Programme Information Profile 2008 s2

Specialty: Occupational Medicine

GMC: WOS/517

Deanery sponsoring programme: West of Scotland Postgraduate Dean: Professor Alastair McLellan Responsible Associate Dean: Dr David Marshall Programme Type - . Deanery-based or National: National . Specialty or Sub-specialty: Specialty Date of GMC recent approval: August 2010 Associated Royal College / Faculty Faculty of Occupational Medicine

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Curriculum and Associated Assessment Link System

Date programme information last updated September 2012

Recognised Programme Locations and Environments This programme involves placements in some or all of these Health Boards and hospitals: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, OHSAS, NHS Highland, NHS Grampian, CAPITA, SALUS, Abermed, Serco, AXA ICAS

Programme Director Dr Alastair Leckie

Programme Description

Why choose this programme

Scotland has a single Occupational Medicine programme offering posts in all the Deanery regions. The NHS posts provide an opportunity to gain a wide range of experience in NHS Occupational Health Departments, many of whom also provide contracted services to a variety of industries including manufacturing, service, Government and local authority. The industry based posts provide an opportunity to gain a wide range of experiences in virtually all industries. There is an active Trainees group who organise workplace visits and regular training days giving the opportunity to meet other trainees based throughout Scotland.

Specialty Information

Occupational Medicine is the medical specialty which covers the multi-faceted relationship between health and work. It is concerned with ensuring that workplaces and work practices are safe and not harmful to employees’ health, and that employees are fit for the job they are doing. Occupational physicians typically deal with traditional occupational diseases such as occupational asthma and dermatitis as well as those caused by exposure to noise, vibration and asbestos. They manage common health problems in the workplace such as stress, back pain and upper limb pain and are also involved in assessments of fitness for work, vocational rehabilitation, advising on adjustments to support employees in employment and advising on retirement on the grounds of ill health. Occupational physicians must have an understanding of epidemiology, disease prevention and toxicology. They have to be able to identify, assess the risk to health of, and know how to control workplace hazards and also know how to recognise, prevent and manage occupational disease. They also advise management on these risks and on their implications for employees’ health and for business continuity. Occupational medicine combines clinical and preventative work. Specialty: Occupational Medicine

GMC: WOS/517

Further information is available on the Faculty of Occupational medicine website www.facoccmed.ac.uk

How to apply

Entry to specialty training is at Specialty Training Year 3 (ST3) level, having first undertaken core training in medicine, surgery, psychiatry, public health or general practice (corresponding to years ST1 and ST2). The length of the training programme is indicative, and the acquisition of competencies, rather than completion of length of training, is the goal. More experienced doctors entering training in occupational medicine may not have to start from scratch, and enter at a later point in the programme, depending on successful achievement of appropriate competencies. However, it is anticipated that in most cases the minimum duration of a training programme in Occupational Medicine will be six years – i.e. two years of core medical training (ST1 & ST2) followed by four years of specialist Occupational Medicine training (ST3 to ST6). Further advice should be sought from the Deanery. www.scotmt.scot.nhs.uk/

Deanery Administrative Contacts Name Hazel Stone Address 2 Central Quay, 89 Hydepark Street, Glasgow G3 8BW Tel 0141 223 1440 Email [email protected]

Specialty Training Committee Dr Alastair Leckie, Dr David Marshall, Dr Elizabeth Wright, Dr Elizabeth Murphy, Dr Stanislava Saravolac, Dr Rodney Gamble, + Trainee Representative + Lay Representative Quality of Training

GMC Trainee Survey Information (2011) Link