Academy alumni Kate was a Secondary Dance department lead who now works for the Diabetes Team within her local NHS as a Diabetes Educator. 
Working in the local community has allowed Kate to bring her enthusiasm and passion to a new role training others with the support of her clinical colleague. 

Kate describes her varied week and the tools that helped her make a successful transition. A really inspirational listen!

In this episode we chat about:

• Knowing where to start when dance is all you know
• Listening to the "Stay or Go?" session in her caravan 
• Recovering from burnout and rebuilding her confidence
• The NHS application process 
• Her varied day-to-day and lack of Sunday dread!
• A supportive one month induction process 
• All the best bits about her role and new found balance

Links and Resources

1. https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate
2. https://www.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/salary.php

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