Career information
July 2008
- Introduction
- BMA Medical Education Sub-committee BMA International Department
- BMA International Department
- BMA Careers Services
- BMA Library Careers Zone
- Curriculum vitae
- UK job vacancies information
Introduction
The BMA Library reprioritised its collection when it moved to new purpose-designed premises at the entrance to BMA House. Our collections are organised into three zones -
- Clinical zone: for preclinical and clinical resources
- Professional zone: for resources related to the working practice of BMA members such as management, ethics, or research design
- Careers zone: for resources related to career development such as interview techniques, CVs, and life skills
This factsheet lists some key resources on career development and medical job vacancies.
Medical Education Sub-committee
This advises the BMA on all stages of medical education, including undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education:
- the need for education in non-clinical skills, such as communication and management training
- the introduction of the Postgraduate Medical Education Training Board
- the proposed reforms to the training grades
- the future of medical education funding
George Roycroft
email: groycroft@bma.org.uk
tel: 020 7383 6064
You can find links to BMA reports on professional development, equal opportunities and career paths in medical specialties at the BMA website.
The Board of Science produce an easy-to-use Medical education A to Z which contains links to all of the key UK agencies and websites
You can download a PDF copy of the popular BMA guide Becoming a doctor: entry in 2009.
BMA International Department
This department:
- advises BMA members on working abroad and runs Working Abroad Seminars
- advises overseas doctors on registering and working in the UK
- monitors, and advises on European and international developments affecting the medical profession
- co-ordinates the BMA's work with the international and European bodies of which it is a member
- provides the secretariat for the BMA International Committee and the European Forum.
You can find guidance and resources for refugee doctors or guidance on working abroad at the BMA website.
tel: 020 7383 6133 or 020 7383 6491
email: internationalinfo@bma.org.uk
BMA Careers Services
This offers resources and tools to develop work skills. This resource is a benefit of BMA membership. The services offered include workshops and one to one counselling at membership reduced prices.
Free careers resources are summarised both from the BMA website and from other resources.
BMA Library Careers Zone
The BMA Library moved to a newly designed Library in the summer of 2007 which has three zones for clinical resources, careers information and professional resources. The Careers Zone contains new resources on interview techniques, study skills, career development, work skills and many other toics relevant to the working lives of doctors.
The major sections of the zone are given here together with a resource from the collection:
- CZ 10
- Personal development
- CZ 100
- Career development
- CZ 200
- Medical Education
- CZ 300
- Study skills
- CZ 400
- Management theory and practice
- CZ 500
- Work skills
- CZ 600
- Practical aspects of HR
- CZ 700
- Working within the United Kingdom
- CZ 800
- Working outside the United Kingdom
- CZ 900
- Working in particular specialties
Curricula vitae
You can find general guidance at monster.co.uk.
UK job vacancies information
bmjcareers.com
The BMJ Publishing Group produce bmjcareers.com which is one of the most useful sources of current information on medical careers guidance.
Online access to the recruitment and course adverts from the printed BMJ, and is the "web's principal source of UK medical jobs and careers advice." It includes current job advertisements, a jobs archive, educational courses and meetings, notices and announcements, a services directory, a doctors not
It has several hundred UK vacancies each week. The printed version is available in the BMA Library from 12 noon each Friday. It is not available before then as it is embargoed.
NHS Careers
NHS Careers is a specialised service providing information on careers in the National Health Service (NHS) in England. The website was launched in June 2000 and provides sources of information for potential new recruits and returners to the NHS. It consists of a helpline, website, literature and supporting services for NHS employers, schools, colleges and careers advisers. A core element is its jobs database which can be searched by key variables - moreover, applications can be made online. This resource provides access to a database of detailed careers information about education and training for careers in the NHS, job opportunities and general information about working for the NHS.
It produces a jobs website.
Doctors.net.uk
This online network of over 145 000 doctors was launched in 1998. Doctors.net is a peer-led resource is aimed directly at the UK medical profession and is run by a group of practising doctors in Abingdon, Oxford. It is free to registered doctors and provides access to: a professional discussion forum, careers advice, a jobs database which can be searched by grade or specialty, and an online library with access to free full-text books and journal. This service is limited to GMC registered doctors but database services are made available to other commercial users.
jobs.ac.uk
One of the major recruitment site in the research, science, academic and related professions sectors is jobs.ac.uk. 30 000 jobs are advertised each year
jobs4medical
This niche resource was launched in October 2005 and offers a sophisticated search engine which can be searched by grade, specialty or region:
medicaljobs.co.uk
The medicaljobs.co.uk website was established in 2000 and offers specialist functions such as allowing candidates to search by specific agent.