Locum Opportunities for Psychiatry
Physicians specializing in psychiatry devote their careers to mental health and its associated mental and physical ramifications. Understanding the connections between genetics, emotion, and mental illness, is important while psychiatrists also conduct medical laboratory and psychological tests to diagnose and treat patients.
Subspecialties within psychiatry include the following:
• Addiction psychiatry
• Administrative psychiatry
• Child and adolescent psychiatry
• Community psychiatry
• Consultation/liaison psychiatry
• Emergency psychiatry
• Forensic psychiatry
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Mental retardation psychiatry
• Military psychiatry
• Pain medicine
• Psychiatric research
• Psychosomatic medicine
What type of role are you looking for?
Locum- Locum work is perfect for gaining experience and earning extra money whilst offering a level of flexibility to fit with your chosen path.
Permanent- The most common route towards GMC registration (https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing) – completing MRCPsych post graduation qualification(https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/training/exams)for securing amazing role in the UK or PLAB (https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing/join-the-register/plab/a-guide-to-the-plab-test) to start a career in the UK. Whichever route you take you will need to complete either IELTS or OET exam with requisite scores set out by GMC