Complex sentence: At the start of series 10, she claims to be suffering from residual headaches from Joseph's attack and blackmails him to make his mother support her application for a consultant post, which backfires when she is instead granted sick leave.
Split into simpler sentences: At the start of series 10, she claims to be suffering from residual headaches from Josephs attack. She blackmails Joseph into making his mother support her application for a consultant post, which backfires when she is instead granted sick leave.