Scotland’s Most Remote Island Needs A Nurse

Are you looking for a challenge? That's how the job posting begins for a unique position in Scotland's remote island of Fair Isle.

"We are looking for an enthusiastic autonomous practitioner with a degree of flexibility to work on the non-doctor island of Fair Isle."

The tiny island is home to around 10,000 puffins and a thousand sheep, but only 60 people. It's so remote that the only way to get there is by an 8-seater plane or ferry -- which can be postponed for weeks on end due to rough seas.

A doctor visits the island once every three months from the Shetland mainland, so all other medical care is left to the community nurse, according to the job description.

Because the job requires being on-call 24/7 in a remote location, the nurse receives a "distant island allowance" in addition to a regular salary. To find out more about living and working in Shetland go to www.shetland.org and view the job posting here.

So what do you think? Fancy a career as a nurse in Fair Isle? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

14 COMMENTS

  1. What is the nursing level required? I have a run license in Colorado and a nurse practitioner and furnishing license in California.

  2. I aman advance practice registered nurse and a certified nurse midwife. I also have raised icelandic sheep. Please pm me on facebook messenger with more details about the position. I am used to 24/7 call

  3. It sounds like a GREAT opportunity. I would love to move there, practice my craft and enjoy life in such a beautiful place with my husband. I don’t know about that 24/7 call though :-/.

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