time
 Many specialities
 Differing levels of seniority
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3. Consider/Reflect
 Take time for self reflection
 What do you do
 Be positive
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4. Love the Job You Have
 Who am I?
 Work and Non-work values
 Rate importance
 Rate whether currently being met
 Consider three most important
 Consider three least important
 Key Points emerging
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5. Career Factors: Many
 Skills  Health/ stress
 Values  Social
 Ambition  Desire to learn/style
 Drive  Personality
 Experience  Self awareness
 Qualifications  Dreams
 Motivation  Fears
 Finance
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6. Love the Job You Have 2
 “When I am at my best”
 Key factors
 ?utilising strengths/talents
 ?environment/people
 ?particular activity
 Patterns emerging
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7. Love the Job You Have 3
 What do I want?
 Turn dissatisfaction into goals
 Be realistic!
 Life goals
 Rate importance
 Rate ease of achieving goal
 Where do I see myself in 5,10,15 years
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8. Love the Job You Have 4
 What is holding me back?
 Within my control
 Req change in environment
 Req change in me
 Attitudes
 Feelings
 Behaviour
 Confidence
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9. Love the Job You Have 5
 What is holding me back?
 Outside my control
 Things I need to accept
 What can help me?
 Consider goals
 Optimist vs pessimist
 Key themes
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10. Love the Job You Have 6
 Plan my next steps
 Set realistic and achievable goals
 Career development
 Personal development
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11. Opportunities
 Specific areas to consider
 Appraisal headings
 Examples of others
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12. Clinical
 Develop skills in a specific area
 TIVA
 Macular degeneration
 Day case lap cholecystectomy
 Cardiac imaging
 Pain management
 ECT
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13. Lead Role
 Possibility of being a Lead
 Subspecialist area
 Regional anaesthesia
 Nutrition team
 ECT
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14. Lead Role 2
 Non clinical areas
 Administration
 Rota co-ordinator
 Induction
 Audit
 Coordinate
 Data processing eg UKTARN
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15. Audit
 Carry out audits
 Suggest topic
 Lead
 Assist trainees in audit
 Organise audit presentations
 Co-ordinate CME sessions
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16. Meetings: M&M, MDT
 Presentation of cases
 Gather information
 Plan programme
 Co-ordinate cases
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17. Teaching
 Teach within clinical session
 Formal teaching in speciality
 Tutorials
 PG meetings
 Organise teaching programme
 Trainees
 Nurses
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18. Teaching 2
 Journal club
 Presentation
 Co-ordination
 Involvement in FY programme
 ALS/ATLS teaching
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19. Management
 Departmental meetings
 Business Plans
 Resource for groups
 EWTD
 Equality and Diversity group
 Lorenzo group
 Liaise with PCT
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20. Management 2
 Points panels
 SAS forum
 Attendee
 Organiser
 Presenter
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21. Appraisal
 Complete documentation well
 Train as an appraiser
 SAS
 ? Consultant
 Teach new staff
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22. Mentoring/ Coaching
 Becoming more important
 Mentoring
 Coaching
 May need to set it up
 ?use career development funding
 Study leave
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23. Representation
 Don’t be a single issue person
 Consider, and have input into, issues
affecting other grades
 Departmental meetings
 Directorate meetings
 SAS group within hospital
 LNC
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24. Local vs Regional
 LNC
 Local
 Regional in England
 BMA Division
 Regional committees
 BMA
 Specialist
 Deanery
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25. External Bodies
 National
 BMA
 College
 Specialist association
 ? PMETB
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26. Positive Attitude
 Your attitude affects the attitude of
others
 Enthusiasm
 Don’t be put off
 Flexible
 Patience!!
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27. And finally….
 Thank you for listening
 Questions?
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