Job options for ex-doctors?

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Have name changed to post. I have resigned as a doctor and would welcome any ideas for a middle aged ex-doctor that is a few years from retirement.

I imagine you've worked your socks off op, can you put the feet up for a while?

Pharma? Medical education? Medical writing? Politics?

What do you enjoy and why did you give up medicine?

Worked all over Covid and its aftermarth. Burned out completely. I became a shell. I just cannot do it anymore.
Unfortunately I still need to work as pension won't be for a few years and too old to retrain.

My nurse mate does plastics like Botox and the like. Low stress, fairly well paid.

You could go nuts and do a period of Medicins Sans Frontiers or something to reset.

Any kind of teaching role? Research?

Teach biology or chemistry in a private school?

You could contact medical charities and ask if they have any opportunities for a qualified Dr... They will and they'd love to put you on their 'about us' pages.
Radio DJ giving advice/reassurance.
The beauty treatments idea that a previous poster mentioned could pay a lot of money for not much stress/effort.

When I worked for a Life Insurance company they had a qualified doctor on the books as their CMO - very well paid too! Chief Medical Officer

What was your speciality?

I teach science in a secondary school.
No decisions, no nights,no weekends ,very few evenings.
However pretty much any of the other options will have better pay.

The obvious one is teaching.

Sorry to hear this OP. Hope you are getting yourself some mental health/wellbeing support to reset and recover

Could you teach on an AHP uni course? (if you want a break from medicine)

Pip assessment type work.

Aesthetics.

Teaching.

Retrain in something that only takes a year? (MSc environmental health)

Pharma industry (either in research or overseeing clinical trials)? As a scientist who used to work in pharma I observed that the clinicians were paid very well (you'd typically go in about 2 grades above a similarly qualified scientist).

Are you absolutely done in your current role, or do you think you might be up for going back after a sabbatical?

What kind of doctor were you?

I say this gently (and prepared for a pile on) but have you considered the fact that unless you take a massive pay cut, most jobs are hard work and stressful?

Have you calculated how much you need to earn per annum to get through to retirement? It might help when making suggestions. Could you sit as a dr on benefit tribunals? What sort of level of stress do you think you will be able to manage?

First Aid trainer that goes round different workplaces.

Private medicine is where you'll get the best pay for your experience.

I can totally see why you are burnt out after covid.
I would take a long sabbatical, completely recover and then return for a few years part time. Any other job is going to take you years and years longer to retire due to the pay cut that will be needed.

Can you work in a small rural place where the relaxed lifestyle will counter the stress? By the sea or deep in the country ? Reduced hours.

I have burnt out before - different industry and I felt I just couldn’t go on. You should recover in time, but will need permanent lifestyle changes.

I love the username but cmon, most jobs are not doctor level of stressful. The suicide rates talk for themselves.

My friend who quit as a doctor retrained as a Yoga teacher and runs retreats for burned out medical staff now

Can you attach a link please supporting the claim about suicide.

Many industries are tiring and stressful. Doctors have more freedom than most to change careers, make adjustments and work hours to suit them as they are so well qualified. My friend switched tio work for a hedge fund, she now works even longer hours 😊

Do you have a floor level of income you need? Do you need to move completely away from decisionmaking or are you still up for responsibility?

What was your specialty? Do you have any desire to use some of your experience or would you prefer to get right away from it?

I'd talk to a headhunter in a sector you are interested in about director posts perhaps.

Alongside the other suggestions there should be one or two Quality Improvement posts along soon if you want to stay in the NHS, the QI folk I've met so far are some of the most sensible I've met in my last two NHS employers. (Yes, I know, given how utterly baths*t most of the NHS, and indeed the UK, is right now that's not saying much.)

Here's a thought from extreme left field - what about a doctor on a cruise ship? Arguably not as restful as some people might think due to the demographics but definitely different!

I know there's this lovely idea, often from people who might not have lived there, that moving somewhere rural will be a peaceful idyll, but the coast and country side have their own issues, also much worse after COVID.

Medical Education, Writer, Pharmacy Information Officer would probably be reasonable matches. I don't know what your pension options are, any chance of taking it early albeit at a reduced rate due to ill health?

Wishing you all the best.