QR code linking to this job posting LAS Doctor (Surgery/ A and E) in Shetland inShetland PUBLISHED THU 3 APR 2025

£45,504 to £60,199 per annum

NHS Scotland

Locum Appointment for Service (General Surgery/A&E) (Ref: 2114

Full-Time – 40 hours per week

Fixed term contract from August 2025

Opportunities available for 4, 6 or 12 month posts

£45,504 to £60,199 per annum (pro rata), plus banding supplement

This post also attract a relocation package up to £4,000 (for a 12 month post) and

Distant Islands Allowance of £2,380 per annum (pro rata)

Based at the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick, this post would suit doctors who have just completed FY2 training and are considering a surgical career or a core surgical trainee waiting for a StR position. Alternatively a doctor interested in a future career in general practice waiting for a StR position/a GP trainee who had completed training but who wished further surgical/A&E experience. Full GMC registration with a current licence to practice is essential for this role.

The successful applicant will work as a part of the surgical team:

  • The general surgical unit deals general surgery as well as orthopaedic trauma.
  • A substantial component of the post involves seeing and treating surgical patients in A & E.
  • There is also opportunity to attend surgical clinics and theatre.
  • Night shifts involve three or four nights at a time covering surgical and medical A & E, as well as the wards.

Rise to the challenge and enjoy the opportunity - Shetland is a wonderful place to live and work. Shetland offers great leisure facilities, unique wildlife and amazing scenery, whilst still only a short flight away from the UK mainland. To find out more about living and working in Shetland go to https://jobsincare.com/job/jbliQM1W and/or https://jobsincare.com/job/jbliQM1W enquiries should be addressed to Dr Kushik Lalla (Staff Grade Surgeon) at the Gilbert Bain Hospital. Contact via the hospital switchboard on or via email on

Closing Date: Sunday 13th April

Telephone/Teams Interview: w/c 21st April 2025

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