Job Advert
2 x Salaried GP (Ref 60602)
Lerwick GP Practice – Full-time 40 hours per week
Fixed term until March 2022 to cover maternity leave & remobilisation
An opportunity has arisen for two fixed term GP posts to cover maternity leave and remobilisation – we are happy to consider job share as an option. The Lerwick GP Practice is a salaried General Practice, providing medical services to a population of approximately 9,000 patients and offers 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
The team delivering health care services 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 separately 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 Assistants. 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 £67,399-100,484 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 fixed term posts)
Several of our GPs 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
https://www.shetland.org/videos/shetland-life/michael-dickson-nhs-shetland
Shetland is a wonderful place to live and work. Shetland offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, great leisure facilities, 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.shetland.org
For an informal discussion, please contact Adam Czarnobay 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: 28th November 2021
Interview date: w/c 13th December 2021