LED and SAS Career Pathway Workbook
HTML edition updated 9 September 2026. This is an educational planning aid, not an official application form or individual advice.
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SAS DOCTORS REVIEW / NAVIGATING THE NHS
PRACTICAL WORKBOOK 05 | CHAPTERS 8-10
LED and SAS Career Pathway Workbook
Decode the current role, prevent career drift and build a deliberate evidence pathway towards a suitable long-term grade or registration goal.
How to use it
Use one section at a time alongside the relevant online chapter and the current official source. Write only what is needed for your decision, then add an owner and review date to every unresolved action.
Confidentiality and limits
Do not enter patient-identifiable information, private colleague information, passwords, passport numbers or documents you are not authorised to share. This workbook is independent educational guidance, not individual immigration, employment, legal, regulatory, tax, pension or clinical advice.
A controlled working method
Separate verified facts from assumptions. Date every figure or rule copied from a live source. Keep the exact advert, policy, contract or form on which a decision depends. When circumstances are complex, use the worksheet to prepare questions for an appropriately qualified adviser rather than trying to make the workbook provide the advice.
Fact: supported by a current document or a named person with authority.
Assumption: plausible but not yet verified; record the check required.
Decision: state who owns it, the evidence considered and the review date.
Action: name the person responsible and a realistic deadline.
Reflection: keep it proportionate, factual and confidential.
Master action log
ACTION, OWNER, DATE AND OUTCOME
Priority decision or unresolved question
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Evidence or source to check
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Person responsible and target date
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Outcome and next review
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WORKSHEET 01
Role decoder
Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.
ROLE DECODER
Payroll grade and contract
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Local title and actual scope
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Rota tier, supervision and autonomy
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Development and progression promise in writing
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WORKSHEET 02
Three-, six- and twelve-month review
Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.
THREE-, SIX- AND TWELVE-MONTH REVIEW
What has changed in scope
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Evidence added
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Support or opportunity still missing
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Next commitment and date
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WORKSHEET 03
Career destination
Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.
CAREER DESTINATION
Preferred destination and why
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Eligibility or capability requirements
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Nation-specific process
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Realistic timescale and alternative
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WORKSHEET 04
Capability evidence map
Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.
CAPABILITY EVIDENCE MAP
Capability claim
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Specific activity or responsibility
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Outcome, feedback or corroboration
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Gap and development action
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WORKSHEET 05
Autonomy and governance
Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.
AUTONOMY AND GOVERNANCE
Decision made independently
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Defined boundary and escalation
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Frequency and duration
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Evidence showing safe sustained practice
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WORKSHEET 06
Annual career conversation
Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.
ANNUAL CAREER CONVERSATION
Contribution to service
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Education, QI or leadership opportunity
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Job-plan or contract issue
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Agreed action, owner and follow-up
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Final review and next conversation
Summarise the decision you are trying to make, the evidence already verified and the few questions that remain. Take this summary-not an uncontrolled collection of personal documents-to the relevant supervisor, employer team, regulator, union, defence organisation or adviser.
ONE-PAGE DECISION SUMMARY
Decision and desired safe outcome
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Verified facts and source dates
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Main risk or uncertainty
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Questions for the appropriate adviser
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Next action, owner and review date
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Core current sources
Reviewed 7 September 2026. Always re-check the live source before a significant decision.