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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Dr Anastasia Madenidou talks with Dr Pippa Watson and Dr Lisa Waters about choosing and getting the right consultant job. They share their own experiences navigating this time in their careers and give practical advice on when you should start and how to prepare for a consultant job, how to communicate your interests and career ambitions, the importance of mentorship, and the things you should look out for when applying for a job in a hospital where you haven't trained.  ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:title>Ep 6. Career development for rheumatology nurses</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Di Finney and Julie Begum, two senior rheumatology nurses, discuss the changing landscape of rheumatology nursing, the complexity of the role, and how the RCN rheumatology competency framework can help in shaping and developing your career. ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Di Finney and Julie Begum, two senior rheumatology nurses, discuss the changing landscape of rheumatology nursing, the complexity of the role, and how the <a href='https://www.rcn.org.uk/professional-development/publications/pub-009004'>RCN rheumatology competency framework</a> can help in shaping and developing your career.</p>]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is the first episode of a mini-series hosted by Dr Judith Jade where she explores the importance of our response to failure with prominent leaders in rheumatology.   In this episode Dr Judith Jade talks to Prof David Isenberg, one of our leading academic Rheumatologists, about things that didn't go to plan. He candidly shares his experience including both clinical and employment challenges and how they helped make him the person he is today.  ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr Anastasia Madenidou chats to Dr Rikesh Patel, trainee rheumatologist and general physician (ST7), about how rheumatology and general medicine interplay and the opportunities it provides through joint training and dual posts. ]]></itunes:summary>
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