So I recognize that being promoted should be a positive thing... however it has come off the back of a lot of change at work and I have the responsibility of managing an inexperienced team of trainees.

The work that we do is quite specialized (statutory and community mental health advocacy) and all members of my team have just started their qualification training which involves on-the-job casework experience.

I feel that I have been promoted in part due to no real alternative (as I say, a niche job role) and I myself have not had a supervisory or management role until this point.

I should be grateful that I do have support (a community psychiatric nurse and an autism support worker)... but my anxiety levels feel through the roof and I've been trying hard not to unravel under the change.

I would be interested to hear from others who have found themselves thrust into a position they hadn't exactly sought, and how they were able to thrive despite the challenges.

Thank you,

TJ