An exciting opportunity has arisen for a GP on the beautiful island of Tiree.
Due to a partner leaving at the end of March 2025, we have an opening for up to 12 weeks a year.
The most westerly of the Inner Hebrides, Tiree is known for its fantastic beaches, water sports and abundant wildlife. There is a regular ferry service to Oban and a daily flight to Glasgow enabling great connections with the mainland.
Tiree Medical Practice is a small dispensing practice, providing medical care for the population of approximately 750 permanent residents, expanding to 2000+ in the busy summer months with visiting tourists.
The practice consists of a friendly team of reception/dispensary staff; a nurse practitioner and a GP. A district nursing team provides care to housebound patients and 24 hour on-call support. There are currently three rotating partners, with one GP providing 24/7 cover at a time.
We have excellent visiting services including a physiotherapist and occupation therapist who specialise in managing complex, frail and elderly populations in their own homes; a podiatrist; a pharmacist; an audiologist; a resident CPN and a local optometrist.
The most exciting aspect of work on Tiree is providing unscheduled care 24/7. The GP is first on-call for all medical or trauma emergencies; with support from the district nurse team. Medical evacuation from Tiree is usually by plane or Helicopter to Glasgow.
Tiree Medical Practice is privileged to host a 3rd year SCOTGEM student for a full year, with all the staff contributing to make this an excellent training opportunity. We also host rural Fellows for short placements.
If you are interested in hearing more, please get in touch with us via email Fiona.munn@nhs.scot
We look forward to hearing from you!
Lindsay and Claire