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Medical and Health Careers

Occupational Therapist – Job Description

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Occupational Therapist – Job Description

Occupational therapists help people with problems caused by disability, illness or injury, be they physical, mental or social.

The work can be either hospital or community-based but the general duties remain the same, including working on patient assessments, the planning and provision of treatment or activities, providing advice and support for the patient and their families or carers, and liaising with doctors and other medical professionals.

Medical and Health Careers

Medical Sales – Career Advice

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Medical salespeople liaise with healthcare professionals, pharmacists and other clients to sell them medical equipment and drugs.

The job usually involves plenty of travel as you’ll be making and fulfilling appointments with clients within your sales area. You’ll also present and demonstrate products, drive sales, provide after-sales service, be expected to hit (or exceed!) sales targets and keep full records of customers and the sales you’ve landed.

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General Practitioner (GP) – Job Description

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General practitioners (GPs) are the eyes and ears of the NHS. They’re the first point of contact for most people with a medical complaint and their sometimes-mountainous work schedules are offset by their equally-high pay.

GPs must be good listeners as they spend most of their time in surgery consultations where patients talk through their health issues. They then diagnose and treat patients or refer them to specialists if a complaint or condition is not within their area of expertise.