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As Scotland’s smallest health board, 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.

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.

Are you an Advanced Nurse Practitioner ready to expand and develop new generalist skills and build on your experience?

Could your nursing skills and experience help us to achieve NHS Orkney’s vision of becoming a centre of excellence in remote and rural healthcare?

This exciting opportunity may well be for you. A post has arisen for suitably qualified, experienced and forward‑thinking Nurse to work in a supported environment on the Island of Rousay, Orkney, which also covers the islands Egilsay, Wyre and Gairsay. The successful applicant will be able to evidence up to date clinical knowledge and skills and have an interest in working in a remote and rural setting, working autonomously with support of GP visits from the Dounby Practice twice a week and peer support from the wider Isles Network of Care. The Advanced Nurse Practitioner post holder will be the lead Practitioner in providing emergency care on the island.

The Isles Network of Care was set up in 2010 to provide a system of support to practitioners working on the smaller islands of Orkney. Practitioners meet weekly via videoconferencing to discuss clinical and administrative issues, review cases, share good practice and undertake significant event analysis etc. Rousay has a population of approximately 240, with a further 40 patients located across Egilsay, Wyre and Gairsay taking the total practice population to approximately 280. The larger island practices are staffed by GPs and the smaller islands by Advanced Nurse Practitioners with visiting GPs. The Isles of Orkney offer a wonderful opportunity to provide personalised care to the population and primary care with continuity while working as part of a mutually supportive team.

The successful candidates will be willing to be flexible, resourceful and confident working without a hospital or GP at hand and be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing the health care needs of patients and families. Other duties will include monitoring and audit, treatment room and community nursing activities. We welcome applications from people interested in residing or commuting to work on the Islands.

This post will be based at Rousay GP Practice

The successful candidate will work: Full Time 37 hours per week. You will work on a rotational basis and there will be an on‑call commitment for the days while on duty.

This post is Fixed‑Term for 12 months due to cover for the substantive postholders secondment leave

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.

Did you know NHS Scotland salaries are higher than those in England, Wales and Northern Ireland?

The salary for this post is Band 7 and if residing on Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,654 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.

If you share our vision and are ready to be part of Team Orkney, we’d 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 ork.recruitment@nhs.scot

For further guidance on the recruitment process and tips for creating a strong application, please refer to our Candidate Application Pack.

For an informal discussion, and more information about each island setting, please contact;

Advanced Nurse Practitioner on duty on telephone 01856 821265 or Gina Tait, Isles Network of Care Operational Manager on telephone 01856 888022

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.

This post is eligible for a Disclosure Scotland check.

Interview Date: Tuesday 26th of November 2025