Emergency Practitioner (GP)
Permanent, Part time post minimum 21 hours per week
£122,891 to £147,522 per annum pro rata
This is an excellent opportunity to work in the capital of the Highlands with a great team and live in an area of outstanding natural beauty with unparalleled opportunities for outdoor pursuits and an excellent quality of life.
The Emergency Practitioner role is a unique and well‑established hybrid role which will make use of your emergency medicine and primary care skills to deliver quality care to patients, within a fully consultant‑supported modern Emergency Department. Raigmore Hospital in Inverness is the principle Emergency Department in the Highlands providing services to Inverness and the wider Highland region, including being the regional trauma unit covering over 10,000 square miles and a population of 320,000. We have a diverse and stimulating case mix across all ages and presentations, with over 40,000 attendances per annum.
The current Emergency Practitioner’s role is primarily focused on being a senior decision maker within the Emergency Department. In addition, you will offer decision support and advice to Unscheduled Care Practitioners working within the out of hours primary care team.
Post holders must hold the Certificate of Completion of Training for General Practitioners and be eligible for inclusion on the General Practice Primary Care performers list. Applicants can apply if within 6 months of completion of training. Prior experience in Emergency Medicine and experience in resuscitation courses is essential. However, we will support additional training to enhance the necessary Emergency Medicine skills and knowledge.
The core rota involves dayshifts, backshifts and nightshifts with weekend working. The out of hours working commitment is recognised within the generous remuneration. Further the rota allows for flexibility in working patterns and as such post holders can and do combine this post with other roles. This role provides broad clinical exposure to the full range of emergency presentations within a welcoming and supportive team, in a modern environment with full support facilities and excellent continuing professional development opportunities.
The department is medically staffed by 9.4 WTE Consultants (11 people), 15 EPs, 4 Specialist Doctors, 1 HST, 11 resident doctors including GPSTs, ACCS Trainees, FY2 doctors and clinical fellows. There are also Advanced Nurse Practitioners working primarily within our co‑located Minor Injuries Unit. All EPs have access to personal and departmental development time and there are recognised EP lead, EP rota master and EP teaching coordinator roles.
Informal enquiries would be welcomed by: Dr Nicola MacInnes, Clinical Director Emergency Department, nicola.macinnes@nhs.scot; Dr Rosie Utton, Emergency Practitioner, rosie.utton@nhs.scot; or via contacting departmental secretary on Tel 01463 705694.
Closing date for completed applications: 08/07/2026
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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