Ten years of clinical seniority, and Clare Batkin still chose to start again on a junior wage in a sector she knew very little about.

Clare Batkin is an occupational therapist and founder of Your OT Tutor. She and Ruth explore the decisions that have taken Clare from the ideal part-time job share Clinical Educator role in a hospital to what can be seen as starting all over again. We get underneath the drivers for running your own business and what helps you avoid the traps of comparing whether you are doing enough.

This one's for any health professional who has a strong interest in the education workstream but needs to hear the less traditional ways you can apply your skills to help clients and patient's get the best service. Press play if you're weighing up a move that looks illogical on paper.

We Explore

• Why do some OTs thrive on hospital structure while others feel boxed in by it?
• What made trading a decade of seniority for a new grad wage feel like the safe option, not the risky one?
• At what point does unpaid, after-hours work stop being generosity and start being a business plan?
• How do you know your business is "enough" when you're the only one deciding what that means?
• Why team up with the OT teaching the exact same course as you?

Timestamps

00:42 Introduction to Clare Batkin's career journey

02:42 Finding your path in OT

06:43 Choosing the right early-career role

13:11 Career experimentation and self-awareness

17:02 From hospital clinician to educator

20:08 A move that changed the career path

26:48 Starting a solo education business

31:14 Finding a niche in OT education

37:37 Building a healthcare education business on your own terms

44:40 Helping OTs build lasting careers

About Clare Batkin

Clare Batkin is an occupational therapist and the founder of Your OT Tutor, an education business supporting OTs working across Australia's hospital, private practice and NDIS sectors. After close to two decades spanning hospital rotations, senior clinical roles and university teaching, she now runs webinars, memberships and clinical education resources focused on the transferable OT skills that hold up across any setting, alongside a growing podcast library.

• Connect with Clare on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-batkin/
• Join Clare’s free Learning Library: https://yott.au/learninglibrary
• Become a Your OT Tutor Connector or Alliance member: https://yott.au/membership
• Listen to the “How to be a better OT” podcast: https://yott.au/podcast or on your favourite podcast platform

Career Cliniq Resources

If this episode has you questioning whether your current role still fits, the StreamAhead Assessment is a good place to start figuring out what would actually suit you better. Learn more about StreamAhead HERE

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