Generalist medical practitioners

Average National Salaries (2022)

What does this career do?

Generalist medical practitioners diagnose mental and physical injuries, disorders and diseases, prescribe and give treatment, recommend preventative action, and conduct medical education and research activities. They work in hospitals or in general practice and, where necessary, refer the patient to a specialist.

Typical tasks

• examines patient, arranges for any necessary x-rays or other tests and interprets results diagnoses condition and prescribes and/or administers appropriate treatment administers medical tests and inoculations against communicable diseases supervises patient’s progress and advises on diet, exercise and other preventative action refers patient to specialist where necessary and liaises with specialist prepares and delivers lectures, undertakes research, and conducts and participates in clinical trials supervises the implementation of care and treatment plans by other healthcare providers

Current entry requirements

Entrants require a university degree from a medical school recognised by the General Medical Council followed by two years of pre-registration training as a house officer. Some medical schools operate graduate entry schemes. Once the pre-registration period as house officer is completed, further postgraduate training in a general practice training programme is completed

Percentage in work

• Employed

• Unemployed

Due to insufficient sample sizes, some data was excised.

Predicted employment status in 2022

• Full-time

• Part-time

• Self Employed

Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands

Career related courses available at West Notts

• Biology A Level - Level 3
• Chemistry A Level - Level 3

About the statistics

Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.