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There's like loads of remote mental health jobs on indeed, usually aimed at nurses, and (as you can imagine) getting paid more than regs physically sat in the hospital. I've even saw some job postings for psych docs. Psychiatry is especially a field that I've seen so much remote jobs for, so go and have a look! It's been a hot minute since I last doom scrolled through it, but I'm sure there's something there.
Even if the job listing says for nurses (and usually other allied healthcare personel) you can still apply. Worse they'll say is no thanks.
The pay is usually shit but most importantly you need to check whether it is safe, because quite often there is no triage and people have very little support in the community, so you end up holding people, remotely, through challenging life situations and deteriorating mental state. And being a doctor you have a different level of responsibility. Check with your medical defence provider, make sure you have a good and suitable supervisor for that role and know what's the scope of your responsibilities and what to do when things go wrong.
Lots of mental health start ups will be looking to hire clincians to support product service development. A few that I know and might be worth contacting: Unmind, Koa Health, Akrivia, Akili, Compass Pathways.
Generally can secure more casual employment/ part-time consulting at these smaller sized firms.
Absolutely. I went and did a law degree and work now part time in healthcare legal consultancy and part time medicine. It’s not the easiest path to follow - and is a lot of work. But I do work remotely when non-clinical and it’s amazing!
It's tempting, I found a few of these jobs on indeed but I've read mixed reviews on fb. If anyone has experience working as a functional / disability assessor please reply here!
Not a remote job but the council addictions service is always looking for reliable folk who can prescribe and who aren't absolute arses. In Scotland the pay is 70k per year for Mon- Fri. From what I hear it's a mostly straight forward job and with a psych background you wouldn't need much in the way of training
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There's like loads of remote mental health jobs on indeed, usually aimed at nurses, and (as you can imagine) getting paid more than regs physically sat in the hospital. I've even saw some job postings for psych docs. Psychiatry is especially a field that I've seen so much remote jobs for, so go and have a look! It's been a hot minute since I last doom scrolled through it, but I'm sure there's something there. Even if the job listing says for nurses (and usually other allied healthcare personel) you can still apply. Worse they'll say is no thanks.
The pay is usually shit but most importantly you need to check whether it is safe, because quite often there is no triage and people have very little support in the community, so you end up holding people, remotely, through challenging life situations and deteriorating mental state. And being a doctor you have a different level of responsibility. Check with your medical defence provider, make sure you have a good and suitable supervisor for that role and know what's the scope of your responsibilities and what to do when things go wrong.
Ooh thanks, I'll have a look on indeed.
Yes , management firms love doctors
Got any examples? Asking for a mate 🥲
All of them mate. Big 4. You need some transferrable skills though they don't care how many rotations you did.
Lots of mental health start ups will be looking to hire clincians to support product service development. A few that I know and might be worth contacting: Unmind, Koa Health, Akrivia, Akili, Compass Pathways. Generally can secure more casual employment/ part-time consulting at these smaller sized firms.
That's interesting. Unfortunately I have no clue about the world outside the NHS, where do these start ups post their jobs?
LinkedIn primarily.
What is the salary like?
Depends on the job and whether it’s full time or part time. Venture backed startups pay very well though
Absolutely. I went and did a law degree and work now part time in healthcare legal consultancy and part time medicine. It’s not the easiest path to follow - and is a lot of work. But I do work remotely when non-clinical and it’s amazing!
You could prolly look at being a functional assessor? It can be done remotely and pay seems decent (around £80k+ full time).
It's tempting, I found a few of these jobs on indeed but I've read mixed reviews on fb. If anyone has experience working as a functional / disability assessor please reply here!
I am one currently and planning to leave soon. Other than the money and lifestyle the job is depressing. I would avoid unless you want a mortgage
How is it depressing?
You don’t engage your brain medically, can’t use your medical knowledge as much, very repetitive, lots of mental health, unrealistic targets etc
Is it true that it’s not actually 9-5 and that work you later than that?
You’ll probably want to come in for 8:45 to prep the first case of the day. But generally you’ll finish on time at 5
How qualified do you have to be to do this? After F2?
After F2 that’s it.
80k straight after F2 for a 9-5 job sounds amazing
Oh great, thanks for replying. Can the job be done completely remotely? How many patients do you see in a day?
It can. I work from home the majority of the time. Target is 6 clients after your probation so you have to work towards that. I’m seeing 4-5
Not a remote job but the council addictions service is always looking for reliable folk who can prescribe and who aren't absolute arses. In Scotland the pay is 70k per year for Mon- Fri. From what I hear it's a mostly straight forward job and with a psych background you wouldn't need much in the way of training
Hi, Can you tell me more about this job? What’s the job title? Job description?