You are a specialty registrar (CT/ST), years into training, possibly close to CCT. You have real clinical expertise, a mortgage maybe, dependents maybe, and the most to lose of anyone here. Leaving now means walking away from a near-finished, hard-won qualification, and the sunk-cost pull is enormous. But your specialty expertise is also your sharpest asset: radiology maps onto imaging AI, surgery onto surgical robotics and devices, psychiatry onto digital mental health. This plan is about deciding well under high stakes, not jumping.
Make a clear-eyed decision about whether and how to leave, using a proper CCT-or-not framework, and either way build a position that uses your specialty expertise as your main advantage. The aim by day 90 is a defensible decision and a concrete first step, not an impulsive resignation. Talk to your deanery and defence organisation before you resign anything.
The full Registrar considering leaving plan
- The full 30-60-90 plan, with 2, 5, and 10 hours-a-week breakdowns
- Portfolio projects suited to your stage
- Cold message templates that fit your situation
- Exact LinkedIn and CV changes to make
- Skills to build, and the traps to avoid
- How to measure progress, and what good looks like at day 90
- When to bring in a CV review or a 1:1 call
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This is educational career guidance, not a promise of a job, a salary, or any specific outcome, and not financial or legal advice. Your results depend on your own effort and circumstances. Make big decisions with proper professional advice where it matters.
Do not resign a training post or change your contract on the strength of a quiz or a plan. Talk to your deanery, your educational supervisor, and your medical defence organisation first. Leaving and re-entering training has real consequences worth understanding before you act.