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Surgical First Assistant

Guernsey, Channel Islands

A refreshing new healthcare career in an island community.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Surgical First Assistant to join the group.

About the Medical Specialist Group

We are a partnership of currently 55 Consultants, which, under contract, provides specialist medical services to the Guernsey Health Service with a health care model that is different and separate from the NHS. As well as providing contract care the MSG consultants also provide private care which is remunerated separately, but is carried out in both MSG and PEH facilities as there are no other private facilities on island. MSG administration and secretarial staff also support a consultant private practice. Tertiary care services are supplied by hospitals on the UK Mainland, mainly Southampton University Hospital, usually through contracted services.

The Princess Elizabeth Hospital is a modern hospital with approximately 145 beds and strong clinical links to UK mainland centers, particularly Southampton General Hospital and Kings College Hospital.

Our vision is to be internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for clinical care and loved by the Guernsey community.

Our purpose is to use our expertise and compassion to provide outstanding patient-centred services that improve the health of the community we serve.

Learn more about us here

A better work-life balance

If you’re searching for a dose of sea air or a better balance, our island community has it all.

Renowned for its sandy beaches and mild climate, Guernsey offers a slower, better quality of life with excellent connections to the UK, France and beautiful nearby islands.

Our flexible working patterns and short journey times give you more time to enjoy life, whether that’s a paddleboard and beach BBQ with the family after work, an afternoon hiking the cliffs or catching up with friends at one of our many award-winning restaurants.

For more information on what your new lifestyle could look like, or about the practicalities of re-locating to Guernsey, visit the dedicated website here.

 About the role

This is a Full-Time post. You will work a minimum of 2,405 (exclusive of annual holiday entitlement) hours per annum which shall comprise of daytime elective sessions, and an equal share of the on-call rota for weeknights (14 hours 1800 - 0800) and weekends (48 hours 0800 Sat – 0800 Mon) with prospective cover. This is on average 5 sessions per week.

The team consists of 5 Surgical Assistants who are employed by the MSG but based at the PEH.  The team provide assistant cover for 20 scheduled elective theatre sessions per week and on call cover for weekday nights and weekends for emergencies.  A session is 5 hours long and when members of the team are on leave the remaining team members cover for them.  As we have a small team who cross cover regularly for each other they are expected to have experience in assisting for a variety of specialities including general surgery, ENT, urology, gynaecology and orthopaedics.

The General Surgeons have sub-specialty interests in vascular, breast, laparoscopic GI/colorectal and colorectal surgery and provide a service for common paediatric emergencies. The Gynaecologists also have subspecialty interests in laparoscopic surgery and the Orthopaedic Surgeons have sub-specialty interests in upper and lower limb surgery along with joint replacement surgery.

A copy of the full job description can be downloaded here.

Benefits

In addition to the appealing lifestyle that Guernsey offers, we have an attractive benefits package which includes:

• A generous salary (the income tax rate for Guernsey is currently a flat 20%).
• Greater involvement in direct patient care
• Private health insurance for you
• Wellbeing allowance of £300/annum (towards gum/better commute scheme etc)
• Better commute scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• Comprehensive relocation package including rental support

Apply

For more information on the role, benefits and relocation package, please contact our People & Organisation team by emailing [email protected] or calling 01481 239988.

Contact Mr Mark Webber, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Surgical Directorate Chair (email: [email protected])