About the Organisation
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 Orkney
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.
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
NHS Orkney has overall responsibility for the delivery and quality of medical education across the board area (across primary and secondary care). Directors of Medical Education (DMEs) are consultants or doctors appointed to NHS Boards. The post-holder will aim to ensure that every trainee or student has the support required to allow them to reach their full potential. The post holder also ensures NHS Orkney delivers the standard of postgraduate medical education required by NES and the GMC. The holder is responsible for ensuring the delivery of the education contracts between NHS Orkney and NHS Education Scotland and the Medical Schools for whom students are placed in Orkney.
The Candidate
You will have a sound understanding of current developments in medical education and the key issues facing NHS Orkney, with the ability to promote high-quality postgraduate education and training. You will bring strong interpersonal, facilitation and negotiation skills, enabling you to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and constructively challenge practice where appropriate. You will have proven leadership experience, including managing staff, budgets and change, and will act as a credible champion for education quality. You will hold a Medical Degree, relevant postgraduate qualifications, and have prior experience in postgraduate medical education and leading change.
Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration
This post will be based at The Balfour. The successful candidate will work Part‑Time 8 hours per week (2 posts). The post is Permanent. It is a condition of employment that the candidate must live and remain a resident within the UK.
Benefits and Salary
Salary for this post is dependent on speciality upon appointment at either Consultant or GP Scale. NHS Orkney offers an attractive pension scheme, a wide range of work‑life balance policies, an employee assistance programme, and various discounts to both local and national retailers.
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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