A+E Doctor as a career?

**ryanbreslin** · 20-02-2006, 05:08 AM

Hey, I'm just finishing my GCSEs and I'm picking subjects for A Level in Northern Ireland at the moment and I'm thinking about a career as an emergency doctor. I'm finding it kinda hard though to find any clear cut info about the speciality (probably because it's so new) and I don't really understand the different gradings of doctors.

What I'm looking to find out is how do I go about becoming an emergency doctor (is the training in the speciality included in my medical degree for instance or do I have to do that once I finish med school? Or is it on the job or how is it done?) and once I am qualified what kind of pay scales are emergency doctor's on in the UK compared to other specialities?

I'd greatly appreciate any help anyone can offer. Thanks!

Ryan Breslin

**pilly84** · 20-02-2006, 05:23 AM

Originally Posted by ryanbreslin

Hey, I'm just finishing my GCSEs and I'm picking subjects for A Level in Northern Ireland at the moment and I'm thinking about a career as an emergency doctor. I'm finding it kinda hard though to find any clear cut info about the speciality (probably because it's so new) and I don't really understand the different gradings of doctors.

What I'm looking to find out is how do I go about becoming an emergency doctor (is the training in the speciality included in my medical degree for instance or do I have to do that once I finish med school? Or is it on the job or how is it done?) and once I am qualified what kind of pay scales are emergency doctor's on in the UK compared to other specialities?

I'd greatly appreciate any help anyone can offer. Thanks!

Ryan Breslin

Working in A+E requires general knowledge that you'll pick up along the way on your course. Once you've done your degree you'll do 2 years Foundation Programme then you'll have to specialise.

Take a look here:
http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/nhs-kno...data/5456.html

**ryanbreslin** · 20-02-2006, 05:35 AM

oh right I understand now, thanks for that!

You wouldn't happen to know what kind of pay scale emergency doctors are on would you?

Thanks again!

Ryan

**The Guitarist** · 25-04-2006, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by jane2

The same as any other doctor of the same grade, seniority, in the same location!

i haven't found anywhere that gives a clear cut figure for a doctor's pay scale. it's all really rough estimations, and the only figures that have been quoted with any confidence are for RAMC (another specialty i'm interested in)
is there anywhere that does give figures like that?

**andy2** · 29-04-2006, 11:31 PM

have a look at
http://www.emergencymed.org.uk/temp/...guide_2006.pdf

this should answer most of your questions. Pay ranges from approx 22,000 to 50,000 depending on seniority and hours of work - a new SHO in A+E working a fairly anti-social rota could expect to be on £28,000-£30,00 after tax

**InternalOptimist** · 18-01-2010, 12:12 AM

You could earn that working some retail in London

**halfadoc** · 25-01-2010, 10:29 PM

You don't really want to choose to be a doctor based on pay...pay per an hour at junior level because of the number of hours you work as internal optimist says you could earn better doing retail! Also think about whether you would like a career as a doctor rather than just that speciality because for several year you will be rotating around other specialities before you can become an a + e doctor so check you like the general role - its very early to be sure on a speciality!

**MAHENDRA** · 15-04-2010, 06:07 PM

Now a days there is lots of add for a nad e post in uk , dont koow why

**MAHENDRA** · 15-04-2010, 06:09 PM

After doing ms in general surgery from , india , if some one is willing to work at uk in a nd e speciality , what other requirement he has to full fill