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Metro North staff have sported their coolest and most colourful socks today for annual @crazysocks4docs Day, a day to raise awareness and break down mental health stigma amongst doctors. 🧦

The Prince Charles Hospital Dr Kulunu is just one of our many medical staff who can attest to the role requiring long hours, sometimes with immense sacrifice and emotional impacts, which can take a toll without the right supports. ❤️‍🩹

At Metro North, we are committed to making sure our doctors, and all our staff, are supported, with many psychology and support programs and structures in place - and sometimes we throw in some puppy cuddles just to make the workday a little better, too! 🐶

"It`s all about opening up those conversations about mental health, so our staff do feel comfortable to have a chat, open up, and talk about some of those pressing issues," Dr Kulunu said.

"It`s very important that you do set out some time for yourself because if you look after yourself, you can look after your patients better. If you come into work with a fresh mindset; you`re better engaged with your patients and with your colleagues.

"I`ve been working here for almost six months now and it`s my first job as a doctor. I cannot think of anywhere better to start, everyone`s made me feel very welcomed and we`ve got a good community around us." 😍 ...

Almost 10,000 surgeries are performed every year at TPCH but none of these would be possible without a team of highly trained anaesthetists. 💉😴

Dr Andrei who is originally from Russia has spent the last year at TPCH as a Staff Specialist in Anaesthetics.

"I`ve practiced in Russia, South Africa, now Australia, it’s very interesting to travel through different countries and systems, seeing environments I thought I`d never see in my life. I think I became a better anaesthetist due to the [Australian] training," said Dr Andrei.

"I prefer to work in orthopaedics and trauma, and this is a smaller hospital which is not as busy as the RBWH for example so it`s a smaller department and I recognise and get to know people, there`s lots of support.

"Although I am on general side of anaesthetics, I am attracted to the cardiac specialty and working in the cardiac centre is very interesting, the cardiac team has a lot of experience." 🫀

Join Dr Andrei and the TPCH Anaesthetics team by clicking the link in our bio to apply for a role today! ...

"I read non-stop, it’s a great way to have a conversation with someone else. I`ve got a degree in English literature, so I don’t have one particular favourite genre, sometimes I`ll pick up something different and really enjoy it. At the moment I`m reading a lot of thrillers, which I never thought I`d like but have been really enjoyable. I`ve worked as a scholar, as a teacher aide, and teaching English to people who speak other languages. I really enjoy language in general. I always just think put a smile on your face and be nice to people without over doing it. Being here it makes you a little more compassionate and you have no idea what people are going through."

💭 Monday Mantra, Lexie, STARS Rehabilitation Patient ...