General Surgery Consultant

Summary

Specialize in surgical procedures. Surgery is any procedure that alters body tissues to diagnose or treat a medical condition. A general surgeon is part of a surgical team that also includes an anesthesiologist, nurses and surgical technicians.

Education/Qualifications Required:

1. Basic medical degree from recognized institution
2. Post-qualification certification
   • Qualification Source from: Western Europe, Australia or New Zealand.  
     • UK and Ireland: GMC/CCST Specialist Register
     • Australia and New Zealand: Fellowship from the Royal College (FRACP)
     • Western Europe: Equivalent certification to the above

Experience Post-Qualifications:

• Minimum Three (3) years after board/equivalent certification in Ireland, UK, Australia, New Zealand and France (DES).
• Minimum Five (5) years after board/equivalent certification in Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Austria, Netherlands, Greece and France (DIS).

License:

Current and in a Good Standing Medical License to practice in country of residence.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performing the professional duties of a specialty in accordance with the delineation of the scope of care and privileges as recommended by the Chief of department and approved by the Credentials Committee
• Performing his/her duties in the outpatient clinic according to Ministry of National Guard – Health Affairs
• Providing the needed care to his/her patients in the wards
• Performing the needed procedures according to the privileging
• Providing consultation service to the in and out patient service in his/her area of expertise
• Sharing in the on-call duties as per the duty schedule according the Ministry of National Guard – Health Affairs
• Supervising the work of the assistant and/or associate consultants, professional development of the junior physicians and interns and provides his/her evaluation of their work at the request of the Chief of Service
• Assuring performing medical documentation and charting in a legible and professional way and to supervise the documentation of the rest of the team
• Working closely with colleagues
• Communicating clearly and effectively with colleagues and patients
• Working as a member of the team and to share administrative responsibilities
• Undertaking administrative duties whenever needed associated with the care of his/her patients under the direction of the division head
• Providing patient and family education according to patients status and needs