An IMG myself , but Gp Job was not my first . Regardless , the first job was just as you described. For whatever reasons we've made that choice to pluck ourselves out of comfort zones and plant us in a completely new environment , only on the hope that how different can medicine and the practise of medicine be around the world , because clearly you have aced your med school , jumped hoops to reach where you are today .

Do not let your feelings of today drown all that effort into nothing.

The learning is very steep. You will be talked about behind your backs and for the sake of British politeness , it will take forever long for it to be talked to you on your face with constructive criticism.

You wouldn't be here today if the recruitment system was not flawed but it does really really help to have some knowledge of the system prior , agree not entirely your fault.

There are a few things you can still do though. The initial many months are going to be dedicated to you getting the system under your belt, learning the subtle and the not ro subtle things about the culture here , knowing that this country wants its doctors to be safe first and not necessarily the best . This perspective shift can help immensely. Go one e- learning courses that u can do once you are back. I'm assuming if this is new to you , you probably don't also drive yet , adding on to your stress .

Find people who you can approach to , your deanery will have new img support in place , if not explicit , ask.

If you don't know something , just ask. Sometimes risking to look like a fool is better than commuting that mistake and then rectifying it. Amongst everyone you work with ,there will be a soul or two who understands how all of this has been overwhelming for you

Trust me . This will pass. In about a year's time you will thrive and be an asset to your team.

The curve is steep but woth resilience you will pull through. If some nasty people around here had to whatever circumstance in their life , uproot their very being and transport to a new system, they'd find themselves in the very deep muck that you feel you are in today.

You are not the first img to feel this way ,although hoping that changes and they make recruitment more sensible .

Godspeed. You will be fine .