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NHS Shetland is the most northerly Health Service in the country and a unique setting in which to develop your career. We are, of course, a small organisation, with circa 650 staff looking after the health needs of some 23,000 people spread across 15 islands. However, what we lack in size, we more than make up for by way of the tight-knit, highly professional ethos that characterises every aspect of our operations.

Our job – your job should you care to join us – is to provide healthcare services to, and strive to improve the overall health of, the population of this most delightful part of the British Isles.

The job of Consultant Physician in the Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick is very significantly different from the large majority of posts in the UK. This is not a job for a super specialist or narrowly focussed physician but very much for one who wishes to practice a wide ranging role as general physician. We see a very broad range of pathology and you must be prepared to deal with everything that presents, frequently outside our area of specialism. If you enjoy a challenge and to work on occasions at the edge of your clinical expertise this is a post to consider.

The role can be demanding but the many intellectual challenges provide the corresponding satisfaction to be derived from solving problems and helping patients. The physicians work closely and collaboratively together and are always helpful when discussing patients and offering thoughts and advice. We are also able to seek help and advice from a wide range of colleagues in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, our local tertiary referral centre.

In addition to caring for general medical patients we also have a role, with a large degree of support from our psychiatry colleagues, in supervising the admission of a small number people with acute mental health conditions. We also see children who attend A&E and care for the small number admitted to the ward. We have direct Consultant-to-Consultant access, 24 hours a day, to telephone advice from the Paediatricians in Aberdeen though, in practice, this is needed only a few times a year.

This is a beautiful part of the world, with a satisfyingly different lifestyle from the metropolitan centres. Those who wish to experience a unique life-work balance thrive here. The diverse nature of Shetland’s culture, the stunning scenery, the wildlife, even the local dialect, as well as the spread of different islands all make for particular professional and personal challenges. Shetland is a world where wildlife is truly wild, where otters and seals play in quiet coves, and the air is full of the sound of wild birds, crowding the jagged cliffs in huge and noisy colonies. There are regular sightings of Killer Whales and superb displays of rare sub-arctic flora.

Candidate Pack for download

Enquiries

Interested candidates are invited in the first instance to discuss the posts with Lorraine Porteous, Associate Director, at our recruitment partners, Aspen People, on 0141 212 7555 or email mscholes@aspenpeople.co.uk

Informal enquiries to the department will be encouraged and arranged to suit candidate’s availability.

How to Apply

All applications will be acknowledged by us and treated in the strictest of confidence.

Please refer to the Candidate Information Pack for details of the roles. We advise that applicants provide clear evidence to show how their experience, skills knowledge and career achievements match the requirements of the post.

Candidates wishing to apply should submit the following information via the link below:

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Please quote Ref No: 11544 on all correspondence.