Thanks for that posting, it seems you've been one of the lucky ones! Certainly encouraging to hear someone has managed to get a job one way or another!

Regarding your question, I'm not an expert but could you not just try and stay in the private sector and get experience that way? I mean everyone says go private as soon as you can (or basically avoid the NHS if at all possible!) and I'm sure you could get lots of experience in the different fields in different hospitals? You also have the possibility of working abroad to gain experience if you are in the position to be able to do that of course!

If you have some security in the private sector I would defninatley try and stay there if I were you!