Salaried GP Position

Bute Practice; Craigmore; On-site; GBP 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 weeks annual leave

Golden Hello payment

Job summary

The Bute Practice on the Isle of Bute is seeking a salaried GP to join our eight-doctor team. Enjoy a generous salary and 12 weeks holiday while delivering care in a rural setting with strong community ties and lifestyle benefits.

Rothesay based posting with occasional shifts at the sister practice in Dunoon, offering a balanced workload and supportive team culture. Informal visits are welcome and a Golden Hello is funded by the Health Board.

Responsibilities

• Patient contacts 20-30 per day with minimal visiting.
• Out-of-hours cover with mostly undisturbed nights at a community hospital.
• Mostly Rothesay-based with occasional shifts at the sister practice in Dunoon.

Job description

Beautiful Isle of Bute

Salaried GP Position
Earn a 6-figure salary and have 12 weeks holiday

Wonderful opportunity to achieve a work/life balance on the idyllic Isle
of Bute with our generous annual leave and salary in our friendly eight
doctor innovative and supportive practice.

With miles of unspoilt beaches, three golf courses and facilities to go
horse riding, kayaking, cycling, sailing and fishing, there are plenty of ways to make the most of the lifestyle that this position offers.

The island has excellent amenities including a private nursery, a choice of primary schools, a modern secondary school and a college.

Rothesay offers a selection of shops and facilities including a leisure centre and cinema, but is also within easy reach of the mainland with a short ferry crossing and connecting train services. Glasgow is only 75 minutes away and the international airport is easily accessible.

• 12 weeks annual leave
• Annual salary circa £140k
• 6,300 patients Bute/ 3000 Cowal
• Patient contacts 20-30 per day with minimal visiting
• Exciting medicine with a Community Hospital and small A&E covering our own OOH with mostly undisturbed nights.
• Mostly Rothesay based with occasional shifts at our sister practice in Dunoon.
• Happy to consider job sharing and part time working and candidates from all stages of your career.
• Health Board funded Golden Hello payment

Please visit our web site. www.thebutepractice.co.uk

Informal visits are welcome.

To find out more about the Isle of Bute visit: http://www.visitbute.com/

To see some of the benefits of becoming a rural GP visit: https://www.gpjobs.nhs.scot/rural-practice/

Applications by 30th October 2026.

Informal enquiries to: Graham Bolton, Practice Manager, Bute, Practice, Health Centre, High Street, Rothesay, Bute PA20 9JL.

Telephone: [phone].