Public Health
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Generic Job Families |
Specialist Areas |
Functional Requirements |
Details/Health and Safety Indicators |
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General public health work |
Doctors could work for a rural community, a city, or the global population. A Public Health doctor will “undertake prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases of public importance” |
Ability to prioritise work, and work well against a background of change
Ability to practice in challenging environments and uncertainty |
May present problems for doctors suffering from psychological problems such as depression and anxiety, or fatigue from any cause or cognitive impairment. |
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Travel to and from work areas |
Driving to peripheral sites (public transport not always available) |
May present problems for doctors who are unfit to drive for a variety of medical conditions e.g. epilepsy
See DVLA recommendations |
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Clinical administration |
Hand written tasks e.g. writing reports, filling in forms
Display screen equipment tasks e.g. comuterised notes, results, email |
May present problems for doctors with upper limb disorders especially in dominant hand, neck and lower back conditions and problems of vision/visual acuity
May cause problems for doctors with dyslexia |
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Talking and listening on phone |
May present problems for doctors with hearing loss or wearing hearing aids. |
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Dictating and reading letters |
May present problems for doctors with problems of vision/visual acuity May present problems for doctors with dyslexia |
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Doctor-staff interaction |
Communicating with other staff members both verbally and by phone |
May present problems for doctors with visual or hearing problems |
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Communicable Disease Control |
Contact with infectious diseases |
Contact with blood and body fluids
Contact with infectious patients |
Risk to all healthcare workers from needlestick injuries and splashes
May cause problems for doctors who are immunosuppressed due to variety of causes including medication, radiotherapy, HIV etc Specific concerns during pregnancy (e.g. parvovirus, measles, whooping cough)
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Doctor-patient consultation |
Communicating with patients and relatives |
May cause difficulties for doctors with visual or hearing problems |
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Sitting for defined periods |
May present problems for doctors with musculoskeletal conditions especially neck and lower back
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