Remote and Rural GP - Sanday

Remote and Rural GP

Primary Care Department

Orcades Practice - Sanday Branch

Island of Sanday

13 weeks plus annual leave and study leave (equates to 15.29 weeks)

Salary £91,371 - £104,469 (dependent on experience) plus 45% enhancement for 24/7 cover plus Distant Islands Allowance pro rata

Permanent

Be a single-handed GP in a wider team of GPs and Nurses

Be an important part of a small island community

The surgery on the island of Sanday are looking for a GP to complete their small but perfectly formed team. As a part-time GP you will have the advantages of working in one of the remote cohesive practices with more time for your patients, seeing them in the context of their lives and working in bite-sized chunks surrounded by beautiful scenery and wildlife. We work in rotation, usually for 3 weeks at a time, and are on call 24/7, with support from a community nurse.

Sanday is a branch of the Orcades Practice which consists of six single-handed island practices with GPs and nurses providing 24/7 healthcare to the smaller islands of Orkney. Weekly videoconferences enable clinicians to share knowledge and experience to overcome professional isolation and provide strong peer support. Rotational working allows practitioners to live on island or as far away as South Africa, with blocks of time to work elsewhere;
Primary Care in other areas, hospitals or even refugee camps. The best of both worlds?

Vary for your GP skills with the challenges of pre-hospital emergency care whilst waiting for helicopter evacuation. Emergency care training, with standardised equipment and protocols is provided.

The post will appeal to an experienced GP who will relish the opportunity of providing holistic care in a remote, but supported environment. Study and annual leave allocations are built in to allow you to acquire and maintain the skills needed. Accommodation is provided.

If we have piqued your interest, we'd love to hear from you, and are happy to chat about our experiences to see if this might be the job you're looking for.  Please contact the Sanday GP on duty on or Gina Tait, Isles Network of Care Operational Manager on