Occupational Medicine is concerned with protecting and maintaining health in the workplace. Doctors in Occupational Medicine may work as a member of an Occupational Health team directing policy on occupational health matters. They also help employers to comply with their statutory requirements and may be involved in first-aid, health surveillance and statutory and non-statutory examinations. In many organisations they are actively involved in health promotion. Most major public and private organisations provide a comprehensive occupational health service headed by Occupational Physicians. In Northern Ireland in 1998 there were 19 doctors practising as full time Occupational Physicians. Posts in occupational medicine vary from part-time involvement of GPs to whole time posts in larger organisations. Salary scales in the UK, dependent on qualifications, responsibility and seniority, are recommended by the BMA and in Ireland by the Irish Society of Occupational Medicine.

• Occupational Medicine - available courses
• Occupational Medicine - contact information

Training Programme Details

• ST3 Occupational Medicine Job Description & Person Specifications 
• Belfast Trust Occupational Medicine Job description

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Courses (Under Review)

External

Highly Desirable
Course leading to AFOM eg. Distance Learning Course (University of Manchester, Centre for Occupational Health)
Course in Statistics and Research Methods (external, local if available)
Attendance at the Annual Scientific Meetings of the Society of Occupation Medicine, and Faculty of Occupational Medicine, DUBLIN

Local

Highly Desirable
Society of Occupational Medicine Meetings

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Contact Information