Highland

Map of Scotland highlighting NHS Highland health board

Tertiary care is provided through a network of community and rural general hospitals with a modern acute district hospital of over 450 beds serving the region from the Highlands’ main city Inverness. There are services in a wide range of medical and surgical specialties and close integration of clinical teams.

We are seeking talented and enthusiastic doctors who can make a real difference to the people of the Highlands. Our aim is to provide patient centred services tailored to individual needs.

NHS Highland is a very ambitious organisation, always striving to do the best for the people of Highland while at the same time, not afraid to tackle traditional ways of thinking. This is best illustrated by becoming the first Health Board in Scotland to integrate Health and Adult Social Services in 2012.

We are passionate about growing research and development within NHS Highland. We have a mature research infrastructure based on campus in the Centre for Health Science, Inverness.

The Centre houses state of the art research and design laboratories, skills centres and multimodal lecture spaces. One of five Clinical Search Facilities is sited within the centre.

There are huge opportunities to engage in existing research or to start novel work. We have multiple collaborative projects with partners throughout Scotland and the UK.

The Highland Quality Approach is at the very core of our organisation, ensuring that developing our services and staff is high on our agenda.

Find out more at www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

Improve your quality of life and come to the Highlands of Scotland, home to some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world and tourist hotspots such as the Cairngorms National Park, the Great Glen and Loch Ness.

The region has stunning natural beauty and the remote location of the Highlands provides great appeal for those with an adventurous spirit; an ideal place to achieve the perfect work life balance.

Each community across Highland is unique – influenced by history and a strong cultural heritage. We have a reputation for low crime, quality housing and excellent state schools.

As capital of the Highlands, Inverness has an infrastructure that exceeds what you would expect from it’s population base. There are rail links to all other cities in Scotland and an airport with daily flights to domestic destinations such as London or Manchester and European cities like Amsterdam. It is a modern, thriving city with an excellent selection of leisure facilities, modern theatre and a bustling shopping centre.

Information about the Highlands can be found at these websites:

Key Contacts

Clinical Contacts

Dr Claire Copeland
Deputy Medical Director

✉ claire.copeland@nhs.scot

Dr Rebecca Helliwell
Associate Medical Director

☎ 01546 462002

✉ rebecca.helliwell@nhs.scot

Primary Care Contacts

Patricia Morrison
PC Manager (Argyll & Bute)

✉ patricia.morrison4@nhs.scot 

Emma Rollo
PC Manager (GMS Practices Mid, North and West)

☎ 07870 480296

✉ emma.rollo@nhs.scot

Andy Ireland
PC Manager (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey and Lochaber)

☎ 07870 480295

✉ andy.ireland@nhs.scot

Aileen Cuthbert
PC Manager (2C Salaried Practices)

☎ 07929 069510

✉ aileen.cuthbert@nhs.scot

Siobhan Neylon
PC Manager (Out of Hours)

☎ 07581 020042

✉ siobhan.neylon@nhs.scot

Locum Contacts

Claire Piper
(North Highland)

☎ 01349 869222

✉ claire.piper@nhs.scot

Rowena Japp
(Argyll & Bute)

✉ rowena.japp@nhs.scot

Performers Contacts

Claire Piper
(North Highland)

☎ 01349 869222

✉ claire.piper@nhs.scot

Elizabeth Hutcheson
(Argyll & Bute)

☎ 01436 655029

✉ ehutcheson@nhs.scot

Current Highland Vacancies