Working in primary care
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire sits in the heart of central Scotland. ‎It covers 4,732 square kilometres, with a mix of urban and rural communities, and has a population of almost 655,000 – the second largest populated region in Scotland.
There are 102 GP practices with a range of employment options to suit your career ambition and your optimum work-life balance, including:
- modern integrated services delivering a system that sees the GP as an expert medical generalist,
- a range of new ways for the public to access information, support, guidance and, when required, to interact with their wider GP team,
- working closely with multidisciplinary teams and collaboration across practices,
- a supportive environment with tailored services to meet the requirements of the GP team,
- using the latest digital technology to keep patients informed and support them to self-care,
- learning, research and teaching opportunities through our new university status, and
- new, state-of-the-art health centres providing a range of integrated services.
About NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire is the third largest health board in Scotland. We employ around 12,000 staff across the organisation, including our three university hospital in Wishaw, Monklands and Hairmyres.
Gaining university status for our hospitals underpins our culture of academic excellence in NHS Lanarkshire, providing staff with the opportunity to work alongside world-leading academics to tackle key health challenges facing people in Lanarkshire.
We’ve opened a number of new health facilities in recent years including Airdrie, East Kilbride, Kilsyth, Carluke and Wishaw, with a combined investment of over £51 million.
You’ll find more information about NHS Lanarkshire on our website – www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk – where you’ll also find the Public Health Report 2017/18 giving details of our performance and our health statistics.
Why Lanarkshire?
Situated in the heart of Scotland, Lanarkshire has plenty to offer as a region to live, raise a family and enjoy recreational activities. From the commercial and industrial areas of the north to the fertile, agricultural landscape in the south, Lanarkshire is a county of opportunity.
Transport links
Lanarkshire has excellent transport links to the rest of Scotland, UK and the world. Three of Scotland’s international airports are located less than an hour away and there are direct links to the UK’s main rail lines. Lanarkshire also lies at the heart of Scotland’s motorway network, with the M80 northbound, the M74 southbound and the M8 connecting the east and west of the country all running through the region.
Cultural Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire is full of cultural activities and events with numerous museums and entertainment venues such as Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre, East Kilbride Arts Centre, Rutherglen Town Hall and Lanark Memorial Hall to name a few. Lanarkshire also hosts the Strathaven Balloon Festival and Beer Festival in the summer. The central location also provides easy access for major music concerts in Glasgow and the world famous Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe.
Education
Lifelong learning and education is valued in Lanarkshire and the region is proud to have award winning colleges and its very own university campus. New College Lanarkshire and the University of the West of Scotland provide vocational courses and a wide range of degree level qualifications respectively, supporting almost 40,000 students every year. South Lanarkshire College remains one of the country’s top performing colleges according to the Scottish Funding Council’s national performance indicators.
Quality of life
Lanarkshire also offers an excellent quality of life at a lower cost of living. The average house price is significantly lower in Lanarkshire than the Scottish average and more than 68 per cent of all residential properties are houses. Lanarkshire also has lots of recreational spaces with 15 town parks and five country parks, and is home to five nature reserves and more than 600 hectares of conservation areas. Choosing to live here offers an idyllic country lifestyle to raise a family and nearby access to the major cities in Scotland for days out.
Sporting lifestyle
A better quality of life can also mean a healthier lifestyle with no shortage of green spaces for walks and other sporting activities. With more than 150 sporting venues and clubs in Lanarkshire whatever your sporting interests – from walking, cycling, swimming and golf to martial arts, equestrian pursuits and highland games there are facilities, locations and events to suit all of your needs.
