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Why choose AGISANTÉ?

For the professionals whose applications we receive, relying on us has several advantages:

Privacy

maintaining a degree of anonymity: your identity is only revealed to the client with your express approval. You are only officially a candidate for a post if your give your express authorization to the consultant responsible for the mission,

Local health system
knowledge

being better able to understand the special features of the health system in the host country in the targeted sector (in public or private health care centres, practising hospital medicine or private practitioner) by asking our consultants for advice in order to take the decision to leave your home country in full knowledge of the facts,

Training before
new role

to benefit from training before taking up the vacancy , which will provide you practice in the language of the hosting country, including medical language, give you much information on the country and its administrative characteristics (e.g.: pension system), reduce your stress level when you take up the vacancy, improve the image your colleagues and line management will have of you, and finally increase the chances of you succeeding in your new work and life environment,

Local job context

take into account the realities of the field: by consulting first our Research Officers and then our Consultants, without having to travel you get essential and accurate information on the responsibilities of the vacancy, the expectations the client has of the candidate profile, the team that works there and the dominant culture, and the way of life (practical information),

Minimum fees

no need to lay out except for the minimum sum: in no case does the candidate pay the consultancy to be recruited (if an agency should ask this, avoid it!). This is a principle that cannot be compromised. The Consultant responsible for the mission thus maintains his/her neutrality and integrity. Candidates do not have to pay for the introductory trip but only for the fees related to enrolling in the Medical Association (or the body entrusted to recognize their qualifications) in the host country. This is mainly for documents certifying that their degrees are compliant, letters of good conduct, police records and the official translations. The reason for this is simple: these documents are, and remain, the candidate’s property for the rest of his/her life.

Logistical support

benefiting from our logistics support : when a face-to-face introduction with the client has been confirmed, we go ahead and reserve the tickets for the journey, accommodation, and the Consultant accompanies you in certain cases; in most cases, you only have to pay out for minor expenses,

Local integration support

when agreed, benefiting from a service called ‘settling in help’ in the host country. This service covers the following assistance: help for placing children in school, searching for accommodation, a vehicle, etc.).

Training toolkit

benefiting from training tools that we have set up especially for you: language training, medical vocabulary, downloadable documents, etc. Please see ‘Académie AGISANTÉ’ link. These tools help you improve your knowledge of your profession in the host country, thus minimizing your stress and giving your new colleagues a good image of you.

Our candidates are able to choose from a broad
range of jobs in France and Belgium, in both
public and private healthcare institutions.

Recruitment by specialization

We are able to offer our candidate doctors a vast range of international vacancies, in both public and private healthcare institutions.

GENERAL SELECTION CRITERIA

All the candidates who apply for a vacancy on our site must meet the following requirements:

  • Have a degree as a Doctor of medicine and a speciality, gained in an internationally recognized university,
  • N.B: only Germany accepts junior doctors (doctors who as yet have no specialization); all the other countries require candidates to be doctors who have completed their postgraduate specialist training.
  • Speak the language, or one of the official languages, of the target country enabling them to communicate well (at least level B2 or more) with the patients.
  • Not have been subject to serious criminal or professional sanctions,

  • Be motivated to move long-term to the chosen target country and to practise his/her profession with professionalism and respecting the Code of Ethics of the local Medical Board.

For more information, please refer to the requirements and enrollment methods below, according to the target country chosen.

SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Candidates must: be of European Union origin (those with origin outside the EU should consult us, since there are specific accreditation procedures),
  • Be in possession of a Medical Degree and a speciality obtained in a university in the European Union (holders of extra-EU degrees should consult us, since specifi accreditation procedures),
  • Speak French at a level enabling them to communicate well with patients (at least B2 level). No language diploma will be required but a compulsory interview will be held in France with an official representative of the Medical Board (Conseil de l’Ordre des Médecins) who will judge the candidate’s level. If the language level is deemed to be below that required for the post in question, the candidate will have to return later after having attained the necessary level in French. Without the required level of French, no registration in the Medical Board can be made, and the candidate will thus not be able to practise as a doctor in France.
  • Not have been subject to serious criminal or professional sanctions,
  • Be motivated to move long-term to France and to practise their profession with professionalism and respecting the Code of Ethics of the Medical Board.

USEFUL DOCUMENTS AND LINKS

SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Candidates must: be of European Union origin (those with origin outside the EU should consult us, since there are specific accreditation procedures),
  • Be in possession of a Medical Degree and a speciality obtained in a university in the European Union (holders of extra-EU degrees should consult us, since specifi accreditation procedures),
  • Speak French at a level enabling them to communicate well with patients (at least B2 level). No language diploma will be required but a compulsory interview will be held in France with an official representative of the Medical Board (Conseil de l’Ordre des Médecins) who will judge the candidate’s level. If the language level is deemed to be below that required for the post in question, the candidate will have to return later after having attained the necessary level in French. Without the required level of French, no registration in the Medical Board can be made, and the candidate will thus not be able to practise as a doctor in France.
  • Not have been subject to serious criminal or professional sanctions,
  • Be motivated to move long-term to France and to practise their profession with professionalism and respecting the Code of Ethics of the Medical Board.

USEFUL DOCUMENTS AND LINKS

We are able to offer our candidate doctors a vast range of international vacancies, in both public and private healthcare institutions.

GENERAL SELECTION CRITERIA

All the candidates who apply for a vacancy on our site must meet the following requirements:

  • Have a degree as a Doctor of medicine and a speciality, gained in an internationally recognized university,
  • N.B: only Germany accepts junior doctors (doctors who as yet have no specialization); all the other countries require candidates to be doctors who have completed their postgraduate specialist training.
  • Speak the language, or one of the official languages, of the target country enabling them to communicate well (at least level B2 or more) with the patients.
  • Not have been subject to serious criminal or professional sanctions,

  • Be motivated to move long-term to the chosen target country and to practise his/her profession with professionalism and respecting the Code of Ethics of the local Medical Board.

For more information, please refer to the requirements and enrollment methods below, according to the target country chosen.

Advice

WE ASK OUR CANDIDATES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AS ACCURATE AND TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE.
IN LINE WITH THIS, WE ASK YOU TO:
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    Prepare, update and supply accurate, relevant CVs. They should mention all workplaces past and present, social and professional activities and memberships, exact start and end dates of employment contracts, degrees obtained and the names of the institutions issuing them, and also participation in conferences and personal publications. If a health care institution, former employer is not known to the public at large, it is a good idea to write what it specializes in, the number of employees (doctors and care staff) and number of beds for each service, the make-up of the various services and all the information necessary for a realistic image of the environment the candidate has already worked in,
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    Mention the main achievements, the number of people managed, and the results obtained, otherwise this information can be checked later.
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    Be ready to provide references (at least two, with up-to-date contact details), who can give relevant information on your past performance,
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    Limit yourself to two or three pages. The CV must be exhaustive (cf. above), and as accurate and detailed as possible, but should not be over-long.

All candidates who deliberately, with full knowledge of the facts, or even involuntarily, give false information to the Consultant and thus to the client (the health care institution, research centre, etc.) risk having their application removed from current and future recruitment processes.

Medical Council

JOINING THE MEDICAL COUNCIL

Whether you are a doctor or other healthcare professional, you will have to join the Medical Council of the country of destination so as to be able to work there. We have created a blog in order to answer your questions. We also included there videos as well as free and payable trainings which will help you to better prepare for a seamless future registration.

The AGISANTÉ Academy

The AGISANTÉ Academy is the training centre, both physical and online that
enables our candidates:

  • to polish up their general and specialist language skills prior to taking up the post
    in the destination country,
  • to understand better the special features of the health system in the destination
    country,
  • to familiarize themselves with the practice of medicine in the destination country
    (hospital medicine, self-employed or private doctor),
  • to understand better administrative and cultural aspects of the destination
    country.
CONTENTS

The contents of the training deals with the following areas:

  • General language, specialist language,
  • Medical terms according to the specialization,
  • Medicines in use in the relevant specialization,
  • Medical studies in the destination country,
  • General and administrative issues in the destination country.
PLACE OF LEARNING

We provide our training sessions in Budapest. We take care of arranging accommodation.
As regards on-line training, we will send you the relevant documents after an interview and the commitment agreement as part of the recruitment process with our consultancy.
We guarantee qualified language teachers.