S1 | E43 – From Doctor to Financial Planner, Values, Skills and the Financial Reality of Leaving Healthcare | Dr Luke Mitchell

What actually happens when a doctor realises the career they trained for no longer fits the life they want?In Episode 43 of Get A Shift On, David Birchmore sits down with Dr Luke Mitchell, a former clinician who stepped away from medicine and rebuilt his career as a financial planner. This is one of the podcast’s most direct conversations about healthcare career change, identity, and the financial reality behind leaving a clinical role.Rather than quick fixes or motivational noise, this episode explores the real sequence many professionals go through:Understanding the value and skills you bring beyond your job titleRecognising what you want your days to look like, not just your job titleFacing the affordability question honestly before making a moveLuke shares how values work helped him recognise an “unreasonable appetite for freedom,” why rotas felt misaligned with who he was, and how networking, self-employment and long-term financial thinking shaped his transition away from clinical practice.You’ll hear real discussion around:transferable skills from healthcare that most professionals overlookwhy many clinicians feel capable yet stucknetworking and building genuine connections outside medicineminimum viable income and the financial myths that keep people in roles they have outgrownthe loneliness, uncertainty and opportunity that comes with self-employmentThis episode marks a stronger healthcare focus for Get A Shift On and reflects the reality facing many clinical professionals today, experienced, capable people questioning whether the traditional path is still right for them.Hosted by David Birchmore, Business Consultant and creator of the Personal Exit Plan framework, supporting healthcare professionals to build viable career transitions beyond clinical roles.If you’re a doctor, nurse, radiographer or allied health professional thinking about what comes next, this conversation offers clarity without hype.Follow Dr Luke On LinkedIn here Follow David / Via Nova here:⁠⁠David's LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠Via Nova Website⁠If you’re done pretending you’re fine… start here.Your Final Shift is a straight-talking exit guide for healthcare professionals who can’t do another 20 years of this.Get it hereFeeling stuck in your healthcare role? Take our quiz to discover how close you are to making your final shift and what your next steps could be - How Close Is Your Final Shift #HealthcareCareers #DoctorCareerChange #LeavingHealthcare #FinancialPlanningUK #GetAShiftOnPodcast