Careers Beyond Hospital &
Primary Care
Calum Leckie, PhD
The Careers Group, University of London
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www.careers.lon.ac.uk
Widening Horizons
Clinical
Practice
Using Health
Knowledge
Global Health &
International Development
Using Transferable
Skills
Health Care & Pharma Industry
Effort /Time /Risk
Non-UK &
commercial
practice
UK Government /
public sector
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www.careers.lon.ac.uk
Not for Profit
General Medical /
Scientific
Services
Other
Clinical Practice Beyond the NHS
Defence Medical Services
• Navy, Army, Air force
Prison Health Service
Overseas Medicine
• Developed Countries
• Developing Countries
Other:
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Occupational Medicine
Sports & Exercise Medicine
Expedition Medicine
Benefits work (Medical
Adviser)
• Maritime Medicine
Medical Practice in Developed
Countries - Examined
Issues to Consider
•Huge variety of healthcare systems
•Clinical roles & responsibilities will vary
•UK equiv. training may or may not be sufficient to practice
•Registration essential
•Lot of competition
Advice - RESEARCH
•Roles, registration, visas, application process,
return to UK implications
•Network with colleagues
•Make clear – clinical skills, management, research, publications
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Not for Profit & International
Development
UK Health Charities:
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Health promotion
Advocacy
Research
Policy
NGO’s, Multilateral Agencies &
Consultancies
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All the above and:
• Health Economists
• Technical Advisers
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Programme Managers
• Analyst / Researcher
• Medic / Medical Coordinator
Job Specification: Medical
Coordinator
Requirements:
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Medical background (doctor or nurse)
Post-registration experience in public health or tropical medicine (e.g. studies
in infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis), refugee health, MCH)
Minimum of 3 months' travel or work experience in developing countries
Overseas NGO experience in a supervisory role of medical programs as a project
co-coordinator or medical team leader
Demonstrable experience in supervising, managing and training others
Notable experience in project proposals and planning and health assessments
Willingness to commit for a minimum of 12 months
Willing to work in unstable areas
Adaptable and able to work in a team
Flexible and able to manage stress
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Previous field experience with MSF
Training in epidemiology, refugee health care and/or the MSF PSP course
Familiarity with health and human rights issues
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Public Health
– Health Improvement
e.g. senior health improvement
manager, e.g. medical
education
– Health Protection e.g.
emergency planning coordinator
– Health Intelligence
e.g. epidemiologist
– Academic e.g. research
associate
– Health & Social Care
Quality e.g. health & safety
adviser
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– Strategy &
Management e.g. strategic
director
The Healthcare
Industry
Consultancy
•Analyst - consultant - senior consultant /
manager
•Freelance
Communications
Biotechnology &
Pharmaceuticals
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•Safety & pharmacovigilance
•Clinical Trails management
•Medical Affairs
•Marketing
•Research & Development
•Medical writer
•Corporate communications
•Public Relations
Intellectual Property
•Technical assistant – patent attorney
•Patent examiner
Medical Affairs - Examined
Nature of Role:
• Understanding & sharing
prod. Info.
• Work with: marketing +
commercial team, external
experts & medical authorities
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Skills Used:
• Team working,
communication, medical
expertise, experience of
research and regulatory
affairs
Issues to consider:
• Membership of Royal College
• Several years experience
• Recruitment: multiple testing
& interviews
• Mobile career e.g. between
CROs, consultancy, other
agencies
• Not restricted to industry
Medical affairs
‘You'll be providing expert medical insight and strategic direction to how
our organisation presents both itself and its products to the world.
With particular focus on our relationships with the NHS, clinicians and
patient advocacy groups, you'll work across a range of internal
departments interpreting data, ethical codes, clinical opinion and
environmental issues.
You'll also contribute to strategy development at a UK and European
level. Far from playing a support role, you'll be right at the heart of a fully
integrated medical marketing team, allowing you to make a real impact on
the business.’
10www.gsk.com/careers/uk-med-affairs.htm
Something a bit Different!
– Medical Translation:
reports, research, patents,
validation
– Medical Journalism: print
media, radio, television
– Medical Education
– Medical Devices: R&D,
regulation, sales & marketing
– Forensic Research:
University, civil service
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Law
Management consultant
Civil service
Equity research analyst
Management Consultant - Examined
The Role
– Provide tech expertise, solve
business problems & offer
solutions
– Areas: management & strategy,
implementation, technical
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Generalist e.g. McKinsey,
Deloitte
Niche e.g. Bazian, Futures
Group, UnitedHealth
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Skills & Issues
– Interpersonal &
communication
– Intellectual ability
– Teamwork
– Analytical
– Multitask
– Long hours / pressure
Beyond Clinical Practice:
General Issues
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May require new courses and qualifications
Some relevant – related experience
Applications: require emphasis on transferable skills
May have to consider entry level positions – salary
implications
• Do your research – networking & informational
interviewing
• Labour Market Research essential – future trends e.g.
funding, recruitment
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Managing Career Change
Four Stages
Self exploration
Option exploration
Decision making
Implementation
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Self Exploration
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What am I good at?
What am I not so good at?
What’s important to me?
What bores me?
What do I enjoy?
What do I avoid?
Where do see myself working well?
What Constrains me?
Option Exploration
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How much research have you actually done?
Which careers have you written off? Why?
Which are your ‘top three’ at the moment? Why?
Can you identify 5 that you will explore in further
detail?
Informational Interviewing
‘A meeting in which a job seeker asks for
career and industry advice rather than
employment’
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Build networks in area of interest
Don’t ask for a job straight away
Do your research
What’s your aim? – informed questions
Ask for further contacts
Building your Networks
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Industry professional bodies
Trade journals
Vacancy pages
Careers directories e.g. prospects.ac.uk
Newspaper articles
Employer websites
Networking events
Careers fairs
Online networks
Alumni databases & societies
Decision Making
– How have you made
previous decisions?
– Procrastination or
knee-jerk reaction?
– SWOT analysis
– Keep external/internal
factors in context
– Keep options open
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Career Options
Online Tools
http://beyondclinical.thecareersgroup.co.uk
www.medicalcareers.nhs.uk
• career options for medics (Clinical & Non-Clinical)
www.careerstagged.co.uk
www.prospects.ac.uk
• General careers Libraries
http://abpi-careers.org.uk/
• Pharma. & Biotech.
www.medcommsnetworking.co.uk
• Communications
www.phorcast.org.uk
• Public Health (UK & International)
Career Management
www.careers.lon.ac.uk/sortit
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C2 – who we are
– Part of The Careers Group, University of London
– One of the largest careers service providers in Europe:
over 40 Careers Consultants, and 24 support staff
– C2 was established in 1998 to work with external
organisations, and individual clients with considerable
career experience
– Considerable experience working with clinicians and
researchers - in academia and beyond
– Clients include: BMA, Cancer Research UK, London
Deanery, Institute of Cancer Research, Disability Rights
Commission, English Nature, EBI, and Council of Europe
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The aim of
career counselling at C2
– Enable clients to build and maintain successful
careers by helping them to develop:
• deeper self-understanding
• increased awareness of their options
• the ability to make good decisions
• the appropriate skills and tactics needed to make
successful career transitions
www.c2careers.com/
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BMA Careers Services
– www.bma.org.uk/careersservices
– BMA members can choose services from an
integrated package which includes:
• Free comprehensive careers information – BMA
website
• Free impartial online careers guidance – Sci59 –
online psychometric questionnaire
• Confidential one-to-one careers coaching
• Tailored career skills development workshops
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You don’t need a crystal ball
– You need to
• Be self aware
• Have explored your
options?
• Be clear in your
decision making
• Apply effectively
• Utilise all the support
available to you
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Any questions?
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