Medical Director

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

NHS Western Isles Health Board Offices, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS1 2BB

Medical Director

Consultant Salary £96,963 £128,841 per annum

Plus Management fee £27,667 per annum

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,349 per annum

Full time (40 hours per week)

 Permanent position with Executive on-call requirement

A generous relocation package is available

Think Western Isles. Think Wellbeing. 

Have you got a passion for remote and rural healthcare? Are you keen to escape the rat race and embrace a healthier work life balance? Do you want to join an organisation with a caring workplace culture and a passion for innovation?

If you answered yes, NHS Western Isles has the perfect opportunity for you. This is an exciting chance to join our Executive Team as Medical Director, where you will become part of the NHS Western Isles family, as one of our senior leaders. 

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced leader, who is motivated to improve the health and wellbeing of the Western Isles community, and to delivering high quality, safe and sustainable clinical services in a remote and island community setting. As an organisation, we are strongly committed to nurturing the wellbeing of our staff and creating a positive work environment, and there would be a strong support network for anyone taking on this role.  

You will be one of the Boards principal advisors, providing specialist advice on aspects of strategic development and management of safe, effective, efficient and sustainable clinical services.  You will have joint responsibility for Clinical Governance, Risk and Quality Standards (shared with the Nurse and AHP Director/COO) and represent NHS Western Isles at a Regional and National level.  You will lead the Medical Team from a professional and operational perspective, including job planning, appraisal and recruitment. 

This is a role with significant opportunity to develop and innovate, and the remote island location provides a very special extra sense of responsibility, job satisfaction and reward.

Known as Scotlands 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. 

You must be a GMC registered Specialist or General Practitioner with significant leadership and senior management experience.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Gordon Jamieson, Chief Executive, NHS Western Isles on , gordon.jamieson@nhs.scot

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: 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.

CLOSING DATE: 01st November 2024