As a medical recruitment company specialising in temporary and permanent placements, Direct Medics has earned the professional recognition of leading healthcare institutions. Therefore, we are equipped to provide you with flexible working arrangements in all grades and specialties. Our prime objective is to support you throughout every step of your career progression with a comprehensive number of services.


Medical Careers

Direct Medics have been consistently developing and improving our career management division. With our assistance you can be assured you will make the right choice balancing personal and professional characteristics and aspirations to appropriate specialty choices or geographical locations. You can feel confident on making an informed and quality career decision, because our attentive expertise will assist your career planning with: :

  • Career Advice
  • Advice on CV building
  • Interview Skills Courses
  • Psychometric testing system Sci59 - we are the first medical recruitment company implementing the Specialty Choice Inventory testing instrument, which is designed to measure doctors’ aptitude to the 59 most common specialties. This will give you the opportunity to confirm already followed career path or reflect on potentially inappropriate career choices.


Training Academy

Underpinning our core intention of supporting a doctors’ career path and continuous professional development with quality services, we have initiated Direct Medics Training Academy. The overall aim of our new academy is to provide structured and streamlined training courses to doctors and consultants aligning their abilities and competencies against set standards. We genuinely believe that the investment in good medical practice is going to make Direct Medics’ doctors highly competitive and higher achieving. Our specialists have selected an array of training courses suitable for all grades of doctor and consultant. Our courses have also been categorized into Foundation, Specialty and Professional Development platforms. Some examples of the courses on offer are:

  • Consultant Interview Skills Course
  • Teaching the Teacher Course for Doctors
  • Time Management Course
  • Medical Communication Skills Course
  • Management Training Courses for Doctors
  • Basic Surgical Skills Course
  • Mandatory Training


Registration

In order to ease the process of obtaining registration for medical practice in different countries, we map your qualifications and experience to ensure they comply with the appropriate medical employment regulations. Upon meeting the medical employment regulations Direct Medics will also assist you to arrange work permits and gain the appropriate visa entry clearance.


Relocation & Induction

Direct Medics recognise that beginning work in a new hospital or country can be stressful and may lead to under performance as you adjust to new demands and pressures. For this reason, our caring consultants will be ready to support you with a range of flexible programs tailored to your specific needs. Before your arrival you will be offered the following key services to assist a successful relocation:

  • Assistance to choose the most suitable home within your budget range and criteria
  • Orientation of your new home
  • Induction programme to your new job
  • Welcome pack encompassing information on cultural and sports facilities, transport options, shopping, your recreational activities and local features
  • Assistance with opening bank account
  • Assistance with obtaining social insurance number
  • Assistance with information on Educational and Healthcare facilities
  • Relocating families
  • Assistance with enrolling children in school
  • Addressing your partner / spouse career aspirations
  • Providing cross cultural induction, in order to bridge divergent cultural nuances

 

Pay & Benefits

We regularly benchmark our rates of pay, ensuring that Direct Medics remain competitive and attractive to the medical talent we recruit and retain. We offer the following flexible remuneration schemes:

  • Weekly payment for temporary workers
  • Pay As You Earn
  • Limited Company
  • Self - Employment

Aftercare Programme

Securing employment using Direct Medics services is just the first step for many of doctors and consultants we work with. In order to build lasting relationships Direct Medics provide a complete Aftercare Programme providing the following:

  • HR & Benefits Management
  • Performance Management - Personal development support through the completion of assignments
  • Skills & Competency Management
  • Learning Management
  • 360Degree Feedback
  • Career Succession

Documents Available for Download

Direct Medics Application Form
Blood Borne Virus Policy
CV Template
Direct Medics Registration Guidance Notes
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Questionnaire
Occupational Health Consent Form
Occupational Health Pre-Employment Questionnaire 2010Form
Placement Health Assessment Policy
Timesheet Statement of Acceptance



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