Being employed in the NHS
At least during the beginning of a career in medicine you will be working in the NHS. To find out information about the NHS organisation, how it is set up and what it is like to work within it visit:
Which organisations are important for a career in medicine?
Protecting your career
Training structure
Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) interactive career diagram
See “The Gold Guide” – A guide to postgraduate specialty training in the UK published June 2007
Working hours
Key information regarding working hours surrounds the following legislation
- The New Deal (BMA and Government)
- European Working Time Directive
Pay
BMJ Careers provides information on salary scales
Junior doctors can find simple and clear information on pay in Welcome to the Medical Team - this contains information on
- Sick pay schemes
- Paternity and maternity pay
Pay, redundancy, locum rates and terms and conditions of service can be found here
NHS Pension Scheme - find out how you can support your retirement
Professionalism
A key document outlining professionalism is: Royal College of Physicians. Doctors in society: medical professionalism in a changing world. London: Royal College of Physicians; 2005.
Surviving being a doctor
Berger A. Surviving (and even enjoying) medicine. BMJ Career Focus. 2000; 320: S2.
- Make sure you do things other than work
- Create your dream work schedule
- Learn to say ‘no’ without feeling guilty
- If you need help, ask for it
- Seek peer support
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