Non-NHS Non-Clinical Roles
If you are looking for a role outside of the NHS and outside of a clinical role then there are other career development opportunities that can still make the most of your medical skills and knowledge.
Health Economics
Health Economists are professionals who investigate how are resources are used in healthcare. Their aim is to obtain maximum value for money by ensuring not just the clinical effectiveness, but also the cost-effectiveness of healthcare provision
Associated links:
http://www.ahealthcareer.co.uk/working-health-economics.html
https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2160
www.ohe.org
Public Health
Public health is about helping people stay healthy and protecting them from threats to their health. It has three main domains: health protection, healthcare improvement and healthcare public health.
Associated links:
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/working-public-health/what-public-health
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/public-health-careers
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/roles-doctors/public-health-doctor
https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/career/studying-medicine/insiders-guide-to-medical-specialties/nhs-career-choices/public-health-medicine
Medical Device Industries
A medical device is an article, instrument, apparatus or machine that is used in the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness or disease, or for detecting, measuring, restoring, correcting or modifying the structure or function of the body for some health purpose. The industry comprises both small and global companies and opportunities exist to
Associated links:
http://digitalhealthage.com/doctor-doctor-gp-increasing-influence-medical-device-manufacture/
https://www.onlymedics.com/candidates/
Medical Informatics
Medical informatics deals with the resources, devices, and methods required to optimise the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in health and biomedicine.
Associated links:
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/explore-by-career/healthinformatics
www.ebi.ac.uk
www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmedinformdecismak
Medical Journalism
Medical journalists write articles on medical matters for a variety of media including newspapers, magazines and professional journals, both in print and online, or work in broadcast media. A medical writer is anyone engaged in communication in the medical or allied professions and sciences. The purpose of medical writing is to create documents that effectively and clearly express the messages the data have to tell.
Associated Links:
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/career-opportunities-doctors/alternative-roles-doctors/medical-journalism
www.medcommsnetworking.co.uk/startingout/
www.mjauk.org
www.absw.org.uk
Pharmaceuticals
Job opportunities for doctors in pharmaceutical medicine range from medical advisory positions and clinical research through to becoming medical director of a company. Patient contact is limited but still possible in the clinical trials area.
Associated links:
https://www.clinicalprofessionals.co.uk/news/working-in-clinical-trials/
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/career-opportunities-doctors/alternative-roles-doctors/pharmaceutical-medicine-doctors
http://careers.abpi.org.uk/working-in-the-industry/research/clinical-studies/Pages/clinical-medicine.aspx
