Acute Trust Advisor:
The role of an Acute Trust advisor includes
liaising with the PCT and Practiced Based Commissioning (PBC)
groups to support Trusts in maintaining their business with the
area. It is not for everyone, as it is not a clinical role but
promotions can lead to management. For more information
contact the Medical Director of the hospital trust.
Alternative and Complementary Medicine:
Complementary medicine refers to ‘alternative
treatments’ that run alongside conventional healthcare (to
"complement") each other. For example:
Herbal medicine, Acupuncture, Naturopathy, Reiki, Healing
etc.
For more information please visit the
following website
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/319/7211/693
Aviation Medicine:
Aviation medicine (AM) is a branch of
occupational medicine, and is the medical specialty concerned with
the relationship between the aviation environment and human
physiology, psychology and pathology. Main duties include
assessing the fitness and health of pilots and crew to fly.
For more information please visit the
following website/s
http://www.bma.org.uk/patients_public/finding_reliable_healthcare_information/accesslibonline.jsp
http://careers.bmj.com/careers/advice/view-article.html?id=1029
Doctors employed by ATOS Healthcare provide
advice and file work on Incapacity Benefit (IB) and Disability
Living Allowance, IB examinations, industrial injury claims and war
pensions work, in addition to management support
activities.
For more information please visit the
following website
http://www.atoshealthcare.com/
Clinical forensic medical examiner:
Forensic medical examiners, who deal with the
living and forensic pathologists, who deal with the dead, are
qualified medical practitioners who, having completed their
training as doctors, choose to specialise in either field.
For more information please visit the
following websites
http://policerecruitment.homeoffice.gov.uk/
http://www.forensic-science-society.org.uk/home
You need to have had 5 years post-qualifying experience as a
doctor. There are some recommendations on the Coroner's
Society website about how to go about finding work as a
coroner. You can first get an appointment as a deputy or assistant
deputy coroner and that these jobs are advertised nationally and
locally, but that it may be an idea to approach each coroner
individually and he or she will then let you know if there are any
vacancies.
Also see the following case study.
Crowd Doctor:
Crowd doctors are from diverse medical backgrounds and they
provide medical cover to spectators of events in stadiums across
the country.
A case
study on being a crowd doctor is avaliable on the BMJ Careers
website.
The BMA have also produced
guidance, which includes case-studies written by crowd
doctors.
The main responsibility for dive doctors is
the health and safety of the expedition team. They need to
know how to treat decompression sickness and other diving
injuries. Other duties include risk assessments, writing
casualty evacuation protocols, preparing medical kits, and doing
medicals before departure.
For more information please visit the following websites:
http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/
http://www.uksdmc.co.uk/
Forensic
psychiatrists are involved in the assessment, treatment and
rehabilitation of mentally disordered offenders. It is a
medico legal specialty providing an interface between psychiatry
and the criminal justice system. They can work in a number of
settings including low secure community units, regional medium
secure units, or one of the UK’s four high secure hospitals.
Duties will vary but are likely to include inpatient care, prison
visits and outpatient work. Areas within forensic psychiatry
include child and adolescent psychiatry and forensic learning
disability*
See the
forensic psychiatry specialty pages
For more information please visit the
following websites:
Royal College of Psychiatrists: http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/
HM Prison Service: http://www.justice.gov.uk/about/hmps
MENCAP: http://www.mencap.org.uk/
Management Consultancy:
The role of a Management Consultant is to
provide advice to businesses helping them to solve problems and
find solutions. Work is project based, and so varies hugely,
depending on the project and the client. Consultants are
essentially high skilled problem solvers. Academic ability,
teamwork, multi-tasking & analytical skills are
important. They oversee projects and typically work 70-80
hours a week.
For more information please visit the
Prospects graduate careers website.
16 doctors are employed in the Drivers Medical
Group at the DVLA in Swansea. Their duties include working
alongside medical advisory panels & research groups in the UK
to set and apply the medical standards for driver licensing in the
UK. Much of the work involves individual case
assessment, for example routine and unusual medical cases.
Some medical advise on policy and legislative decisions.
For more information please visit the
following websites
www.dvla.gov.uk/
http://www.dsa.gov.uk/
Medical Communications:
Working in medical communications can involve
writing protocols, clinical trials reports, conference materials,
marketing literature, primary papers, reviews, training and
advertising materials. The skills required include excellent
communication skills, subject knowledge, editorial judgement,
excellent research skills and commericial awareness.
For more information please visit the following
websites
http://www.emwa.org/
http://www.absw.org.uk/
http://www.pharmweb.net/pwmirror/pwb/detail/pharmwebb_mca.html
http://www.medcommsnetworking.co.uk/startingout/
Medical Photographers:
Medical photographers provide a wide range of
photographic services to staff working in the medical field. They
use photography and sometimes video for:
• Patient care - taking photographs of
patients to help diagnosis, and to track and record
treatment.
• General information and marketing - taking photographs for
publications such as hospital newsletters and annual reports.
Medical photographers work closely with other
healthcare professionals. Much of their work involves contact with
patients. Most entrants to medical photography have an HND,
foundation degree or degree in photography, illustration, graphic
design or video production. Applicants to courses are expected to
have a portfolio of their photography, art or design work.
For more information please visit the
following websites
http://www.imi.org.uk/
http://www.bipp.com/
Maritime Medicine:
Ship’s doctors deal with a range of things and
each day is different. Large ships, for example Cruise liners
often have wards, theatres and intensive care units and employ a
range of medical staff. When on-board, doctors are usually
on-call 24 hours a day. Doctors will often need training in
protocols and using the computer systems on-board the
ship.
For more information please visit the following website:
http://www.oceanopportunities.com/medical/
Medical Relief Work:
Medical relief doctors help people during
emergencies. They work in the world’s most difficult and
dangerous environments. They stay in place until lasting
healthcare services are rebuilt (after a disaster). Their
work can also include helping to prevent disease and educating
people.
For more information please visit our page on working in undeveloped countries and the
trauma register.
Also see: http://www.merlin.org.uk/
Medical Sales:
Medical Sales Representatives act as a link
between the Pharmaceutical industry and health care
professionals. They are usually based in a specific area and
will specialise in a particular area. They meet with clients,
discuss their needs etc and provide an after-sales service.
For more information please visit the following websites
http://www.abpi.org.uk/
http://www.ismm.co.uk/
http://www.mdmuk.org.uk/
Occupational Medicine:
A doctor’s principal role in Occupational
Medicine is the provision of health advice to organisations and
individuals to ensure that high standards of Health and Safety at
Work can be achieved and maintained. Doctors in this field
help to prevent injuries at work and support people back into work
if they have had an injury.
Visit the specialty pages on occupational medicine.
http://www.fom.ac.uk/
https://www.som.org.uk/
Sport and Exercise Medicine:
There are a few NHS consultant posts in sports
and exercise medicine (SEM), but most are in the private
sector. The best way to get into SEM is to have an interest
in sports activities. There are also diplomas or MSc courses
in SEM. There are a wide range of jobs available in SEM
including team doctors, triathlon and marathon medicine, general
practitioners with a specialist interest, teaching and
research.
Visit the specialty pages on Sport and Exercise Medicine.
For more information please visit the following website: http://www.basem.co.uk/
Space medicine:
Doctors in space medicine are concerned with
the effect of microgravity on the human body and how gravity has
multi-system impact. The work often involves a lot of
research and is a very specialist area.
For more information please visit the following website: http://www.careers.bmj.com/
Voluntary work:
There are many opportunities for qualified to
doctors to work overseas on a voluntary basis. For more
information please visit the following website:
http://www.vso.org.uk/