Fair Isle, Scotland's most remote inhabited island, is seeking a nurse to care for its 50-strong community with a salary of up to £50,702. The role also includes a distant island allowance of £2,482 per year, a relocation allowance of up to £8,000, a car, and a two-bed stone-built house for rent.
Located 38 kilometres from the Shetland Mainland, Fair Isle is the most geographically isolated inhabited island in the UK. NHS Shetland described the district nurse/nurse practitioner position as an opportunity to be part of a 'truly welcoming atmosphere' and a 'resilient community'.
Eileen Thomson, a resident who moved back from Edinburgh eight years ago, said the role offers continuity of care not possible on the mainland. 'On Fair Isle, you get to be so much more of a nurse than you would anywhere else,' she said, highlighting the chance to 'look after your flock'.
The island, owned by the National Trust for Scotland, also welcomed a new teacher for its primary school earlier this year. A new roll-on, roll-off ferry is expected to enter service next year after a £5.6 million contract was awarded.
Applications for the nursing post close at the end of the month, with the new recruit expected to move to the island later this year.
