NHS Orkney
Older Age Psychiatrist/GP with Special Interest (Dementia)
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NHS Orkney
NHS Orkney is committed to delivering excellent care to our 22,000 residents. Whether you’re new to the NHS or bringing experience from elsewhere, your skills will make a real difference.
About Our Healthcare Facility
Our modern healthcare facility, The Balfour, brings together inpatient care, emergency services, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices, and the Scottish Ambulance Service. We’re also investing in services across our outer isles, ensuring high-quality care reaches every corner of Orkney.
We are guided by our core values that shape everything we do: Open and honest, Respect and Kindness, from how we care for our patients to how we support each other as colleagues.
About Orkney
With over 70 islands, 20 of them inhabited, Orkney offers a unique blend of natural beauty, close-knit community, and an opportunity for adventure. From dramatic coastlines and rare wildlife to rich cultural traditions and active lifestyles, it’s a place where compassion thrives and every day brings something new. Regularly named one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney offers a lifestyle that’s both fulfilling and inspiring.
The Position And The Candidate
NHS Orkney is offering a permanent contract for either an Old Age Psychiatrist or a GP with Special Interest (Dementia) for three sessions per week. The postholder will support and work collaboratively with a small team of nurses and post diagnostic support practitioners.
We are looking for an individual who has a special interest or previous experience working with people living with dementia and families, providing leadership in diagnosis and collaborative support for distressed behaviors, who can provide clinical leadership to empower a highly motivated and multi-agency team, and help us develop an integrated dementia service within the vibrant communities we serve and live in.
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As part of this recruitment, we are able to offer, if required, the opportunity to undertake a suitable qualification within the first year of employment. This includes salaried learning time in addition to the three sessions per week. Learning is delivered remotely and also includes supportive mentorship.
Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration
- Location: The Balfour
- Working Pattern: Part Time, 12 hours per week (3 PAs)
- Contract Duration: Permanent
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.
Benefits And Salary
- Salary: Consultant/General Practitioner, with a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,719 pro rata per annum if residing on Orkney
- Benefits: Attractive pension scheme, wide range of work-life balance policies, employee assistance program, and various discounts to both local and national retailers
Further Information
If you share our vision and are ready to be part of Team Orkney, we’d love to hear from you. Your rewarding career starts here!
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. If there are additional requirements you would like to request, please contact
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Equal Opportunities
NHS Orkney is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.
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