Acute Medicine Consultant jobs

Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands
Applications are invited from Consultants in Emergency Medicine to join the ED team based at the main Hospital site on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.The ED operates on a 24/7 basis and offers emergency care for the entire population of Guernsey from the island’s main 162 bedded general hospital.
The department receives unrestricted emergency patients at all hours, including children and adults who may be suffering from any conceivable emergency condition. These include medical and surgical patients, trauma of varying severity, children, gynaecological emergencies, mental health problems and minor illness or injury.
The department treats 19,000 patients per annum and acts as the single point of assessment for all acute hospital admissions and referrals from the islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm, with demand increasing during the holiday season.
There is a regular need to assess patients referred by GPs to the on call in-patient specialists from the MSG. These patients are sent to the ED for assessment, where the department functions like an MAU/SAU.
The salary for this post is £109,663 to £147,439 dependant on experience in addition to an 8% on-call allowance and a CEA payment of between £8,871 to £17,742 per annum.

This is a Consultant-led department the MDT comprises; Doctors, Nurses, Radiographers. Support Staff include; healthcare assistants, porters and reception staff.
The St John Emergency Ambulance Service charity operates Guernsey’s 24/7 paramedic response and non-emergency patient transport service.
The current Medical Staffing comprises four Consultants (including this post) and nine Associate Specialists who are supported by one fully qualified and three trainee Emergency Medicine Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
The ED, like all other services of the hospital, is provided entirely by consultants and specialists, there are no trainee doctors.

As part of the ED team you will have access to POC Ultrasound, NIV, HFNO, Procedural Sedation & RSI, and unrestricted EM clinical practice, time for comprehensive consultation and time to think on duty.
The budget is supported by an income stream and not compromised by unfair NHS tariffs.
Your 12-session contract will include some on-call requirements, a sustainable frequency of night shifts, senior delivered service (no trainees) and no crowding even in busy times.

The island of Guernsey is in the Channel Islands and has a population of 65,000. It has some of Britain’s finest and best-kept beaches, an especially mild and sunny climate, and an offbeat, historic harbor town in St. Peter’s Port, the island’s capital.

This unique integrated health service delivers a diverse range of services including diagnosing and treating patients in the island’s acute hospital complex, and supporting people within the wider community.
Guernsey provides excellent Emergency care, supported by modern equipment and is reliant on A&E Doctors recruited to a high standard.

Person requirements
Full GMC registration on the Specialist Register
Completion of FRCEM
Wide and recent experience of ALL aspects of EM service delivery, including children
Excellent interpersonal skills
A flexible approach to working in an Island setting

The benefits of working in Guernsey include:
– A minimum of 30 days annual leave, increasing with service
– 10 days of study leave and a study budget of £4,000 per annum
– Payment of MDU, GMC and RCPsych fees
– A higher-than-UK salary with low tax rates (20% top rate income tax, no VAT, council tax, capital gains or inheritance tax).
– States of Guernsey pension scheme
– A relocation payment of £5,000*
– A generous allowance for private rental accommodation*
– A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly, and crime is very low.
*Full T&C in relocation directive

For an insight into Jarrodean as a Consultancy and for a summary of all current roles visit jarrodean.com

If this role is not for you, please remember we offer a generous £500 Bonus for any successful friend or colleague referrals.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £147,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• Housing allowance
• On-site parking
• Relocation assistance
• Sick pay
• UK visa sponsorship

Application question(s):

• Do you have a wide and recent experience in all aspects of Emergency Medicine, including children?
• Do you have full GMC registration on the Specialist Register?
• Do you hold the FRCEM qualification?

Work Location: On the road