GP Surgery Eday
About the Organisation:
NHS Orkney is committed to delivering excellent care to our 22,000 residents. Whether youre new to the NHS or bringing experience from elsewhere, your skills will make a real difference.
Our modern healthcare facility, The Balfour, brings together inpatient care, emergency services, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices and the Scottish Ambulance Service. Were 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.
About Orkney:
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, its a place where compassion thrives and every day brings something new. Regularly named one of the UKs best places to live, Orkney offers a lifestyle thats both fulfilling and inspiring.
The Position:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join the Eday Branch of Orcades Practice. The Receptionist plays a key role for the Eday Surgery, undertaking duties which include using the clinical system for patient administration, taking calls and providing a welcoming environment.
The Receptionist will be required to perform a wide range of administrative tasks with minimum supervision while ensuring workload is processed efficiently and effectively.
The Candidate:
This post involves dealing with sensitive information therefore confidentiality is a key element of this role. The successful candidate will be able to work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail and will have previous experience in dealing with the public.
Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration:
This post will be based at Eday GP Practice
The successful candidate will work: Part Time 9 hours per week
This post is Permanent
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.
Benefits and Salary:
Did you know NHS Scotland salaries are higher than those in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland?
The salary for this post is Band 2 and if residing on Orkney, youll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,719 pro rata per annum, adding extra value to your rewarding career with us.
NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, wide range of work life balance policies, employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.
Further Information:
If you share our vision and are ready to be part of Team Orkney, wed love to hear from you. Your rewarding career starts here!
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. If there are additional requirements you would like to request, please contact
For further guidance on the recruitment process and tips for creating a strong application, please refer to our Candidate Application Pack.
To find out more about this opportunity please contact Rose Rendall, Business Support Officer by email on
This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.
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.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies.
Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
Please note this advert may close early if sufficient applications are received.
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