02/12/2025
💼 This is what balancing NHS life + private business REALLY looks like…
⏰ NHS: 37.5 hours/week (8–4, Mon–Fri)
🌙 Private practice: ~16 hours/week (4:30–9pm, Mon–Thurs)
📱 Life admin, learning, family, rest… somewhere in between.
For anyone who thinks this is an “easy life” — it really isn’t.
The NHS is one of the toughest systems to work in:
⚠️ Understaffed
⚠️ High workload
⚠️ Extra responsibility without extra time or pay
⚠️ Complex, frustrated patients after long waiting lists
By the time patients arrive, many already feel:
❌ Disappointed
❌ Unheard
❌ Given generic rehab
❌ No hands-on treatment
That makes trust harder to build.
That makes confidence harder to find.
And that’s where imposter syndrome can creep in for therapists too.
But here’s what I’ve learned 👇
✅ You HAVE to be thick-skinned — not everyone is your client
✅ You must genuinely care about helping people get better
✅ Patient results = therapist motivation
✅ You WILL make mistakes — that’s how you grow
✅ Never stop learning
✅ Think outside the box
✅ Master the subjective assessment, the patient story, injury history the WHY — that’s where real change happens and this helps identify the route cause
If you’re a clinician feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of your next step…
📩 DM me the word “HELP” and I’ll guide you.
You’re not alone in this 💪🧠
