Role model: Making the job fun: the consultant rheumatologist

Team building and making the job “fun” may explain why consultant rheumatologist Sandeep Dahiya has become a role model that colleagues flock to work with.The doctor, who qualified in India before coming to work in the UK in 1995, believes that clinicians often place excessively high expectations on themselves and, despite being an advocate for hard work, he encourages them to “pace themselves.”During his time as consultant rheumatologist in Peterborough City Hospital within the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Dahiya has provided several formal and informal mentorships for colleagues. He has been keen to help them strike a good work-life balance, while ensuring they enjoy their work.“I’ve noticed that people have quite a lot of self-doubt,” he says. “The most important thing is to be confident about your craft rather than looking uncertain, pacing yourself with the right intensity, and having the ability to switch off to avoid burnout.“It’s…
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