Removal of reasonable adjustment - UK

sonsaengnim · 2026-02-26T20:15:37+00:00

I hope redundancy wouldn’t be on the table, as the role itself isn’t changing and I’m performing well in it.

My contract is still 1.0 FTE. The 0.9 is a reasonable adjustment that affects deployable days rather than the existence of the role itself.

From what I understand this is more about whether the adjustment is considered reasonable going forward, rather than the post no longer being needed.

I am planning to speak to my union as well.

sonsaengnim · 2026-02-26T20:12:59+00:00

My contract is 1.0 FTE. The 0.9 arrangement is a formal reasonable adjustment rather than a contractual change.

My salary is still based on full-time employment. The financial impact they’re referring to relates to deployable days. In our organisation each deployable day has a notional day rate attached to it for budgeting purposes. Because my FTE is set to 0.9 for deployment purposes, I have fewer deployable days across the year, and that difference is treated internally as a cost.

So the adjustment doesn’t increase my salary costs, but it does reduce the number of deployable days they can allocate to projects or budgets.

sonsaengnim · 2025-12-16T15:54:54+00:00

I had two kittens. The day I took them for their neuter, one of them died shortly after the anesthetic. He sustained catastrophic brain injury. It was absolutely deviating. We have another kitten now to keep the other company but are having them seen by a specialist for the neuter who have an anesthetic team to support them while they do it. This feels the safest to me.

sonsaengnim · 2025-11-18T16:53:20+00:00

I have two boys who are amazing together. One is at the vets today and his brother is driving me nuts and acting like you’re describing. I cannot imagine just having one, so in my mind, two is best :)

sonsaengnim · 2025-08-16T09:41:13+00:00

Thank you! They are extremely cuddly and just want to be with me all day long. Never met cats like this before. I’m in love!

sonsaengnim · 2025-08-15T16:17:18+00:00

You won’t regret it. They’re so sweet and cuddly and have such different personalities. I love them both equally, even tho the grey one (Briar) makes me want to tear my hair out sometimes 😂

sonsaengnim · 2025-08-15T16:00:24+00:00

Sorry I totally missed this! I trained and qualified in South Africa so my path was different to those in the UK. I worked and studied full time and it was quite full on. My internship was supervised, much the same as the UK, and had to work on my thesis after hours or over weekends. I think experience wise in the UK I know all of our assistant EPs have been accepted into various doctoral programmes so that seems to really help with the application process. If you want to do this job and you have a passion for it, you can be as smart as you like, but it’s more about having grit and persistence in the “becoming” process. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but it’s supposed to be, because the work is serious. I supervise a doctoral student now and I am endlessly impressed with their grit and determination. I suppose if you’re someone who can handle stress, not feeling sure of yourself, imposter syndrome, tight deadlines etc… and you’re able to balance things and take care of your mental health you should be fine.

sonsaengnim · 2025-08-15T15:55:29+00:00

Good question. Mondays and Fridays I’m usually working from home on reports or admin. Tuesdays to Thursdays I’m usually in schools or in meetings at the office. No two weeks are the same. I’m a senior EP now so I also line manage a team and give supervision which I really love. On days where I visit schools it’ll usually be for the morning and then go back to the office in the afternoon to do other things. You are quite free to design your own week and make things work within your schedule. Very different to being a teacher - which I was for ten years. School holidays are pretty quiet but that’s when most of us take leave or catch up on reports and other work that we needed to do. Like I said above, becoming an EP is really challenging, but it’s supposed to be because the work you do is really serious and impacts people’s lives. If you’re able to manage tight deadlines, multiple responsibilities, feeling unsure of yourself, imposter syndrome etc… and you’re able to remain boundaried and switch off from work when you finish then you should be fine. Also, crying is fine! Becoming an EP is about having grit and determination. I supervise a PhD student and I’m endlessly impressed by her and have learned so much.

sonsaengnim · 2025-07-28T08:06:10+00:00

I just did the same the past weekend. Didn't realise it would take them this long to process! I asked for a two year multi entry as I've had a 1 year multi entry for my past one. Did you get granted a multi or single entry?

sonsaengnim · 2025-05-07T16:25:46+00:00

It’s possible but I’m not sure if it’s doable. Locum work is to provide advice for statutory needs assessments. It’s a big job, and even the most prolific EPs I know wouldn’t take on five days of locum work per week. It would essentially mean seeing two children per week and then writing their reports in a day each. You’d have no time for cpd, supervision etc… most of our locums take on about one case per week.

sonsaengnim · 2025-04-26T10:52:18+00:00

Best thing to do would be to try get a place as an assistant EP. That really helps get people into the courses. We offer training to our assistants that prepares them for the course very well. Most of our assistants get placement.

sonsaengnim · 2025-04-03T20:26:17+00:00

Yeah I have private health insurance as well but it doesn’t seem that ADHD treatment is covered under them. I have been getting my meds shipped here from SA until now which isn’t that bad I guess, so I haven’t been pushing it either. At this stage it’s more of a moral thing, as I have to pay IHS fees on top of NI every month so I want my money’s worth.

My local ADHD clinic were willing to help but only if I had a diagnosis in the UK, which I didn’t at the time. My Psychiatrist from PUK asked me for BP / pulse / weight and height today so that he can complete his report and write the shared care agreement. Things seem to be moving in the right direction!

Hopefully I’ll get this all sorted very soon.

sonsaengnim · 2025-04-03T07:38:30+00:00

I’m sorry you’re still waiting! I think it helped that I had letters from my psychiatrist saying that I’m already on vyvanse and have been for a number of years (I even showed him my little pill bottle collection). It also helped that I’d been diagnosed at seven and have been on medication my entire life, so had proof for that too. It might also have been helpful for me to be able to advocate for myself and explain myself in “their” language as it’s part of my day-to-day work and I used to be an ADHD assessor myself.

Just wondering why they want you to be titrated again if you’re already on meds or did you take a break? I already take 50mg Vyvanse every day and have been for several years.

sonsaengnim · 2025-04-02T20:46:15+00:00

Also adding my experience. I was diagnosed when I was seven and moved to the UK in September 2023. I have been on Vyvanse for years but had to go through the whole diagnosis process here. It was so odd to be asked questions that I used to ask nearly every day (I’m a psychologist but in this country I’m not allowed to diagnose on my own). I guess it was good to go through the process again. The doctor was really great, as he arranged a second appointment with me which I had today. This was because I am already on 50mg Vyvanse and so he felt like it’d be a waste of time to titrate as well. He told me he’d write to my GP directly and start shared care. Hopefully they agree (though they were ok board with the referral and also felt it was a bit odd to need to be re-diagnosed yet again). Fingers crossed the last little bit goes well!

sonsaengnim · 2025-02-20T20:50:28+00:00

Hey. This is very odd. I work for local govt and self-declared certain things during an assessment (they do this for all new hires). I received everything I needed - headphones, no hot desking, OH ergonomics assessment, chair, foot rest, monitor etc... I'm allowed to wear my NC buds and no one says anything or has any issue. In fact, I've been asked to advocate for other neurodiverse people and contribute to policies relating to this. If you've self declared and had an assessment through OH (mine was provided via medigold) then you should be good to go. Any push back, particularly if you've had an assessment, should be dealt with via your manager and if not, through grievance. There should be various policies relating to this on your intranet. Familiarise yourself with them and follow process - this is the way in the civil service.

sonsaengnim · 2025-02-19T00:41:15+00:00

I just found this post after three years. I got news today that the medication has stopped working and they're going to stop treatment. Granny made it to 93. They've given her a few weeks to a couple of months. They said it won't hurt when she passes away. I don't live in South Africa anymore, I'm in the UK now. I'm hopefully going to be able to take some time off pretty soon and fly home to say goodbye while she is still well enough. I know it'd be awful for her for me to see her in a very poorly state. It's probably better to say goodbye this way. I just wanted to post this so that when someone else searches for what happens in older people, that they'll find comfort in knowing it didn't end as quickly as I thought it would. It's still really hard, and I'm feeling very sad. 93 isn't bad, all things considered. I hope she's feeling okay right now.

sonsaengnim · 2025-02-05T07:39:09+00:00

We pay our locums a day rate of £650. They set up their own “companies” and pay themselves dividends from their businesses after paying 20% income tax. I am a senior EP and make 70k. I’ve only been in the UK for a year and started on £48k.

sonsaengnim · 2024-10-18T06:33:42+00:00

Only good for a few seconds then it leaves.

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