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Play a vital role in keeping Army personnel fighting fit. Enjoy an immensely fulfilling job that comes with travel, adrenaline and a sense of pride.
Starting salary
£74,119
Role details
Age
To apply for this position, you must be between 17 years & 9 months old and 36 years & 11 months old at the time of your application.
Fitness
Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m
MSFT (beep test) level 6.6
Education
Degree in Medicine. Full registration with the UK General Medical Council (GMC), you could also be at the point of completing your medical training. Age criteria differ (up to a maximum of 55 years) depending on qualifications and experience. Please give us a call to find out which specialties we are currently recruiting and the specific criteria.
An Army doctor who undertakes specialist training in general practice or a hospital speciality must fulfil Royal College requirements to be awarded the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training.
Specialists can apply up to the age of 55
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Treating casualties on the front line, caring for soldiers in barracks, providing medical cover at Army sports events... There’s no doubt that life as an Army Doctor is varied. You'll spend the first two years as a General Duties Medical Officer with a medical regiment, you will then be employed as a Regimental Medical Officer with a military unit. You’ll get outstanding training to prepare you for the injuries and illnesses you'll encounter in military life. There’ll be the chance to get new qualifications, have valuable experiences, and take part in sports and Adventurous Training. It’s like no civilian role out there.
Key responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Provide frontline medical support at every level of care
Work in challenging and hostile environments
Build and maintain your clinical skills in NHS hospitals
Enjoy opportunities for postgraduate training
Enjoy a wide range of sports and an excellent social life
Step 1
Having successfully completed the Army Officer Selection process and Army Doctor interview, you'll be awarded a place on the Commissioning Course Short at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. You are taught basic military, survival and weapon-handling skills, which are designed to prepare you for military life. On completion of the course you'll be awarded a commission into the Royal Army Medical Service.
Step 2
You attend the 14-week Royal Army Medical Service Entry Officers' Course, which provides you with the specific knowledge required to begin your career as an Army Doctor.
STUDENT - Following graduation, you will be required to complete foundation training years 1 and 2 at a Joint Hospital Group location.
Once you have completed your military training, you will be on a minimum salary of £70,928. This will go up once you're fully qualified.
Student bursary (up to £75,000):
Open to candidates who will graduate with an Army-endorsed medical degree and intend to join the Royal Army Medical Service for a minimum period of 6 years as a commissioned Medical Officer
Paid in annual instalments of £10,000 during your final three years of university then a lump sum of £45,000 on successful completion of Officer training
You will also be paid an Army salary during your two years of foundation period employment
How to apply
Student bursary - For those studying towards a Degree in Medicine on a course that will result in full registration with the UK General Medical Council (GMC). Apply while you are still at university, before the end of January. You should apply not later than your first year to qualify for the full amount; the Army reserves the right to award bursaries of 1,2 or 3 years. You must pass the Army Officer Selection Board for professionally qualified officers and the Arm Selection Board for the Royal Army Medical Service to qualify. You must also start initial Officer training at Sandhurst before your 37th birthday, unless a medical specialist.
Medical qualifications dependent on your specialism (GP, Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics and Resuscitation, General Surgery, General Medicine, Psychiatry, Pathology, Radiology, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Occupational Medicine or Public Health).