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Specialist Medical Practitioners

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

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£27,467
£57,583
£150,851

New workers start around £27,467. Normal pay is £57,583 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £150,851.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 162,742 vacancies for this type of job

7.04%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Takes overall responsibility for, supervises and directs the implementation of care and treatment plans by other healthcare providers.

  • Prepares and delivers lectures, undertakes research, and conducts and participates in clinical trials.

  • Performs specialist medical tasks such as surgery, anaesthetisation and diagnostic or interventional radiology.

  • Provides specialist advice to generalist medical practitioners or other specialists.

  • Supervises patient’s progress and advises on diet, exercise and other preventative action.

  • Administers medical tests and inoculations against communicable diseases.

  • Diagnoses condition and prescribes and/or administers appropriate treatment/surgery.

  • Examines patient, arranges for any necessary x-rays or other tests and interprets results.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Auditing

  • Clinical Governance

  • Surgery

  • Mental Health

  • Clinical Auditing

  • Psychiatry

  • Quality Improvement

  • Audiology

  • Pediatrics

  • Trauma Care

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Management

  • Teaching

  • Research

  • Communication

  • Leadership

  • Teamwork

  • Mentorship

  • Administrative Functions

  • Writing

  • Planning

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Medical Sciences

Bangor University

BMedSci H · 3 Years · Full-time · Bangor, Gwynedd · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 120/136

Medical Sciences

University of Central Lancashire

BSc (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time (intensive) · Burnley · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Healthcare Practice

Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges)

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Brighton · 09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Medical Sciences

University of Worcester

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Worcester · 09/2025

Tariff points: 96/104

Medicine (MBBS)

St George's, University of London

MB BS · 5 Years · Full-time · London · 01/09/2025

Tariff points: 99/152

Applied Medical Sciences

Swansea University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Swansea · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/160

Medicine

University of Liverpool

MB ChB · 5 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Mental Health Practice (HTQ)

City College Norwich (incorporating Easton College)

FdSc · 2 Years · Full-time · Norwich · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: 64/64

Medicine

University of Buckingham

MB ChB · 5 Years · Full-time · Buckingham · 05/01/2026

Tariff points: 128/128

Local Dental Anaesthesia

University of Portsmouth

N · 12 Weeks · Part-time · Portsmouth · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

BSc Natural Sciences

University of Birmingham

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 29/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Medicine

Kent and Medway Medical School

BMBS · 5 Years · Full-time · Canterbury · 09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Physiological Sciences

University of Sunderland

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Sunderland · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/112

Medical Science

Oxford Brookes University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Oxford · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Medical Sciences

University of South Wales

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Pontypridd · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Health and Social Care

University of Staffordshire

FdSc · 2 Years · Full-time · Burton upon Trent · 09/2025

Tariff points: 80/80

Healthcare Play Specialism

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Nuneaton · 09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Medicine

University of Plymouth

BMBS · 5 Years · Full-time · Plymouth · 09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

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