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Sadly the NHS mostly operates on assigned hours put in = seniority = more money paradigm.
As a trainee, I get predictable and fixed yearly increments, which are nice enough, especially since I could get away with spending less than half my monthly salary if I wasn't so fond of takeout.
Speaking broadly, in most other places, doctors, especially in surgical fields, can double or triple their salaries if they put in the hours. This is much harder to do if you're an early-stages trainee. Completion of training would take about 6 more years, and that's when the opportunity to work private and make bank begins.
I've also missed the glory days when locum roles weren't grossly over subscribed, and you could rely on picking up an odd 3 or 4 shifts a month to almost match your base pay. There are too many underemployed fresh grads and international medical graduates like yours truly clawing at the door.
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