Locum Consultant General & Acute Physician

Locum Consultant in General and Acute Medicine
Four months - September 2025 – December 2025

A refreshing new healthcare career in an island community.

We have an exciting opportunity for GMC Specialist Registered Locum Consultant in General and Acute Medicine 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 centres, 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 work-life balance, our island community has it all. 
Renowned for its sandy beaches and mild climate, Guernsey offers an idyllic, family friendly, lifestyle 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.

Our consultants and their families have also benefited from the excellent schools and the wide variety of activities on offer on the island.

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. Alternatively, hear from other healthcare professionals who have relocated here.

About the role

We are looking to appoint a locum consultant general physician to join a team of fifteen physicians to provide high quality comprehensive consultant only secondary care in general and acute medicine in the Bailiwick of Guernsey (65,000 people approx.). 

This is a locum consultant position to cover a substantive vacancy, commencing September 2025 and continuing for four months until 31 December 2025.

The successful applicant must be on the GMC Specialist Register or be within 6 months of eligibility for inclusion at the time of interview. 

Benefits

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

•    Generous salary (not utilising NHS pay scale) and current local Guernsey income tax flat rate of 20%
•    Provision of accommodation and a hire car
•    Opportunity to undertake integrated private practice 
•    Private health insurance for you and your family
•    Pension scheme delivered by a long-established local pension specialist (up to 5% matched employer contribution)
•    Medical indemnity insurance cover 
•    Free car parking at both the MSG and PEH
•    Wellbeing allowance of £300/annum (towards gym/better commute scheme etc)
•    Pro rata allowance of 35 days per annum annual leave 
•    Pro rata allowance of 10 days study leave with generous reimbursement package

Apply

Informal enquiries about the post are welcome and can be made to Dr Tom Saunders (Directorate Chair for Adult Medicine) Tom.Saunders@msg.gg or via Nathan Collenette (Business Partner – People and Organisation) Nathan.collenette@msg.gg or via our switchboard on 01481 238565. 

Applications must be accompanied by a covering letter and CV and sent to recruit@msg.gg   

Closing date for applications is 31st August 2025.  

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