Married anaesthetists job share at the MSG
Medical Specialist Group has appointed its fifth pair of married doctors to join the team.
MSG, which provides specialist services for the hospital, has appointed two consultant anaesthetists to share one post in its clinical team.
Husband and wife Nick Crabtree and Claire Frampton have moved to Guernsey from the UK, where they had worked at the Oxford University Hospital, Dr Crabtree as a consultant anaesthetist, and Dr Frampton as a consultant in pain medicine.
Their new positions at the MSG once again see them working under the same roof but this time as a job share, replacing Dr Hilary Holland, who retired in May after almost 20 years of service with the MSG.
Dr Frampton said: ‘We’ve been given a fantastic opportunity to not only become part of a close-knit island community but also to work together for a clinic which fosters spirited comradery.
‘I am enjoying meeting lots of new faces and getting to know the team.’
Dr Crabtree added, ‘While this isn’t our first time working together, it is our first job share. We have a young family so it’s great having that split to allow us to work around our home life.’
They become the fifth married couple currently at the MSG and the second to share a post.
Other duos are anaesthetic consultants Dr Richard Evans and Dr Anthea Pinder, who job share, consultant otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon Richard Vowles and consultant ophthalmologist Suzanne Dorey, consultant otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon David Beaumont and ENT nurse Alexis Beaumont, and consultant paediatrician Gopinath Rao and consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Kalaivani Ramalingam.
Richard Evans, who chairs the MSG’s anaesthesia directorate, said: ‘It is very good news for patients that we have gained not one but two brilliant and experienced clinicians.
The MSG’s consultant-only model means our specialists need to have an impressive breadth of expertise to care for our diverse island population. Claire and Nick’s shared range of clinical knowledge in anaesthesia is exemplary and very complementary to their joint role.’
