- My job belong to the family social- you may be the kind of person who enjoys helping or caring for others.In a team project you will want everyone to get along well and stop arguing.People like you often enjoy the following jobs:
- Nursing
- Social work
- Doctor
- Speech therapist
What skills are needed for a paediatricians
Basic skills
- Ready comprehension medium (level 5)
- Active listening high (level 6)
- Writing medium (level 5)
- Speaking medium (level 5)
- Science medium (level 5)
- Critical thinking high (level 6)
- Active learning medium (level 5)
- Learning startegies medium (level 5)
- Monitoring medium (level 5)
- High level of skill required
Subjects needed
You need five gcses including maths,English,science plus two a levels with one science subject. Followed by 4 years of medical school and a 3-7 years internship and residency
What do you do in this job
- general paediatrics - a hospital role covering children from birth to the age of 16. Most paediatricians have this generalist role
- neonatology - this role specialises in looking after newly born babies. It is usually based in an intensive care unit looking after premature babies or those with problems at birth
- community paediatrics - these doctors are based in the community and look after children with developmental, social or behavioural problems and those with a physical disability
- paediatric cardiology - this is a small area which is a specialty in its own right. These doctors diagnose and treat children with cardiac (heart) conditions
A paediatric works on average 50 hours a week
Where they work:
- Hospitals
- Pediatric offices
- General practice
- Travel companies
- Private healthcare organisations
- Patients home
How much do they earn
The average annual salary of a paediatrician in the UK is approximately £105,000 with the lowest percentile earning about £80,000 a year on average and the highest percentile earning an annual average of £160,000
