Salaried GP
Stromness Surgery, Orkney
6 sessions per week with option for additional hyperbaric medicine role
£10,000 per session per year
Permanent
Stromness is a beautiful town on the West side of Orkney. It is rich in art and musical culture with its narrow street "uncoiling like a sailor's rope" (George Mackay Brown). Herriot Watt University have a campus with a large focus on renewables. The pretty harbour is a hub for fishing, leisure vessels, the ferry across the Pentland Firth and the Scapa Flow wreck divers.
The surgery team here believe in realistic medicine - preserving a long legacy of cradle-to-grave care, rooted in caring for patients as individuals and valuing the community as a whole. While pressing on to keep this type of holistic rural practice high quality, up to date and exciting to the next generation of trainees.
Following a rewarding career, one GP partner of 20 years is now planning retirement - might you be the right GP to fill this vacancy and complement the team?
Solid team working makes this a safe and welcoming place for those early on in their career or more experienced GPs who are new to remote and rural practice. It would, of course, be perfectly suited for a past rural fellow.
Key Facts:
3100 patients 3 partner GMS practice 2 band 7 practice nurse prescribers, 1 treatment room practice nurse SCOTGem teaching practice with commendation for excellence in teaching Regular host of elective students On site community nursing team, health visitor, community link worker, physiotherapy, primary care pharmacist and soon anticipated primary mental health worker Additional contracts held for provision of GP care to 2 nearby isles (Flotta and Graemsay) and emergency diving medicine services for Orkney Hyperbaric Trust Close working with consultants from National Hyperbaric Treatment Centre in Aberdeen with full training available to a successful applicant wishing to train as Hyperbaric Duty Dr Vision and Docman computer systems No out of hours obligation Golden Hello and Relocation Assistance available subject to eligibility With views as far as the eye can see, miles of stunning coastline, vibrant local community, and excellent education and leisure facilities it is no wonder that Orkney is consistently rated among the best places to live in Scotland. You will always find your own space here and can achieve work life balance second to none. If you would like to speak with us to learn more about the role or making the move to island living then please get in touch to arrange discussion. If you would like to apply for the post then please submit your application by CV with cover letter to: Practice Manager Maureen Sinclair or GP Partner Rebekah Palmer at
ork.stromness.gpsurgery@nhs.scot
01856 850 205 Closing date: 1 March 2025
#J-18808-Ljbffr
3100 patients 3 partner GMS practice 2 band 7 practice nurse prescribers, 1 treatment room practice nurse SCOTGem teaching practice with commendation for excellence in teaching Regular host of elective students On site community nursing team, health visitor, community link worker, physiotherapy, primary care pharmacist and soon anticipated primary mental health worker Additional contracts held for provision of GP care to 2 nearby isles (Flotta and Graemsay) and emergency diving medicine services for Orkney Hyperbaric Trust Close working with consultants from National Hyperbaric Treatment Centre in Aberdeen with full training available to a successful applicant wishing to train as Hyperbaric Duty Dr Vision and Docman computer systems No out of hours obligation Golden Hello and Relocation Assistance available subject to eligibility With views as far as the eye can see, miles of stunning coastline, vibrant local community, and excellent education and leisure facilities it is no wonder that Orkney is consistently rated among the best places to live in Scotland. You will always find your own space here and can achieve work life balance second to none. If you would like to speak with us to learn more about the role or making the move to island living then please get in touch to arrange discussion. If you would like to apply for the post then please submit your application by CV with cover letter to: Practice Manager Maureen Sinclair or GP Partner Rebekah Palmer at
ork.stromness.gpsurgery@nhs.scot
01856 850 205 Closing date: 1 March 2025
#J-18808-Ljbffr
