thanks very much for both your posts : ) im glad to see the responses are going in that direction!

does anyone else have a view on the matter?

would going away and not being ready to start a job until septemberish affect my job prospects?

im not sure if there are common periods of the year where most recruitment in the uk nhs takes place or if jobs are put on the market as and when they appear... any insight to this would be much appreciated!

Pete