Medical Consultant - Part-Time Weekend Working (12 Month FTC) in Uxbridge

Where will your career take you next? Let's find out together.

At Zurich Cover-More, we're proud to be one of the world's leading travel insurance and assistance providers. Each year, we protect more than 20 million travellers worldwide, making sure we're there every step of their journey with proactive care, personalised cover and specialist support.

This role is part of World Travel Protection, our global medical and security assistance business supporting many of Zurich Cover-More's travel insurance brands. We support both corporate and leisure travellers – helping them avoid risks before they elevate and connecting them with the right experts when emergencies arise.

This is a part‐time position, working 7-15 hours per week (across 2 days) on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role will require the successful candidate to be based in our Uxbridge office one day per week.

Please note: This is a part‐time, weekend-focused Medical Consultant role, and we're open to considering a range of working patterns to suit different lifestyles. Options include:

• Weekend‐only patterns such as: Alternate weekends (e.g., one weekend on / one weekend off, or two weekends on / two weekends off within a 4‐week cycle)
• Saturdays only
• Sundays only
• Working every weekend

If you're interested in a weekend‐focused role but have a different pattern in mind, we're very open to discussing alternative arrangements.

What you'll be doing:

• You'll be responsible for the management of all requests for medical assistance from customers, medical providers and international organisations.
• You'll provide oversight and ongoing education, supervision and support to all members of the WTP medical team.
• You'll engage in ongoing quality assurance activities, ensuring compliance with the current WTP organisational clinical governance framework.
• You'll be the escalation point regarding the appropriateness and necessity of medical care and/or transport, identifying customers at risk and escalating care as necessary.
• You'll engage as the medical expert with insurers and clients.
• You'll liaise directly with customer's treating medical doctors in location, air ambulance providers and the customer's local medical doctor(s) for the purpose of providing medical advice as requested by the Regional Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Services Operations Manager or Registered Nurse / Paramedic on an as needs basis.

What skills and experience you'll bring on this journey:

• You'll currently be registered with the GMC Medical Register.
• You'll have extensive post‐graduate experience, ideally with a strong background in Critical Care medicine (Emergency Medicine, Anesthetics or Intensive Care).
• You'll demonstrate or have a thorough understanding of the current clinical skills and knowledge required for the provision of medical assistance, ideally in an international setting.
• You'll have knowledge of safety and quality assurance initiatives and standards in the area of critical care and retrieval medicine, including the ability to conduct audits and data analysis of key outcome measures.
• You'll have excellent understanding and clinical proficiency in dealing with undifferentiated emergency presentations.
• You'll possess networking skills – the ability to collaborate, cooperate and network effectively within a demanding culturally diverse, matrix organisation.

Why you'll love working with us!

• We value optimism, caring, togetherness, reliability, results‐orientation, and forward‐thinking.
• Job flexibility. We understand the importance of making sure that work fits into your life, not the other way around.
• Career growth. We're committed to helping our people thrive through a comprehensive onboarding experience, continuous professional development, and a supportive work environment that empowers growth at every stage of your career.
• Take the time you need, for you and your community. We encourage you to take the time you need when you need it.
• Investing in your health and your future. We offer a competitive health insurance package with comprehensive mental health coverage, access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and a pension scheme with employer contributions.
• Diversity and inclusion. We respect who you are and thoroughly embrace diversity.

Apply today and let's go to great places together!