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Consultant Shetland

Job in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, ZE1, Scotland, UK
Listing for: NHS Shetland Board
Full Time, Part Time position
Listed on 2026-01-29
Job specializations:
  • Doctor/Physician
    Healthcare Consultant, Medical Doctor
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 111430 - 148064 GBP Yearly GBP 111430.00 148064.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Various Consultant Opportunities in Shetland

Overview

Various Consultant Opportunities in Shetland

Step into a role that matters. Shape care where it is needed most. Make your next move one that counts. Come and be part of a service where your skills are needed, your voice is heard, and your contribution shapes care for an entire island community.

Current Salary Scale £111,430 - £148,064 depending on experience (includes Distant Islands Allowance if relocating to Shetland). If relocation to Shetland, relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available.

Positions

We’re looking for experienced Consultants in the following roles to join our team at NHS Shetland:

  • Consultant Physician
  • Consultant Surgeon (also potential opportunity for Rural Surgical Fellowship)
  • Consultant Anaesthetist
  • Consultant Psychiatrist
  • Consultant Psychiatrist (with Clinical Director Role)

Job Packs are attached. The contact for the Psychiatrist post is rhona.mcarthurt. The contact for all of the others is pauline.wilson2t.

Job Description

This is your chance to take on meaningful clinical responsibility, delivering high quality patient-centred care and innovation in our 55-bed hospital serving a population of 23,000 across 15 inhabited islands.

You’ll work at the heart of a tight-knit, adaptable clinical team where your input is valued and your impact is visible. We work closely with colleagues in NHS Grampian and Scotland’s the care they need—no matter the geography.

Benefits
  • Flexible working: full-time, part-time or annualised hours—we’ll build a model that works for you.
  • Dedicated support for study leave and ongoing skills development, including time in larger centres.
  • A real chance to shape local services and lead innovation in island healthcare.
  • The option to live in Shetland or commute easily with regular air and ferry links.

Rise to the challenge and enjoy the opportunity—Shetland is a wonderful placetland offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, 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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and/or https://.

Contact

Contact us today to discuss how we can make this role work for you.

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