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Ireland is opening again its gates for qualified and motivated doctors who are willing to work in modern and well equipped public hospitals.

8 weeks left

We have been asked to help the Health Service Executive to source doctors (Residents and Specialists) who wish to work there in the following specialties:

Accident & Emergency, Anaesthesiology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, Geriatrics, Haematology, Neurology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Oncology, Palliative Care, Paediatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Urology and much more.

Contact us NOW if you want to apply for one of them and start working in July! We must send all CVs of interested doctors ASAP.

If you are thinking about it…please get in touch now.

Foreign doctors who can’t speak proper English to be struck off: NHS must check language skills

Source: DailyMail, UK

“Doctors will be struck off if they cannot speak proper English amid fears that patients’ lives are being put at risk, the Health Secretary will say today.

Hospitals and GPs’ surgeries will also be legally obliged to make sure foreign medics have a proper grasp of the language and the way the NHS works.

Andrew Lansley plans to change the rules so doctors found to fall short of the required standards can be permanently barred from practising in this country.

Under the existing system, as many as 23,000 doctors from Europe have registered to work in the NHS despite never having been asked if they can speak English properly.

To comply with EU freedom-of-movement requirements, continental doctors and nurses are allowed to work without any formal NHS training.

They can be struck off only if they are found to have harmed patients. MPs and peers have warned that the scandal has compromised patient safety, with particular concern about the increasing use of foreign doctors to provide out-of-hours services…. “

Read more here.

Results of March Oasis event for Dentists

A-Team is pleased to inform you that the March Oasis recruitment event organised in Bucharest was a success! 6 candidates passed the interview and 10 passed the language test – Linguarama.  We were also glad to meet 2 candidates that came back for reassessment and they both successfully passed the interview and the language test. We are looking forward to proceeding with all their applications with the PCT and decide the date when they will start working as recognised dentists in the United Kingdom.

If you are interested in relocating in the UK as a dentist and you have three years experience, please apply soon as we have limited places available. You can upload your CV on our website or send us a direct application at oana.vlah@ateamhr.com or diana.blagovenco@ateamhr.com .

Irish Medical Council: Maintenance of professional competence

The 30^th of April 2012 marks the end of the first 12-months of maintenance of professional experience. A number of important steps now arise for doctors and for the Medical Council.

Next steps for doctors

Since May 2011, it has been a legal duty for doctors practicing medicine in Ireland to be engaged in maintenance of professional competence. In general, this duty is observed by enrolling in a professional competence scheme operated by recognized postgraduate training bodies and engaging in professional development activities.

Your next steps at glance

• The Medical Council is commencing monitoring and audit procedures to satisfy itself that you are fulfilling your legal duty.
• To safeguard your continuing registration and avoid risk of disciplinary action, take time now to ensure you are prepared.
• From May 2012, you will receive a Statement of Participation from your professional competence scheme. This is evidence  that you are fulfilling your legal duty to maintain your professional competence so retain this document carefully and safely.
• In June 2012, when you retain registration with the Medical Council, you will be required to declare that you are maintaining professional competence. Failure to      make this declaration will place your continuing registration at risk.
• Thereafter, the Medical Council will audit doctors to  confirm enrolment in professional competence schemes and engagement  activities. When audited, you will be required to provide the Statement Participation which you received from your professional competence scheme.
• Employers and patients can request sight of your Statement of Participation so as to confirm you are keeping up-to-date.
• There are special arrangements for doctors recognized  training posts and doctors practicing overseas – see www.medicalcouncil.ie
• Maintaining your professional competence is your legal duty. Observing this legal duty is essential to ensure your continuing registration with the Medical Council.

You can find more information here.

What you need to know

You will need to ensure the Medical Council has the correct contact details to allow you to register for its new online portal. If you have recently changed address or updated your email or phone numbers, please update your contact details on www.medicalcouncil.ie

Patient safety a priority for BMA

With the threat of industrial action by doctors for the first time in decades, the British Medical Association has issued a pledge over patient safety.

It stresses that patient safety will be at the heart of planning for any possible industrial action over NHS pensions.

While the BMA has ruled out strike action, work towards the first ballot of BMA members since 1975 is under way after the BMA council agreed it was the only option in the face of the government’s refusal to reopen meaningful talks on NHS pensions.

In the meantime, the BMA will continue to lobby the government for fresh negotiations to avert industrial action altogether. More…

Source: Healthcare Today