Are you going to be starting your very first surgeon job soon? After years of training and medical school, this is a super exciting but also daunting time in which you will be helping to transform and make a difference in other people’s lives. Carry on reading to find out more about how to prepare for your first surgeon job.

Be Enthusiastic

When starting your first job as a surgeon, it is important that you are enthusiastic about the work. When patients are coming for surgery, you want to create a positive environment and space for you and your colleagues to carry out the necessary work. By having this positive attitude, you will also make yourself more noticeable to your bosses and you are more likely to get on with the staff around you and have them support you.

Prepare For Hard Work

When you first start your new surgeon role, you will find it extremely tough. The days are long and you probably won’t have much time to even do simple things such as take a break or go to the toilet. Emergencies can happen at any time and you need to be ready. What’s more, as a new surgeon you will also find that your patience is tested a lot here as there can be lots of difficult and frustrating processes and the stakes will be high with people’s lives in your hands. When you are completely out of energy, you will learn to find the motivation within you to keep going. Make sure that to get through these tough shifts that you still have a good work life balance as it is the little things like going on holiday and seeing friends that will keep you sane and healthy.

Keep Your Locker Stocked

When you start your new surgeon role, you will be given a locker and we would recommend that you make sure this is stocked at all time. We would recommend keeping here scrub hats, your toothbrush, toothpaste, a change of underwear and some food that will keep you going in an emergency. After pulling an all nighter, you may also want to keep a little bit of makeup there that will make you feel better at the end of your shift.

Make Sure You Are Protected

Before starting your new surgeon job, one of the most important things that you will to do is get insurance. Surgical indemnity from Incision will cover you against medical professional liability, cover for libel and slander, loss of documents, breach of professional confidentiality, public liability, cyber liability and commercial legal protection. This is vital as it will ensure that you are covered whilst you are in performing your job and will provide you with the complete peace of mind that you need.

Learn About Leadership And Teamwork

When you are first starting out in your new surgeon role, it is important that you are aware that you should also be considering other leadership skills and your own teamwork skills. Working as part of a team or being able to lead a team is not something that everyone is naturally gifted at and it can seriously limit your career aspirations if it is something that you are not learning from. Surgery teams in hospitals are huge and so watch out for those people who effectively and successfully manage their team and try to learn from them. This will later set you apart from others when you are trying to advance your career as a surgeon.