Merry Christmas, have a pay rise!

Hi,

Y'know how when you pull a brick on piece of elastic, nothing happens then you get a face full of brick?

Well.....

I have worked as a Radiographer at Hawkes Bay for 3 and a half years. In that time I have done what I consider to be "the job", in other words, a lot more that is written on my position profile.

I have always thought that you get out of any job what you put in, so whenever any opportunity came up to do a bit extra, I did.

This started with Health and Safety stuff, then departmental documentation, then some computer stuff etc.

My role changed from a basic "MRT" (Medical Radiation Technologist) to MRT (PACS superuser) PACS is the system we have for storing and retrieving digital images, to MRT Angiographer (cardiac) PACS Superuser.

All good clean fun. Job became bigger, but more rewarding. Pay didn't really go up much, but that really wasn't a concern. I could feed my family, and I don't believe in chasing the dollar.

Anyway, my PACS boss gets pregnant,(thanks Jack) and I take on her role in February for initially 6 months. Which feels like a vindication for the extra I put in. Lovely!!

Then my manager resigns. This I am pissed off with, because I really like working for her, and I will miss her input and stuff.

Then...

The Manager (acute services) and clinical head of my department ask me to apply!! and I am "acting up" until the job has been decided on!!!!

This is nice, if terrifying..

So in a 3 month period I go from MRT to Charge MRT (acting) which is a 75% increase in pay!!!!

So I bought an xbox 360, and tickets to go back to the UK to see the olds..

There is no guarantee that this post is going to be mine. I would be surprised if it was, in which case I go back to PACS administrator (acting), and there is no guarantee that THAT role will not go (if the PACS admin comes back after her baby full time)...

So in 8 months I could be back where I started.

Not really, because as long as I do the absolute best I can in whatever role I am allocated, I will have gained a shedload of experience..

I also have the knowledge that my Big Boss thinks that I candle these roles, even if only temporarily..

Which is a real pat on the back, and that is nice

Be Good