Living Working in the UK Salary

Living & Working in the UK

Salary • Junior doctors earn a basic salary of roughly £ 30, 002 (€ 38, 617). • The Junior Doctors contract is currently being reviewed. • Consultants earn a basic salary of roughly £ 75, 249 (€ 96, 456. 95). • Information about national salary scales can be found on the NHS Employers website. @Nat. Psych. Recruit @GPNRO

Working in the UK • For doctors in the EEA, there are no visa or immigration restrictions (other than for Croatian Nationals). • To be able to work, EEA doctors will need to be able to evidence a level of training or certification equivalent to UK medical qualifications and be registered with the UK’s General Medical Council. • You must also be apply to demonstrate an acceptable standard of English. This is usually best demonstrated by having Academic IELTS (7. 5 score overall, and at least 7. 0 in every module). @Nat. Psych. Recruit @GPNRO

Areas in the UK East of England Includes: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. East Midlands Includes: Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire. KSS Includes: Brighton, Chichester, Canterbury, Eastbourne and Hastings, East Kent, Guildford and Chertsey, Surrey and Sussex. Includes boroughs of: Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Camden, The City, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Havering, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. Includes: Durham, Newcastle & Gateshead, North Cumbria, Northumberland, Redcar & Cleveland, Sunderland Tyneside. Includes: Cumbria & Lancashire, Cheshire & Merseyside and Greater Manchester. Includes boroughs of: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. Includes: Dundee, Perth and Stracathro. Includes Aberdeen, Elgin, Fort William, Inverness, Lorn & Islands and Shetland & Western Isles. Includes: Borders, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Fife, Kirkcaldy and Livingston. Includes: Ayr, Dumfries, Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Lanarkshire and Paisley. Includes boroughs of: Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston-upon-Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond-upon-Thames, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth. Includes: Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, Somerset & Devon and Wiltshire. Includes: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire. All – Wales has a single postgraduate programme Includes: Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and South Wiltshire. Includes: Birmingham, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire. Includes: East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. North Central & East London North East North West London Scotland East Scotland North Scotland South East Scotland West South London South West Thames Valley Wales Wessex West Midlands Yorkshire & the Humber @Nat. Psych. Recruit @GPNRO

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Initial Costs • Accommodation when you arrive: When leasing a flat or room in a flat-share, the bond can be up to 6 weeks’ rent and on top of that you will probably have to pay up to a month’s rent in advance. • Transport: Consider weekly/monthly bus, train, tube travel passes • Mobile phone: If you’ve brought your mobile phone from home you still may need to buy a SIM card or pay to have your phone ‘unlocked’ from your previous carrier • Internet access: Internet cafes charge from £ 1 an hour, or many libraries, coffee shops and pubs also have free wifi. @Nat. Psych. Recruit @GPNRO

Approx. Living Costs UK cost of Food & Drink Average weekly grocery bill (including food, basic laundry and toiletry items for 2 people) Average pub meal Average restaurant meal Pint of beer Average bottle of wine Average meal for two in mid-priced restaurant £ 60 £ 6 - £ 10 £ 12 - £ 20 £ 2. 50 - £ 3 £ 10 £ 40 UK cost of Transportation Weekly Zone 1 -6 Travelcard (London) Monthly Zone 1 -2 Travelcard (London) Train trip from London to Edinburgh Train trip from London to Cambridge / Brighton Avg mid-sized car rental for a weekend Return budget flight to Spain Eurostar return ticket from London to Paris Return flight to Ireland £ 41 £ 86 £ 110 (standard single) £ 17 - £ 20 (single) £ 70 £ 120 - £ 150 (budget carrier) £ 125 (standard class) £ 50 - £ 60 (budget carrier) UK cost of Entertainment Cinema West End Theatre, London Club/Pub Entry Live music/concerts £ 7 -£ 10 £ 25+ £ 5 - £ 20 £ 10+ @Nat. Psych. Recruit @GPNRO

National Insurance Number • Your UK National Insurance number is a unique personal number allocated to you that is used to identify you to HM Revenue & Customs and the Department of Work and Pensions. • It ensures the Government correctly records any contributions you are entitled to. Your National Insurance contributions go towards the UK social security and the state pension system. • Everyone who works in any capacity in the UK will need to register for an national insurance number. • When you arrive in the UK, you can apply for an NI number by calling 0345 600 0643 or by making an appointment at your local Job Centre Plus. @Nat. Psych. Recruit @GPNRO

Additional Information • A Career in Psychiatry: https: //youtu. be/l. HOAi 1 FLYe 8 • An insight into the work psychiatrists do: https: //youtu. be/EB 2 op. Eiyk-g • An insight into General Practice: https: //youtu. be/HBXbm. Ls. DTF 4 • Email us: nwd. psychiatryrecruitment@nw. hee. nhs. uk @Nat. Psych. Recruit @GPNRO