Psychologists
£68,307
Average salary
42 hours
Average weekly hours
0.8%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Specialist medical practitioners
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 2212
Specialist medical practitioners specialise in particular areas of modern medicine, diagnose mental and physical injuries, disorders and diseases within their specialism, prescribe and give treatment, recommend preventative action, and conduct medical education and research activities
Common tasks include:
- examines patient, arranges for any necessary x-rays or other tests and interprets results
- diagnoses condition and prescribes and/or administers appropriate treatment/surgery
- administers medical tests and inoculations against communicable diseases
- supervises patient’s progress and advises on diet, exercise and other preventative action
- provides specialist advice to generalist medical practitioners or other specialists
- performs specialist medical tasks such as surgery, anaesthetisation and diagnostic or interventional radiology
- prepares and delivers lectures, undertakes research, and conducts and participates in clinical trials
- takes overall responsibility for, supervises and directs the implementation of care and treatment plans by other healthcare providers
Qualifications
Entrants require a university degree from a medical school recognised by the General Medical Council followed by two years of pre-registration training as a house officer, and further postgraduate training in a chosen speciality. Some medical schools operate graduate entry schemes.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
Employment status: Specialist medical practitioners
Regional employment: Specialist medical practitioners
Future employment: Specialist medical practitioners
Top 12 industries: Specialist medical practitioners
Alternative & related job titles: Specialist medical practitioners
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Equality focus: Specialist medical practitioners
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£62,571
Female average annual salary
£71,957
Male average annual salary
39
Female average weekly hours
43
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Specialist medical practitioners
Workforce gender: Specialist medical practitioners
Breakdown by region
£75,607
South East (England) - highest annual average salary
£63,093
North East (England) - lowest annual average salary
44
Wales - Highest average weekly hours
37
Northern Ireland - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Specialist medical practitioners
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Specialist medical practitioners
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£29,721)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age