I LOVE MY JOB!
Julie White, Primary Care Development Manager, NHS
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Where did you go to school? Rothwell Grammar School Leeds
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What path did you take to get to your current positon? Varied I took
jobs because they met my personal lifestyle. My first ‘proper’ job was in
banking. I joined the NHS when I moved to Suffolk, I have also worked in
the voluntary sector and educaton where I became involved in apprentceships and that is
what brought me back to the NHS.
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What subjects did you study? History, Geography, Biology, French and German
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How many jobs have you had, and can you name them? Too many to count!!
Organisatons were NHS, many different job roles, N CRO, Britsh Liver Trust, Otley College
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What school subjects link to your career? English because of writng reports etc.
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typical day in your current role looks like: Varied no two days are the same. I travel
across the region and natonally which I enjoy. I work with a wide variety of organisatons
and people so good communicaton is vital.
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What skills do you use daily, that you learnt at school? Organisaton. t school I took part
in a lot of out of school actvites and took key roles in commitees it was these
organisaton skills that I found most useful throughout my career.
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What is the number #1 piece of advice you’ve been given that helped you with your
career choice? Talk to people!!!! s a young person it is ofen scary or intmidatng to talk
to adults but it is crucial at work that you can talk to people and work with them. I would
say every job requires team work and those teams are made up of people of different ages
so you have to be able to get on.
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years? I would like one more promoton before I retre
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What is the average salary for this role? £35,000 - £50,000
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If you could have done anything differently on your career journey, what would it be? I
built my career to fit in with my lifestyle so I don’t think I would have done anything any
different.
Why do you love your job?
People - my job requires me to work with a whole range of
different people͘ I don’t always agree with them but that is good
because it makes you realise there is always more than one way
to look at anything in life!