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Please note we are currently only able to offer a very limited number of placements. These placements must fall between May and the end of August and applicants must be studying in the United Kingdom.

Medical Elective

Electives are an important element of undergraduate medical education and NHS Orkney welcomes applications from the UK, EU and international medical students for elective placements at The Balfour.

Eligibility

Those interested in applying for an elective placement should note the following:

  • Hospital and specialty availability depends on popularity, other undergraduate student commitments and on the number of consultants available to provide supervision.
  • Electives are offered for a period of 4-6 weeks.
  • We are currently only accepting medical students based in the United Kingdom.
  • International students need to be able to speak English to a reasonable level.
  • You must be able to finance your travel, accommodation and living expenses.
  • We expect students to have done some clinical training before they can undertake an elective in NHS Orkney.

2023 – FULL

2024 – Applications not open, please do not submit an application at this time.

To apply for a medical elective placement please complete the application form below. If you have any further queries please contact the Organisational Learning & Development team on ORK.student@nhs.scot

Country of birth
Home Address
University address
Selected dates for medical elective placement to and from
Please select the specialities that you would like to be placed in
Getting in touch

We shall be delighted to hear from you, so here are the various ways of contacting us:

The Balfour

By telephone to:
01856 888100
(during office hours)

01856 888000
(out of hours)

By e-mail to:
ORK.feedback@nhs.scot

By letter to the address below:

Foreland Road
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1NZ