Doctor
General tasks of a profession
Hospital doctors examine, diagnose and treat patients who have been sent by GPs and other health professionals. They apply medical knowledge and skills to the diagnosis, prevention and management of disease. The responsibilities of a doctor depends on what the doctor is specialized in. All hospital doctors are specialized a bit more in one area than another. Here are some of the more common areas: anaesthetics, emergency medicine, general medicine, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, psychiatry, trauma and orthopaedics. (3)
Pros and Cons
Like I wrote earlier it all depends what you are specialized in. But one thing is for sure, it is usually a good amount of money you get for working …show more content…
Even if it’s a hard thing to do, the most doctors learns to handle it eventually. The next con I haven’t heard much about, but I have read that it’s relatively easy for a doctor to be sued. If you get sued you need a lawyer and they cost a lot of money to hire. If you don’t want to be on the losing side (obviously not) you will need a good lawyer and they cost more than the others. The last con is about the lifestyle as a doctor. As a doctor it’s very stressful and time consuming, so you don’t get a lot of time over to do other things (this depends on what speciality, but the most of them is still this way). …show more content…
Depending on speciality this stage can take from five to seven years. (1)
Average salary
A new doctor with specialist training start of with £30,002 a year and then it will probably rise up. Junior doctors in Foundation Year 1 (F1) earn a basic starting salary of £22,636. In Foundation Year 2 (F2) this rises to £28,076. As a consultant you earn a basic salary of £75,249 to £101,451 depending on length of service. (2)
Future prospects
The main goal of most doctors is to become a consultant. You are responsible for your own work and for supervising the work of all the doctors on your team. You can apply for consultant roles six months before you get your cct, which you get at the end of your specialist training. Because you could doesn’t mean you should. Being a consultant needs experience and knowledge that's why the most doctors wait for the right moment. (2)
Interview with a doctor
Here is a summary of an interview with Dr Niall Campbell. He is a consultant psychiatrist and specializes in
General tasks of a profession
Hospital doctors examine, diagnose and treat patients who have been sent by GPs and other health professionals. They apply medical knowledge and skills to the diagnosis, prevention and management of disease. The responsibilities of a doctor depends on what the doctor is specialized in. All hospital doctors are specialized a bit more in one area than another. Here are some of the more common areas: anaesthetics, emergency medicine, general medicine, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, psychiatry, trauma and orthopaedics. (3)
Pros and Cons
Like I wrote earlier it all depends what you are specialized in. But one thing is for sure, it is usually a good amount of money you get for working …show more content…
Even if it’s a hard thing to do, the most doctors learns to handle it eventually. The next con I haven’t heard much about, but I have read that it’s relatively easy for a doctor to be sued. If you get sued you need a lawyer and they cost a lot of money to hire. If you don’t want to be on the losing side (obviously not) you will need a good lawyer and they cost more than the others. The last con is about the lifestyle as a doctor. As a doctor it’s very stressful and time consuming, so you don’t get a lot of time over to do other things (this depends on what speciality, but the most of them is still this way). …show more content…
Depending on speciality this stage can take from five to seven years. (1)
Average salary
A new doctor with specialist training start of with £30,002 a year and then it will probably rise up. Junior doctors in Foundation Year 1 (F1) earn a basic starting salary of £22,636. In Foundation Year 2 (F2) this rises to £28,076. As a consultant you earn a basic salary of £75,249 to £101,451 depending on length of service. (2)
Future prospects
The main goal of most doctors is to become a consultant. You are responsible for your own work and for supervising the work of all the doctors on your team. You can apply for consultant roles six months before you get your cct, which you get at the end of your specialist training. Because you could doesn’t mean you should. Being a consultant needs experience and knowledge that's why the most doctors wait for the right moment. (2)
Interview with a doctor
Here is a summary of an interview with Dr Niall Campbell. He is a consultant psychiatrist and specializes in