Interesting dilema

[Mustang]

Please explain how this is interesting?

If you have to ask, you clerly wouldn't understand the reply!!

[wantacontract]

Two options:

1. NHS - If you get in, then you're set for many a year contracting in there, albeit lower rates but with quite a clique going.....more security / boredom / less stress / more family time...

2. Current role - you know they only have three more months, so you got to ask yourself do you feel lucky to secure another role somewhere else after....there are a lot of competition out there.....

By the sounds of it, your warchest has taken a battering, so you should go for option 1.

If it was me, because my war chest is still ok, I would go for option 2.

[kknandoo]

If I were you, eyes closed will sign the 12 month contract.

[Pogle]

Please explain how this is interesting?

My twopence worth - Working closer to home will always come first for me, sadly its not been possible for about 3 years now!
I've worked in the NHS too and yes it was VERY frustrating, but I did manage to make some difference and change a few things and I found that rewarding.

You may find that the decision is taken for you and only get offered one of the roles, but good luck in wherever you do

[MarillionFan]

As northernlad says. 12 month, close to home,public sector

no brainer

[Mustang]

Latest update

The current gig have offered a 3 month extension, current contract ends in April. They have also said they have increased budget approved until December to cover further extensions.

On the other hand, the NHS roll has also said they want me to start in May but as yet I have not seen any paperwork. That would take me round till next May.

I have decided I want to take the NHS role since it would give a better work/life balance. Little Mustang is driving Mrs M up the wall at present and I need to be around.

I am now trying to decide how to keep up the current contract until the NHS role is in writing and start dates confirmed without acting unprofessionally to the current client.

Any suggestions?!

Watch this space - I may be looking to invoke my substituition clause.....!! [*Waits for flood of PM's!*]

[northernladuk]

[*Waits for flood of PM's!*]

Yeah them pesky Project Managers, everywhere you turn there is one of em, little blighters.

[the_duderama]

Done some work with the NHS, and I've had a number of friends work with them or for them.

As I'm sure you're aware there are a lot of issues with CfH and the like, and wouldn't assume it'd be any less stressfull. A private company would either just write a fault off as "tulip happens" or try to learn for it, it seems that the culutre at the NHS is to find a goat to scape and then get rid of, hence a lot of blame games and the like.

I have worked with other public sector organisations and whilst the politcal stuff is often worse than the private sector, within the NHS it seems really bad.

Having said that I'd still take the 12 months for the stability, you have no guarantee that you will able to step into another contract even with the SC, but don't assume the NHS would be any eaiser.

[Drewster]

.... stuff....

Shirley you don't have to "decide" yet..... you can put off signing any extension for a while (even say you are waiting for confirmation of other opportunities if you want to).... until the NHS thing actually provides something "real"........ once you get it on paper then you decide... explain to current Client, "better offer, closer to home blah blah, hope to do business again in future"......

[stek]

It's 'dilemma'....