Interesting twist today, having missed out on a previous job as mentioned above there was a rumour that another post might be required on a different site. I mentioned in passing to the regional manager that I regretted not pursuing the last job and would potentially like to be considered when they advertise the new one.
An hour later he basically offered it to me as a 12mth secondment.
Its quite a bit further from home, but they will apparently cover the additional mileage cost, although I need to discuss my childcare arrangements for the days when peej works as I currently have to be home by 5 on Friday and every other Thursday.
To make things more fun, I then got an email half an hour later from HR at Rolls Royce saying they liked my LinkedIn profile and would I be interested in further details on a job they have open at the moment...
I almost feel good about things at the moment