Locum Opportunities for Surgeons
Physicians specializing in surgery can choose to become general surgeons or pursue a subspecialty in a specific area of the body, type of patient, or type of surgery. General surgeons provide a wide variety of life-saving surgeries, such as appendectomies and splenectomies. They receive broad training on human anatomy, physiology, intensive care, and wound healing.
Surgical subspecialties and areas of practice, including the following:
• Colon and rectal surgery
• General surgery
• Surgical critical care
• Gynecologic oncology
• Plastic surgery
• Craniofacial surgery
• Hand surgery
• Neurological surgery
o Endovascular surgical neuroradiology
• Ophthalmic surgery
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery
• Orthopaedic surgery
• Adult reconstructive orthopaedics
• Foot and ankle orthopaedics
• Musculoskeletal oncology
• Orthopaedic sports medicine
• Orthopaedic surgery of the spine
• Orthopaedic trauma
• Pediatric orthopaedics
• Otolaryngology
• Pediatric otolaryngology
• Otology neurotology
• Pediatric surgery
• Neonatal
• Prenatal
• Trauma
• Pediatric oncology
• Surgical Intensivists, specializing in critical care patients
• Thoracic Surgery
• Congenital cardiac surgery
• Thoracic surgery-integrated
• Vascular surgery
What type of role are you looking for?
Locum- Locum work is perfect for gaining experience and earning extra money whilst offering a level of flexibility to fit with your chosen path.
Permanent- The most common route towards GMC registration (https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing) – completing MRCPsych post graduation qualification(https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/training/exams)for securing amazing role in the UK or PLAB (https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing/join-the-register/plab/a-guide-to-the-plab-test) to start a career in the UK. Whichever route you take you will need to complete either IELTS or OET exam with requisite scores set out by GMC