Job Vacancies/Positions
Positions as General Practitioners and consultants for overseas doctors
Doctors from overseas who have the right skills and experience to work as a General Practitioner (working in the field of family medicine) or as a Consultant (the most senior doctors post in England working in hospitals) could contact :
NHS International Recruitment
Response Management
Chancery House
53-56 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1QS
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: 0044 207 649 6017 (24 hours)
Email: nhsinternationalrecruitment@tmp.com
Website: www.internationalrecruitment.nhs.uk
International Fellowship Scheme for overseas doctors
The International Fellowship Scheme has been set up for eligible doctors who have qualified overseas and are qualified medical specialists (consultants) in one of the following specialties:
# Accident & Emergency Medicine
# Acute Medicine
# Anaesthesia
# Clinical Oncology (therapeutic radiation oncology/radiotherapy)
# Clinical Radiography
# Histopathology
# Psychiatry (General Adult, Child and Adolescent, Old Age, Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Difficulties)
Further details of this scheme are available from NHS International Fellowship Recruitment:
NHS International Fellowship Recruitment
Response Management
Chancery House
53-56 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1QS
UNITED KINGDOM
Website: www.nhs.uk/fellowships
Tel: 0044 (0) 207 649 6078 (24 hours)
Email: nhsinternationalfellowship@tmp.com
Other job vacancies
Job vacancies for training and non-training posts are advertised in the British Medical Journal. This is available online at: www.bmj.com
The BMA and postgraduate deaneries can also provide advice on job vacancies (contact details as listed above). Job vacancies in the UK are filled in open competition, using application forms and interviews. Advice and training for cv writing and interview skills is available from the National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Medical Education (NACPME) at the British Council:
National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Medical Education
British Council
Bridgewater House
58 Whitworth Street
Manchester M1 6BB
Tel: 44-(0)161 957 7218
Fax: 44-(0)161 957 7029
E-mail: nacpme@britishcouncil.org
Website: www.britishcouncil.org
The British Council in London may also be visited from Monday-Friday between 9:00 and 16:30 for information about how to apply for jobs or clinical attachments. It cannot undertake to find jobs for individuals.
Information Centre
British Council
10 Spring Gardens
London
SW1A 2BN
Tel: 020 7389 4383
Clinical Attachments for overseas doctors
Overseas doctors applying for jobs, or preparing for the PLAB examination may find it useful to undertake a clinical attachment. This is a non-paid, non contact observership. Doctors do not need to be registered with the GMC to undergo a clinical attachment as they will not be carrying out any procedures. Usually, clinical attachments last for 4 - 6 weeks, during which time the doctor will be attached to a consultant and observe their work. Clinical attachments provide invaluable experience of the NHS, and can help overseas doctors gain a reference for future job applications.
Clinical attachments are arranged directly with NHS Hospitals. Doctors should contact the Personnel department, or Director of Postgraduate Medical Education at the hospital in which they wish to work. It may also be helpful if they ask their supervisor in their home country whether they have any contacts in the UK to whom the doctor could be attached.
Temporary opportunities for overseas doctors
For details of temporary opportunities, including working as locum doctors, please contact NHS Professionals on 0845 60 60 345 or visit the NHS Professionals website at: http://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/
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