I walked into the reception of Holby city hospital, the last time I had been here was 2005 as part of a surgical team performing a hemicorporectomy. Being back was strange after how hard i had fought to get the permanent registrar post and had been unsuccessful.
I do not take rejection well; I think this may have been the driving force behind a lot of my career decisions since. It felt good being back especially knowing how much I have achieved at Leeds royal infirmary; it was Holby's loss until now that is.
I made my way up to Darwin ward, head held high and heels clicking to let everyone know of my presence, Jacqueline Naylor, cardiothoracic surgeon consultant.
Mo and Jonny were stood round the nurses' station talking about the new consultant starting on the ward.
"It's going to be some middle aged, balding man on a power trip" said Jonny.
"Jonny Mac, you are just worried it's going to be some hunky man and he is going to swoop in here and take away all the female attention you get from the naive nurses you bed on a weekly basis" Mo interrupted, this got a laugh out of Ollie who was walking towards them, but Jonny wasn't impressed.
"Not funny, anyway I don't care what he looks like as long as he doesn't try and take over"
"What makes you so sure it's a bloke?"
"Come on Mo it's obviously a bloke isn't that right Valentine"
"Hey don't get me involved" said Ollie who was attempting to chat up one of the nurses.
Just then the lift opens and out walks Jac. The three of them look up.
"Who is that?"
"Put your tongue back in your mouth Maconie, I saw her first"
"Calm down boys be professional she is obviously here to see a patient not you two losers".