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Job reference: 183027
Salary: Consultant (£96,963 - £128,841)
Job closing date: 08/05/2024
Job Type: Medical and Dental
Location: Health Board Offices
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 20
Job posted date: 05/04/2024
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Western Isles
Department: Medical Director

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ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Health and Social Care Partnership

Consultant Salary £96,963 - £128,841 (pro rata)

Plus Distant Island Allowance of £1,279 (pro rata)

Permanent post - 20 hrs per week

Fixed Term or Secondment for two years will also be considered


Have you got a passion for remote and rural health care? Are you keen to escape the rat race and embrace a healthier work life balance?

If you answered ‘yes’, NHS Western Isles has the perfect opportunity for you. This is an exciting chance to join our team, where you will become part of the NHS Western Isles family, and will have the chance to develop your skills and confidence within a supportive team, with the remote island location providing a very special extra sense of reward.

Known as Scotland’s Atlantic Islands, the Western Isles are steeped in history and culture, with stunning landscapes, spectacular coastlines, a strong sense of community and identity, and renowned Hebridean hospitality. For those with young families, the Western Isles also offer a safe place to live, a high quality education system, with low levels of crime.

We are inviting applications for the post of Associate Medical Director. Applicants must be on the GMC Register, with License to Practice. 

You will be based in Stornoway.  Working in the largest of Scotland’s islands offers a unique opportunity to combine modern and progressive clinical practice with a lifestyle that is difficult to match.

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme).

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ along with a job description

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba  https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/,  còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Nick Fayers, Chief Officer, Health and Social Care Partnership via email on catriona.mackenzie@cne-siar.gov.uk

Closing Date 8th May 2024

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