Rural Acute GP

NHS Scotland; Kirkwall; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distant Island Allowance

41 days annual leave

Relocation expenses

Golden Hello £10,000

Job summary

Benbecula Medical Practice in the Western Isles is recruiting a GP to join our new 2C medical practice in a remote, rural setting. The post offers a permanent appointment with a focus on community hospital medical cover, working with a multidisciplinary team of nurses, pharmacists and paramedics.

The package includes a salary of £79,861 to £119,198 with a 40% enhancement, plus Distant Island Allowance and relocation support; 41 days of annual leave and a £10,000 Golden Hello.

Job description

Benbecula Medical Practice

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.

Rural Acute GP UIST AND BENBECULA

GP DOCTOR GRADE

£79,861 to £119,198 plus 40% enhancement

Benefits

• Plus Distant Island Allowance £1,461 per annum
• 41 days Annual Leave per annum
• Permanent Post
• THE POST IS ELIGIBLE FOR RELOCATION EXPENSES
• and the Golden Hello scheme £10,000

The Isles of Uist and Benbecula offer a warm welcome and are teeming with life, activity and culture.

It is in this unique, safe and idyllic location that a rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a GP to join our new 2C medical practice.

We are ready and excited to welcome a GP with a sense of adventure and a passion for remote and rural medicine to escape the rat race and embrace a more healthy work-life balance with NHS Western Isles.

The post will be based in Benbecula Medical Practice, an island scattered with lochs and lochans, endless sea and spectacular seascapes and surroundings. The post holder will be able to use and further develop their skills and experience through the provision of community hospital medical cover, which is also part of this role. Uist and Barra Hospital (Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh) is a 17-bed community hospital, where the wider team prides itself in providing gold-standard care for patients.

We are looking for self‑reliant and highly‑motivated GP to join our multi‑disciplinary team, working closely with our Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Paramedic Practitioner, wider Community Nursing Team, and other primary care specialist clinicians, including our Primary Care Pharmacist and First Contact Physiotherapist. Peer support will also be provided from consultant teams in Stornoway and from mainland colleagues, including emergency retrieval teams.

The role covering a wide remit will appeal to an experienced GP, but also those earlier in their careers looking for the challenge of widening their clinical skills and providing holistic care in a remote but supported environment. The role presents an excellent opportunity for the development of skills and confidence, with the remote‑island location providing an unrivalled extra sense of responsibility and reward. The ability, drive and commitment to work as part of a team, sometimes at a distance, and to contribute to the local development of primary care and acute services is important. You will be expected to support clinical colleagues, including medical, nursing, mental health and Scottish Ambulance Service colleagues.

We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

For further information and an informal chat please contact Dr Clare Carolann, Associate Medical Director. or Michelle Taylor Family Health Services Manager [e-mail] . The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme. All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: https://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: 06/11/2026

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