GP Fellowships

GP Fellowships

NES offers opportunities for post CCT trainees to take on a year's fellowship in various fields. These posts help develop your interests in the area and help shape your career opportunities.

We will be recruiting to the Rural, Health Inequality and Medical Education Fellowships in the near future with interviews in April.

Application to all Fellowship options, when available, will have a link in the sections below.

An information powerpoint can be found here

For all rural fellowship enquiries please email Debbie Miller

For all Health Inequalities and Medical Education Fellowships enquiries please email Iain Jamieson

 GP Fellowship

Rural Fellowships in General Practice

Scottish Rural GP Fellowships

A supported step into rural general practice

The one‑year Scottish Rural GP Fellowships are designed for newly qualified GPs who are interested in working in rural Scotland and would value additional support as they move from GP training into independent practice. The fellowships offer a unique chance to build confidence, broaden generalist skills, and experience life and work in some of Scotland’s most beautiful and remote communities.

There are three types of Rural Fellowship, with a choice of posts and locations throughout Scotland

Fellowship options

Standard Rural Fellowship
Gain hands-on experience working in remote and/or rural general practice, with structured support to help you develop as a confident rural GP.

Acute Care Rural Fellowship
Work mainly in a rural hospital setting as a rural or emergency practitioner, focusing on acute and unscheduled care in remote and rural areas. This fellowship also includes time working in a rural GP practice.

Hybrid Rural Fellowship
Combine experience in remote and rural general practice with work in community hospitals and remote accident and emergency settings, offering a broad and varied clinical experience.

Both the Acute Care and Hybrid Fellowships provide the opportunity to complete the GMC‑approved Credential in Rural and Remote Health (Unscheduled and Urgent Care).
[Find out more about the Credential in Rural and Remote Health | Turas | Learn]

Support and learning

All fellows are based in a rural ‘base practice’ and benefit from a supportive environment. The fellowship year includes 12 weeks of protected development time, allowing for a flexible, individually tailored learning programme shaped around your interests, experience, and development needs. Part‑time options are also available.

Who the fellowships are for

These fellowships are aimed at doctors who have recently completed GP Specialty Training and are interested in gaining experience in remote and rural healthcare, while continuing to develop their skills with additional support. Fellows should expect to travel to remote locations, some of which are not accessible by public transport. A full UK driving licence is therefore required (or alternative travel arrangements made). Travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Available posts

The successful applicants will have the opportunity to work in one of the following posts – please read the descriptors are being offered for rural fellowships in 2026. Details are below

Applications

Recruitment for the 2026 Rural GP Fellowships is expected to open soon.
[Click here to apply xxxxxx]

For further information, please contact the Rural Fellowship Coordinator,
 Dr Debbie Miller — debbie.miller@nhs.scot

Download the Job Information Pack [PDF]

Standard Fellowships (information about the standard fellowship programme is here [PDF]

Hybrid model

Acute Care specific information about the acute fellowship programme is here [PDF]

 

 

Medical Education Fellowships in General Practice

The Medical Education Fellowships are designed for doctors who have completed their General Practice Specialty Training in the last 5 years and have an interest in medical education. The part time nature of the posts allows candidates time to continue to develop generalist skills in the context of service general practice (e.g through a locum appointment) while undertaking a tailored programme of exposure and training in relation to medical education. This will involve being attached to the regional Postgraduate GP unit with opportunities to become involved with teaching, educational developments, quality assurance initiatives and evaluation/research. Individuals will be encouraged to start a postgraduate qualification relevant to medical education. Up to three 0.5 WTE posts are available each recruitment round. 

Recruitment to the 2025 Fellowships is now live.  Click here to apply

Download the Job information pack [PDF]. 

If this stimulates your interest please contact the GP Director or Assistant GP Directors to discuss, or any of the current medical education fellows through the regional postgraduate GP offices. 

Health Inequality Fellowships in General Practice 

These Health Inequality Fellowships aim to provide an introduction to the opportunities and challenges of delivering generalise skills in the context of service general practice in a relatively deprived area. There is protected time to undertake additional training (education and/or a research project) relevant to your needs and those of the practice population. Four posts are normally available annually.

Recruitment to the 2025 Fellowships is now live. Click here to apply

Download a  copy of the Job Information pack [DOCX]. Recruitment to the Fellowships opens annually mid-March and closes mid-April.

If this stimulates your interest, please contact Dr Iain Jamieson or an Assistant GP Director or any of the current health inequality education fellows through the appropriate regional postgraduate GP offices.

 

 

This page was last updated on: 09.03.2026 at 08.44