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As a hospital doctor, you will examine, diagnose and continue to care for patients who have been referred to the hospital by GPs and other professionals. It's a position with a lot of responsibility and you'll get to help people when they're unwell. It can be a stressful but fulfilling job.

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FAQs

FAQs

What does a Hospital doctor do?

Your duties will include:

Monitoring and provide general care to patients
Admitting patients when necessary to special care, followed by investigations and treatment
Examining patients to diagnose their condition
Carrying out specific procedures
Making explanatory notes and preparing paperwork, both explaining legality of treatments and for the benefit of other healthcare specialists
Working within a multidisciplinary team, from both the same and different department
Promoting health education
Undertaking managerial responsibilities, e.g. planning the workload and staffing of the department, discussing patient specific treatment and progress etc.
Supervising junior doctors and medical trainee students
Carrying out auditing and research

Skills & interests required for a Hospital doctor

Commitment to the care of patients
Emotional stamina
A willingness to accept responsibility
The ability to make clinical decisions
The ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure
Self-motivation
The ability to communicate with people, e.g. staff, patients and families
A great team-worker
A natural leader

What hours does a Hospital doctor typically do?

In this role you should expect to work very long and unsocial hours, such as weekends and nights (usually on a rota basis), you may also be involved in on-call duties.

What environment is a Hospital doctor based in?

Settings include: wards, consulting rooms, operating theatres, laboratories and special units.

How much does a Hospital doctor travel?

Travel is usually expected as part of a working day and if you are on an on-call rota system. You can expect to be absent from home overnight on occasion if you are on-call and a patient requires your assistance.

How much does a Hospital doctor get paid?

As a junior doctor in Foundation Year 1 (F1) you can earn a basic salary of £26,614 per annum and in F2, this can rise to £30,805.

A doctor in specialist training starts at £36,461 per annum and will rise to £46,208. Once training is finished, specialty doctors can earn anywhere between £37,923 to £70,718 per annum. Consultants earn a basic salary of £76,761 to £103,490 per annum depending on length of service.

Perks & benefits

In training, you will receive extra pay for working over 40 hours a week and there is a 37% enhancement for working nights and allowances for weekend and on-call work.

What qualifications does a Hospital doctor need?

You need the minimum of a degree in medicine that is recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC), a two-year foundation programme of general training, and specialist training in a chosen area of medicine.

You may also be required to complete the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UK-CAT) or BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT).