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Salaried GP Lerwick GP Practice – 17.5 hours per week (0.44WTE) fixed term for 12 months
to cover maternity leave (Ref: 121778)
An opportunity has arisen for a fixed term GP post to cover maternity leave. The Lerwick GP Practice is a 2C salaried General Practice, providing medical services to a population of approximately 9,000 patients and offers the variety and stimulation that can only be found in remote settings.
- Uses Ask My GP online consulting
- Successful training practice
- Multi-disciplinary team including a Pharmacist and Physiotherapist
- Excellent premises with well sized consulting rooms
- Excellent links with secondary care at the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick
The team is friendly, welcoming and very supportive. The GPs in Lerwick participate in the local GP out-of-hours co-operative, which is optional and remunerated in addition to the salary shown. The Practice has a team of Advanced Nurse Practitioners who deal with on the day acute presentations, and we also have Practice Nurses and Healthcare Support Workers. Our admin team is well trained and help the back office function to run smoothly. We use EMIS and DOCMAN and successful candidates will have the opportunity to develop specialist interests should this be of interest to them.
- Salary Range £70,433 – £101,947 per annum (pro rata)
- Distant Islands Allowance £1,971 per annum (pro rata)
- Local Retention Premium of 2% of basic salary
- £4,000 Relocation Allowance (pro rata for less than one year post)
You may have already met some of our healthcare professionals in the popular ‘Island Medics’ TV series! Some have worked with Promote Shetland to develop short video clips detailing what it is like to live and work in Shetland and you can access the clips here:
http://www.shetland.org/60n/video/1
Shetland is a wonderful place to live and work. Shetland offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, great leisure facilities, numerous group sport activities, unique wildlife and amazing scenery, whilst still only a short flight away from the UK mainland. The Lerwick team say they have the best consulting room view in the UK – come and find out for yourself! To find out more about Shetland go to www.visitshetland.com
For an informal discussion, please contact Adam Czarnobaj or Dr Dylan Murphy on 01595 693201.
You must apply via the following Jobtrain website link:- https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/vacancies.aspx?chkDivision=173
Closing date: 6th November 2022
Interview date: W/C 14th November
In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.