Hospital doctors and care-workers within the community apply medical knowledge and skills to help treat and manage patients. Doctors generally work within the public sector, for the NHS, although there are private clinics too. Health care professionals include radiographers, physiotherapists, pharmacists and nurses; doctors may have specialist skills in areas such as paediatrics, general surgery, general medicine, emergency medicine, anaesthetics, obstetrics, orthopaedics, trauma or psychiatry
The candidate will be required to have taken extensive courses at university and have a degree in their intended field of expertise. Studying at a university hospital to ensure experience and knowledge is a must, and they must be willing to continue learning; focusing on one area is preferred.
The typical duties include monitoring, diagnosing, examining and caring for patients either in their home, in a clinic or at a hospital. Keeping legal records of treatments, working as part of a team and promoting health education is also required. A care worker in the community can expect an average salary of £15,000 per year, while an anaesthesiologist's salary ranges from £23,000 for a junior to £81,000 for those fully qualified.