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Royal Navy
Junior Officers
Code: RN-MO

Medical Officer (Doctor)

Commissioned doctor (GMC registered) providing primary and operational medical care afloat and ashore.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • clinical medicine (GMC)
  • • occupational health
  • • operational medical planning
  • • clinical leadership
  • • medico-legal reporting

Responsibilities

  • • lead a ship's medical department
  • • deploy as a medical officer on operations
  • • advise the Commanding Officer on medical risk
  • • supervise nurses and medical assistants
  • • deliver occupational health and pre-deployment screening

Equipment

  • • ship's sickbay and primary care equipment
  • • deployable medical kit

Typical Clearance

SC / DV

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Civilian Translations

92% Match

GMC-registered clinical practice and operational medical leadership transfer directly to NHS or private practice.

Core Transferable Skills

clinical medicine (GMC)
clinical leadership
occupational health