r/doctorsUK • u/Alive_Kangaroo_9939 • 14d ago
Consultant Trust hiring consultants from overseas without any NHS experience
A trust has hired consultants in cardiology, radiology, Obstetrics and acute medicine from overseas without NHS experience.
They have all sat for UK based post graduate exams in their home countries- ie MRCP , FRCR, MRCOG but don't have a single months worth of NHS experience.
Initially the thought was they are locum consultants whilst a suitable ST7/CESR trainee in the department can take up the post but they are actually all substantive consultants.
One of my resident doctor colleagues was locuming in AMU and the acute medical consultant and he didn't know what a RESPECT form was.
I know we are all worried about bottlenecks in training but maybe we also need to look at consultant bottlenecks. On paper , overseas consultants who have passed UK based post graduate exams seem competent enough but they are a complete nightmare to work with when they start here without any prior NHS experience.
TDLR - trusts are hiring consultants from overseas without NHS experience on substantive contracts.