Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

A refreshing new healthcare career in an island community.

We have an exciting opportunity for a GMC Specialist Registered Locum Consultant Anaesthetist to join the group on a 4-month fixed term contract.

About the Medical Specialist Group

The Medical Specialist Group (MSG) Limited Liability Partnership is contracted to provide a wide range of emergency and elective medical services for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, in partnership with the Health and Social Care Committee (HSC) of the States of Guernsey. It aims to serve and care for the community through the provision of the highest standard of clinical care. The MSG was founded in 1992 by a group of 19 doctors.

Today the service remains owned and run by a passionate team of doctors, currently comprising 56 consultants with a range of professional interests. There are no junior doctors in Guernsey and therefore consultants provide the complete range of inpatient and outpatient care. Tertiary care services are supplied by a variety of Hospitals on the UK Mainland, mainly Southampton University Hospital, usually through contracted services.

The MSG is based at Alexandra House and Mill House, where most managerial and support staff are based.

Both buildings have dedicated outpatient facilities and are situated in close proximity to the island’s main hospital, the Princess Elizabeth Hospital (PEH).

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.

If youre 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.

We are looking to appoint a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist to join our team to provide high quality comprehensive consultant only secondary care to the local community in the Bailiwick of Guernsey (65,000 people approx.).

The successful candidate will become one of 14 (12 FTE) existing colleagues working in a high-quality consultant delivered service.

Our team works in partnership with our surgical colleagues to deliver high quality perioperative and anaesthetic care. We are looking for a candidate who demonstrates clinical excellency, is a good communicator and shares the values we place on long term partnerships.

It is envisaged the new postholder will work flexibly across a range of anaesthetic sessions.

Experience across a wide breadth of anaesthetic practice as well as intensive care is essential. There is scope to incorporate subspeciality interests across anaesthesia and perioperative medicine.

Applicants must hold full GMC registration and be on the UK GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or be within 6 months of obtaining this at the time of interview.

Those interested in a job share or flexible working arrangements are encouraged to apply.

Pay and 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%
• Opportunity to join anaesthesia department private practice syndicate (package including 40% private practice fees, indemnity, secretarial support and billing)
• Private health insurance for yourself 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
• 35 days per annum annual leave pro-rated accordingly
• 10 days study leave pro-rated accordingly with generous reimbursement package

Closing date for applications is Thursday, 30 th September 2026.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, the vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

Anticipated start date :19 th of October 2026.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.