SALARIED GP - session number flexible
Dounby Surgery lies in beautiful Orkney, in the West Mainland. It is a farming community, with low lying lochs and small rolling hills. The landscape is dotted with neolithic sites and the world heritage sites Ring of Brodgar and Skaill are on our doorstep.
The practice has approximately 3,100 people. The main surgery is in modern premises in Dounby but we also look after a branch surgery in Rousay, an island to the north. We travel there 2-3 times a week by ferry and and offer some surgeries virtually.
The surgery is GMS and there is no out-of-hours commitment. We are 3 partners (1 GP, 1 nurse, 1 manager) and 2 salaried doctors. As a training practice we accommodate GPSTs and also ScotGEM students.
There are 2 practice nurses and 2 nurse practitioners. In addition, there is a community link worker and pharmacist attached to the organisation.
Dounby Surgery is quite unique. Not least the work we do on the Northern Isles, but also that we provide Dermatology and Phototherapy services to the entire Orkney population.
Nevertheless, we view ourselves as a traditional practice. We know our patients and their families. The surgery occupies an important part of the local community and we feel valued in the work we do.
Key facts
- GMS practice
- EMIS PCS, Docman,
- 3100 patients
- 3 doctors (1 partner, 2 salaried)
- 3 prescribing nurses
- No out-of-hours commitment
We would like a new doctor to join our team.
Please contact us at the surgery for more information: +44 (0) 1856 771209 or visit our website at www.dounbysurgery.co.uk.
ork.dounbysurgery@nhs.scot
lorraine.flett2@nhs.scot
helen.clouston@nhs.scot
huw.thomas5@nhs.scot
The partners would be delighted to talk with you:
- Miss Lorraine Flett
- Mrs Helen Clouston
- Dr Huw Thomas
We are looking for a new GP.
Perhaps you have significant experience in general practice? If so, you may feel that you can help guide us over the next few years with contract changes, PCIP and IT re-provisioning.
Are you interested in training, in supporting students. Dounby Surgery has been a training practice for 10 years and takes ScotGem medical students as well as specialty trainees.
You could be someone who enjoys dermatology. Perhaps you already have a career in dermatology but would like to combine this with rural general practice. Dounby Surgery is an ideal place to do this.
We are also interested in hearing from new GPs. Dounby Surgery is, at heart, a traditional practice and this may be somewhere you could lay down roots and build your career. We are a supportive group, experienced in training and career development.