General Practitioner
St Helena Island, South Atlantic
Two years FTC available immediately
Total package value up to £114k per annum depending on experience and qualifications. The package is inclusive of International Supplement based on family status, Relocation costs and Pension contribution.
Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and therefore remain dependent on UK government aid. The 22-bed General Hospital in the capital, Jamestown, covers all areas of acute medical and surgical care.
Within a team of medical officers, nursing staff and allied health professionals, your knowledge and expertise in general medicine will be highly valued. Your focus will be on the development and delivery of a robust and effective primary care service, and provision of urgent care at the hospital.
Running out-patient clinics at various locations on the island you will cover a range of clinical needs including diabetes, hypertension and cardio-pulmonary disease which are prevalent on St Helena. Actively involved in preventive care and lifestyle management you will serve as a clinical champion for preventive service development.
With support from overseas specialists and using local therapeutic guidelines and protocols, you will also see paediatric, ENT and ophthalmology patients. You will take care of in-patients as well as being on the primary on-call rota, supported by on-call cover from specialist colleagues in anaesthetics/ intensive care, general surgery and obstetrics/gynaecology. You will participate in health promotion and preventative care programmes, staff training, incident management, outbreak response and other healthcare emergencies.
Holding full registration with a recognised national body, and in good standing with that body, you are a fully qualified GP or have other appropriate higher training. You must be licensed and able to practice in your country of recruitment.
In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena. As an officer funded through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.
Our Benefits Package Includes:
- Economy class flights from your home country to St Helena at the start and end of the tour of duty
- Mid-term fare-paid flights for tours of 18 months or more
- A freight allowance of up to a standard 20ft container at the start and end of the tour of duty
- An International Supplement, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
- Relocation Allowances, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
- Annual Pension Contribution of 7.5% of the basic aggregate salary
- Employees and accompanying dependant/s will be entitled to medical and dental treatment under the SHG Public Health Scheme at the rate applied to resident St Helenians.
- Free schooling for dependent children from 3 to 16 years
- Annual Leave of 30 days per annum (with an additional 10 days of public holidays).
The appointment will be subject to:
- Satisfactory employment references
- DBS check
- Satisfactory medical and dental clearances
How to Apply:
An application form is available at below, where further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on 0203 818 7610 or via email:shgukrep@sthelenagov.com.
Applications must be sent to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh and received by 23:59 GMT, 9 November 2026.
Interviews will be held week commencing 16 November 2026
To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form. Failure to do so will mean that your application will not be considered. Please do not submit your CV.
The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification.
The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena. If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact at us recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh
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