soupdragon69
ele mental leprechaun
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Where do I start?
Work: Due to start back at my current job this coming Saturday on a phased return of reduced hours whilst receiving full pay. Occ Health want me to spread it over 8wks. HR will only allow 4wks phased return (which is the normal time span). I am happy with 4wks. If I take any more up to 8wks to get to full time hours I will either have to use annual leave or take unpaid leave to make up the deficit in hours. Which I dont want to do!
Had a job interview last Monday for a job 20mins from Duncans. Its specialist nursing in that I become a nurse advisor and involved in triage over the phone, then responsible for organising GP visits or I can arrange a cottage hospital admission for someone without a GP sayso (in fact THEY dont have the power to do it!). It takes me back up the ladder promotion and pay wise and even though its full time the shifts are shorter (8hrs instead of 12hrs) I could once settled into the job reduce my hours to as little as 22.5hrs a week.
They phoned this evening and provisionally offered me the job!!!! :ylol2:
They know about my crohns and my remi every 6wks. Just have to get through the police checks (as dealing with children too), references coming in, health screening.
The job is sitting and I can get up and down as and when I need to. Cant really ask for more can I?
Disability Living Allowance (DLA): Was told today they have reviewed my appeal and now awarded me the middle care component (cant remember how much that is each week) up from the low care. Still have refused my mobility claim though so I have requested more appeal forms again!!! Grrrrr Will keep posting on this one.
Treatment: Rheums are pulling me into hospital on 20th July for 2wks for hydro, physio therapy and rehab and to overhaul my meds and treatment plan. I checked with my boss today whether it was worth me going back to work between now and then and she basically said its up to me and how I feel and what my GP thinks tomorrow pm when I see him. So am going to sleep on the decision for now.
On the whole things seem to be improving for me. From the retiring on medical health grounds aspect I still would have had a tough time proving I was sick enough to retire according to the new guidelines set by the pensions people according to my Occ health cons. She agrees this job is ideal and she knows the occ health cons that I would be dealing with and would help things move well from that perspective.
At least I get my rheums time in hospital out of the way before the new job starts too!
So fingers crossed for now that things may FINALLY be on the upturn eh?
Am a tad excited now :ylol2:
Work: Due to start back at my current job this coming Saturday on a phased return of reduced hours whilst receiving full pay. Occ Health want me to spread it over 8wks. HR will only allow 4wks phased return (which is the normal time span). I am happy with 4wks. If I take any more up to 8wks to get to full time hours I will either have to use annual leave or take unpaid leave to make up the deficit in hours. Which I dont want to do!
Had a job interview last Monday for a job 20mins from Duncans. Its specialist nursing in that I become a nurse advisor and involved in triage over the phone, then responsible for organising GP visits or I can arrange a cottage hospital admission for someone without a GP sayso (in fact THEY dont have the power to do it!). It takes me back up the ladder promotion and pay wise and even though its full time the shifts are shorter (8hrs instead of 12hrs) I could once settled into the job reduce my hours to as little as 22.5hrs a week.
They phoned this evening and provisionally offered me the job!!!! :ylol2:
They know about my crohns and my remi every 6wks. Just have to get through the police checks (as dealing with children too), references coming in, health screening.
The job is sitting and I can get up and down as and when I need to. Cant really ask for more can I?
Disability Living Allowance (DLA): Was told today they have reviewed my appeal and now awarded me the middle care component (cant remember how much that is each week) up from the low care. Still have refused my mobility claim though so I have requested more appeal forms again!!! Grrrrr Will keep posting on this one.
Treatment: Rheums are pulling me into hospital on 20th July for 2wks for hydro, physio therapy and rehab and to overhaul my meds and treatment plan. I checked with my boss today whether it was worth me going back to work between now and then and she basically said its up to me and how I feel and what my GP thinks tomorrow pm when I see him. So am going to sleep on the decision for now.
On the whole things seem to be improving for me. From the retiring on medical health grounds aspect I still would have had a tough time proving I was sick enough to retire according to the new guidelines set by the pensions people according to my Occ health cons. She agrees this job is ideal and she knows the occ health cons that I would be dealing with and would help things move well from that perspective.
At least I get my rheums time in hospital out of the way before the new job starts too!
So fingers crossed for now that things may FINALLY be on the upturn eh?
Am a tad excited now :ylol2:
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