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CONSULTANT IN
PAEDIATRIC
RHEUMATOLOGY
ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR
SICK CHILDREN,
EDINBURGH & GLASGOW
INFORMATION PACK
REF: 37689D
CLOSING DATE: NOON 26TH JUNE 2015
www.nhsggc.org.uk/medicaljobs
As you may be aware, the new South Glasgow University Hospital and new
Royal Hospital for Sick Children are due to open on the current Southern site
early in 2015.
With this in mind, please note that positions based within the Victoria
Infirmary, Mansionhouse Unit, the Western Infirmary and the current Royal
Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill will change location and move to the new
hospitals.
Gartnavel General Hospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary will also have some
services affected by moves to the new Hospitals.
These changes mean your base may change after joining us and you will be
informed as soon as possible prior to any change of base.
SUMMARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS POSITION
POST: CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY
BASE: ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, EDINBURGH & GLASGOW
Applications are invited for a part –time Consultant in Paediatric
Rheumatology (7PA’s).
This post is principally to support the Paediatric Rheumatology service in
Lothian and is based mainly at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children,
Edinburgh. The appointee will be part of a team whose main base is in
Glasgow and will have some sessions in Glasgow to maintain links with the
rest of the team and ensure handover for out of hours cover
The appointee will work with the current team of Consultants (3 Consultants
and 1 Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Rheumatology) working within the Scottish
Network for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology (SPARN). This team
supports Paediatric Rheumatology Services within Scotland, with tertiary
services in Glasgow and Edinburgh and network clinics in all areas of
Scotland. The post-holder will contribute to and support further development
of services within SPARN.
Opportunity for the development of an individual candidate’s special interest
will be encouraged within the service.
Applicants must possess full GMC registration and a licence to practise.
Those trained within the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training
leading to CCT or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) within six months
of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Non-UK applicants must
demonstrate equivalent qualifications and training.
NHS LOTHIAN
AND
NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE
INFORMATION PACK
FOR THE POST OF
CONSULTANT
IN PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY
Royal Hospitals for Sick Children
Edinburgh and Glasgow
JOB DESCRIPTION
This document is split into the following sections:
1. Information on paediatric services in NHS Lothian and NHS Greater
Glasgow and Clyde
2. Information on Paediatric Rheumatology Services in NHS Lothian,
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the Scottish Network for
Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology
3. Information on the job
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The Job Itself/Description of Service and Contacts
Person Specification
Terms and Conditions of Service
Further Information
The overall job pack also contains documentation around equal opportunities
monitoring.
1.
NHS Lothian
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and has a population of
approximately 500,000. NHS Lothian serves a population of 800,000 and was
created on 1 April 2004 following dissolution of 3 Trusts; Lothian University
Hospitals Trust, Lothian Primary Care Trust and West Lothian Healthcare
Trust.
The University Hospitals Division of NHS Lothian provides a full range of
secondary clinical services to the populations of Edinburgh, Midlothian, East
Lothian and West Lothian and is the main tertiary centre for the South-East of
Scotland, a population of c. 1.9 million people The Division is one of the major
teaching centres in the United Kingdom.
Royal Hospital for Sick Children (RHSC E)
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh (RHSC E) is the main
Paediatric teaching hospital for the South-East of Scotland. This 144 bedded
hospital provides general paediatric care to the children of Edinburgh and
surrounding areas and specialist services on a local and national level.
Tertiary services provided include intensive care, gastroenterology,
hepatology and nutrition, endocrinology, rheumatology, respiratory medicine,
cardiology, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, inherited metabolic disease,
oncology, neonatal surgery, plastic surgery, orthopaedic surgery, urology and
general surgery. In addition, RHSCE is the designated national centre for
spinal scoliosis surgery and for ear reconstruction.
The hospital accommodation includes a dedicated paediatric outpatient
facility, medical and surgical day case units, five theatres, a critical care unit
comprising an 8 bedded PICU; 6 bedded High Dependency Unit and 3
bedded Neonatal intensive care unit. RHSCE also provides one-half of the
national PICU retrieval service. There is an excellent library facility and a
modern lecture theatre with a full range of audio-visual equipment.
All services are supported by comprehensive radiology, neurophysiology and
laboratory services. The local radiology department provides on site
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, CT Scanning, nuclear scanning and
ultrasound. On site laboratories provide biochemistry, haematology, pathology
and neuropathology services. Comprehensive pharmacy services are also
available on site.
RHSCE has integrated therapy departments providing occupational therapy,
physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and dietetics. These services
are managed within a single management structure, ensuring there are no
management boundaries preventing effective clinical working.
RHSCE is particularly proud of this effective integration, particularly with
respect to community child health services, which are provided from the same
management structure as acute services across the Lothian area.
The hospital is currently situated in a quiet residential area close to the centre
of Edinburgh. It is approximately 3 miles from the new Royal Infirmary and
University of Edinburgh Medical School where the hospital will relocate to a
completely new facility in 2017 co-locating with the Royal Infirmary of
Edinburgh, the University Medical School, and a privately-funded medical
research park. Work on this reprovision is well advanced with a target
completion date of 2017.
The University of Edinburgh and its Medical School have an outstanding reputation for
teaching and research .RHSC provides the major paediatric undergraduate training
centre for the South East of Scotland, housing both the School of Community
Paediatrics and the University Department of Child Life and Health. In addition, the
hospital has very strong links with the University’s Department of Neonatology. RHSC is
managed as part of the Women and Children’s Clinical Management Team. In practical
terms this means a 3-person team who have responsibility for all aspects of the hospital
and its services. Dr Edward Doyle is the Clinical Director, Dorothy Hanley the Acting
Chief Nurse, and Mike Massaro-Mallison is the Service Manager.
2.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow (RHSC G) is the largest
paediatric teaching hospital in Scotland. It provides care, not only for children
resident within Greater Glasgow & Clyde, but is also a tertiary referral centre
for children from the West of Scotland, and in some subspecialties, from the
whole of Scotland.
There are 271 inpatient and day care / assessment beds within the hospital.
There is the capacity for an integrated 26-bedded intensive / high dependency
critical care unit and a retrieval service for critically ill children.
All paediatric medical and surgical subspecialties are represented, including
general medical paediatrics, respiratory, endocrinology, gastroenterology and
nutrition, haemato-oncology, cardiology, neonatology, immunology and
infectious disease, dermatology, rheumatology, metabolic medicine,
audiology, ophthalmology, ENT surgery, orthopaedic, plastic surgery, maxillofacial and dental surgery and general paediatric and neonatal surgery. The
hospital provides a national Extra Corporeal Life Support service and is the
centre for all paediatric cardiac surgery in Scotland.
The Radiology Department located within RHSC provides ultrasound, CT,
MRI and isotopic studies on site. Diagnostic laboratory facilities are on site in
Haematology, Blood Banking, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Virology,
Histopathology and Genetics. The Hospital provides the major Undergraduate
Paediatric Teaching facility for the University of Glasgow and accommodates
the University Departments of Child Health, Child and Family Psychiatry,
Medical Genetics, Human Nutrition, Paediatric Pathology, Paediatric
Biochemistry and Paediatric Surgery.
There is an extensive range of specialist community based children’s services
across NHS Greater Glasgow. Managed within community health and social
care partnerships, these services are integrated with primary care and social
care services. Well established clinical links across combined acute and
community settings within the NHS Board are in place.
The Yorkhill academic campus, including the department of Child Health, is
part of the School of Medicine. A Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Rheumatology
was appointed to the department in 2002. The hospital is a major
undergraduate and postgraduate teaching centre for paediatrics.
Currently the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow is on the Yorkhill
site. From June 2015 it will be relocated to a new build, co-located on the
Southern General Hospitals campus, together with a new adult hospital and a
refurbished, extended maternity hospital.
The New Children's Hospital will provide state-of-the-art medical care in a
safe, child-friendly environment. It will care for all children and young people
up to their 16th birthday in a hospital that is specifically focused on them and
will be physically linked to the refurbished maternity unit and new Adult
Hospital in order to provide the best possible care for newborns and their
mothers. With 256 beds over five storeys, the design of the new hospital
includes accessible play areas, a MediCinema and a covered roof garden
where young patients can enjoy a range of activities in the fresh air. The new
children’s hospital will be a mix of single rooms, all with en suite and parents
accommodation, and four bedded wards.
Services at the new hospital will include:
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A Paediatric Emergency Department incorporating a Clinical Decision
Unit
A general paediatric and paediatric surgical Acute Receiving Unit
Specialist inpatient wards
A full range of outpatient clinics
A paediatric critical care unit with medical and surgical intensive care
and high dependency beds
9 operating theatres
An interventional radiology suite
Full imaging and other diagnostic services
Therapy services including occupational therapy, physiotherapy and
speech and language therapy
3 Paediatric Rheumatology Service
The paediatric rheumatology service at RHSC-E is a busy clinical service
seeing approximately 200 new referrals per year. Referrals are accepted from
general practitioners, paediatricians and adult rheumatologists in Lothian and
surrounding areas extending to the Borders, Dundee and Fife.
It is envisaged that the post holder will over time become the lead clinician for
the service in Edinburgh and will be based there, linking with the RHSC
Clinical Management Team.
RHSC-E has an excellent paediatric rheumatology multidisciplinary team
comprising 2 clinical nurse specialists, dedicated physiotherapist and part
time occupational therapist. There is a physiotherapy department on site with
access to hydrotherapy in a nearby special school. The hospital has a pain
management team and there is ready access to psychology and child
psychiatry support.
Clinics are held in a dedicated children’s outpatient department with a good
phlebotomy service and facilities to undertake joint injections under entonox
within the department. The main paediatric rheumatology clinic is run in
parallel with an ophthalmology clinic providing an excellent service for children
requiring regular eye monitoring. In addition to a weekly general rheumatology
clinic there is a monthly connective tissue diseases clinic, a monthly teenage
clinic and a fortnightly new patients clinic. Biannual transition clinics with one
of the adult rheumatologists are established for transition of teenagers to the
Young Adult clinic at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, whilst joint
clinics with dermatology, nephrology and neurology are established.
There is access to a monthly general anaesthetic list for joint injections as well
as facilities for undertaking them with entonox in the day unit or outpatient
department. The medical day unit (PIU) is accessed regularly by
rheumatology patients requiring regular infusions eg methylprednisolone,
biologics. In patient beds are available in general paediatric wards although
less well inpatients will be transferred to RHSC G where there is a larger
Consultant base providing better cover.
The radiology department provides on site access to MR, CT, and isotope
scanning. DEXA scanning is readily available at the Western General.
There is a weekly multidisciplinary teaching and clinical team meeting and a
fortnightly radiology meeting.There are regular postgraduate rheumatology
teaching sessions within Edinburgh and good links with adult rheumatology.
There is a dedicated paediatric clinical research facility on site with which the
rheumatology service has good links. The unit currently contributes to a
number of UK wide research studies including the national biologics registry,
CAPS and the UK JSLE cohort study.
4. Scottish Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Network (SPARN)
Paediatric Rheumatology services throughout Scotland now work together
within a formal Managed Clinical Network. Around 800 children with JIA are
managed within the network.
Locally based multidisciplinary teams and paediatricians with an interest in the
specialty manage the majority of children with rheumatological conditions,
supported by expert teams in Glasgow and Edinburgh. There is now an
established network of shared care clinics, with clinics established currently in
Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Clyde, Fife, Dumfries,
Forth Valley, Borders and West Lothian.
The network holds an annual multidisciplinary network meeting and supports
a variety of training and educational opportunities for staff including a well
attended monthly CPD session accessible to all network centres by
videoconference.
Section 5.
The Job Itself
a) Title
Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist
The successful applicant for this new post will join four consultant colleagues to
provide expert paediatric rheumatology services in Edinburgh and Glasgow and to
aid in the further development of a network of clinics providing care throughout
Scotland.
b)Relationships
Name of Health Board
(i)
(ii)
NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Names of Members of the Department
Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologists
Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Rheumatology
Joyce Davidson; Neil Martin; Jo
Walsh
Janet Gardner-Medwin
RHSC, Edinburgh:
Consultant paediatrician with an interest
Nurse specialists:
Physiotherapist:
Occupational therapist:
Secretary:
Julie Duncan
Imogen Kelly and Vanessa Lewis
Jenny Hagger
Jane Duncan
Nora Stevens
RHSC, Glasgow:
Nurse Specialists:
Physiotherapists:
Occupational therapist:
Secretary:
Drew Fell, Gillian Coyle
Caroline Grant, Audrey Ritchie
Marion Berry
Frances Leishman
(iii) responsible to
Although the clinical base for the post will be RHSC-E, the contract for this post will
be held by NHS GG&C. The post holder will be managerially accountable to the
Clinical Director for RHSCG, currently Dr Phil Davies. A service level agreement and
honorary contract will be in place with RHSCE and the Clinical Director for RHSCE is
Dr Eddie Doyle.
In addition to the service level agreement with Edinburgh other service level
agreements are in place with regions where network clinics take place.
c) Duties of the Post
Clinical
The appointee to this new post will be expected to
i)
work as part of a five Consultant team leading paediatric rheumatology
services within Scotland
ii)
provide continuity and stability for the clinical service in Edinburgh
iii)
support and work with the multidisciplinary team in Edinburgh to develop their
roles and the clinical service
iv)
participate in an out of hours telephone advice rota with the other members of
the Consultant team
v)
contribute to the clinical service in Glasgow as needed
vi) continue the development of network services working with colleagues within
SPARN to ensure equitable provision of paediatric rheumatology care
throughout Scotland.
vii) have a role in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training in
the specialty particularly in Edinburgh
viii) contribute to multidisciplinary training through the network
ix) undertake audit within the service and network
x)
support and encourage clinical research in Edinburgh and elsewhere in the
network
There is no general paediatric commitment in this post
It is anticipated that the consolidation of the clinical team with the appointment of
this additional Consultant will facilitate the teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow
working more closely together, providing shared on-call cover and jointly
supporting services throughout Scotland.
Although the appointee will be mainly based in Edinburgh there is a clear
commitment that they will not work in isolation. Dr Davidson will continue to
contribute significantly to the Edinburgh service and the appointee will have
sessions in Glasgow for CPD and handover.
b)
Provisional Weekly Timetable For 7 PA job plan.
Sessions are based in Edinburgh unless otherwise stated.
Week
one:
MON
TUES
WED
THUR
am
Clinical admin
New patient clinic
off
off
Ward round, day case reviews,
clinical admin
Psychosocial meeting
Team management meeting
Connective tissue diseases clinic
MDT meeting
X ray meeting
Rheumatology clinic
off
off
FRI
PA
pm
6PA DCC
Week
two:
MON
am
off
TUES
WED
pm
off
SPA
SPA including
Hospital grand round 1-2pm
Monthly SPARN CPD session
ward round, day case reviews,
entonox joint injections
clinical admin
THUR
GA joint injection list
Rheumatology clinic
FRI
Glasgow
MDT, handover, ward round
travel
PA
6 DCC plus 2 SPA
Week three
am
pm
MON
off
off
TUES
Network clinics
(Borders and W Lothian
initially)
Clinical admin
ward round, day case
reviews, clinical admin
Teenage/transition clinic
WED
THUR
FRI
MDT meeting
X ray meeting
off
PA
6 DCC
Rheumatology clinic
off
Week
four:
am
pm
MON
off
off
TUES
SPA
SPA (followed by
travel to Aberdeen)
WED
Aberdeen clinic
Aberdeen
(travel home)
THUR
MDT meeting
Rheumatology clinic
Plus admin from Aberdeen
clinic
FRI
off
off
PA
6 DCC plus 2 SPA
7 PA contract:
Direct Clinical Care
Supporting Professional Activities
6PA
1PAs
The post holder will be expected to participate in a level 2 availability rota
providing telephone advice across Scotland. This will be in proportion to PA in
job plan ie 0.7 compared with full time Consultant. This will be at at 1:5
frequency.
Work Programme/Job Plan
Agreement should be reached between the appointee and the Clinical Director with
regard to the scheduling of the Supporting Professional Activities.
A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Clinical Director, on
behalf of the Medical Director prior to commencement.
The job plan will be based on the provisional timetable shown above.
This post has 7 programmed activities consisting of 6 direct clinical PAs and 1
supporting professional activity. More SPA time maybe negotiated depending on the
( plus
requirements of the individual consultant or if the post holder is required to undertake
additional non-clinical duties.
The Job Plan will then be reviewed annually, following the Appraisal Meeting. The
Job Plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant’s duties,
responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It should cover all aspects of a
consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research,
education and managerial responsibilities. It should include personal objectives,
including details of their link to wider service objectives, and details of the support
required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives. Achieving national
waiting time guarantees will be a prerequisite.
Continuous Professional Development
Continuous professional development is supported according to the guidance of the
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Both hospitals have regular CPD
sessions. Both Edinburgh and Glasgow have regular post-graduate training
afternoons in rheumatology.
Postgraduate teaching and training
The appointee will lead in postgraduate education in rheumatology in Edinburgh and
contribute to programmes in Glasgow and through the Scottish network.
Teaching and research.
The appointee will take part in the teaching of medical students in Edinburgh and
would be welcome to contribute in Glasgow. There will also be a variable
requirement to teach postgraduates and other professionals including Nurses, Health
Visitors and Allied Health Professionals.
Research is encouraged. It is expected that the appointee will involve Edinburgh as a
centre in the various UK-wide multicentre research projects that are ongoing. The
Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Rheumatology is based in Glasgow and collaborative
research working will be encouraged.
Contacts: for further information and to make arrangements to visit the hospitals
Edinburgh
Dr Edward Doyle, Clinical Director.
[email protected].
Dr Joyce Davidson, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist.
[email protected]. tel 0141 201 0242 or 0131 536 0603
Also Mr Mike Massaro Mallison, Service Manager
[email protected]
Glasgow
Dr Phil Davies, Clinical Director for Paediatric Medicine.
[email protected]; tel 0141 201 0035
Dr Janet Gardner-Medwin, Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Rheumatology.
[email protected]; tel 0141 201 0867
Also Mr Jamie Redfern, Hospital General Manager.
Tel 0141 201 0515
SPARN
Dr Cath Lees, Network Lead Clinician
[email protected]
Person Specification for the post of Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications
Experience
Clinical governance
ESSENTIAL
-MRCP/MRCPCH
or equivalent
-eligible for full registration with
GMC and a Licence to Practise.
-CCT in Paediatrics with a
special interest in Paediatric
Rheumatology (or expected
within 6 months of interview
date)
OR equivalent training and
experience
-General professional training in
paediatrics.
-National Grid training or
equivalent in Paediatric
Rheumatology
-ability to offer expert clinical
opinion on all aspects of
paediatric rheumatology.
-ability to work with and support
a multidisciplinary team
-ability to support and develop
good professional relationships
with colleagues
-joint injection skills
-awareness of the requirements of
clinical governance
-knowledge and understanding of
appraisal and revalidation
DESIRABLE
-Higher academic degree
-Experience of shared care
clinics
-Experience and
understanding of clinical
networks
Research
-evidence of knowledge and
understanding of research
methodology
-evidence of involvement in audit
-Publication in peer
reviewed journals
-evidence of involvement in
multicentre collaborative
research activities
-presentation of
research/audit at national
and/or international
meetings
Further training
-experience in the organisation of
audit to enhance service provision
-ability to organises and prioritise
workload
-evidence of involvement in
management training
-formal management
experience
Personality
other
- ability to work productively in a
multi-disciplinary environment
-good communication skills with
children, parents and fellow
professionals.
-commitment to continuing
medical education
Evidence of entitlement to live
and work in UK
-willingness to undertake
additional professional
responsibilities at local,
regional and national level
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
The conditions of service are those laid down and amended from time to time by the Hospital
and Medical & Dental Whitley Council.
TYPE OF CONTRACT
Permanent
GRADE AND SALARY
Consultant
£ 76,761 £ 103,490 per annum (pro rata)
New Entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the minimum point of the
salary scale, (dependent on qualifications and experience). Salary is paid
monthly by Bank Credit Transfer.
HOURS OF DUTY
Part Time 28.00
SUPERANNUATION
New entrants to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde who are aged sixteen but
under seventy five will be enrolled automatically into membership of the NHS
Pension Scheme. Should you choose to "opt out" arrangements can be made
to do this via: www.sppa.gov.uk
REMOVAL EXPENSES
Assistance with removal and associated expenses may be given and would be
discussed and agreed prior to appointment.
EXPENSES OF
CANDIDATES FOR
APPOINTMENT
Candidates who are requested to attend an interview will be given assistance
with appropriate travelling expenses. Re-imbursement shall not normally be
made to employees who withdraw their application or refuse an offer of
appointment.
TOBACCO POLICY
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde operate a No Smoking Policy in all premises
and grounds.
DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND
CONFIRMATION OF
ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN
THE UK
This post is considered to be in the category of “Regulated Work” and
therefore requires a Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups
Scheme (PVG) Membership.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has a legal obligation to
ensure that it’s employees, both EEA and non EEA nationals, are legally
entitled to work in the United Kingdom. Before any person can commence
employment within NHS GGC they will need to provide documentation to
prove that they are eligible to work in the UK. Non EEA nationals will be
required to show evidence that either Entry Clearance or Leave to Remain in
the UK has been granted for the work which they are applying to do. Where
an individual is subject to immigration control under no circumstances will they
be allowed to commence until the right to work in the UK has been verified.
ALL applicants regardless of nationality must complete and return the
Confirmation of Eligibility to Work in the UK Statement with their completed
application form. You will be required provide appropriate documentation prior
to any appointment being made.
REHABILITATION OF
OFFENDERS ACT 1974
The rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974 allows people who have been
convicted of certain criminal offences to regard their convictions as “spent”
after the lapse of a period of years. However, due to the nature of work for
which you are applying this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4 of
the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Orders 1975 and 1986). Therefore, applicants
are required to disclose information about convictions which for other purposes
are “spent” under the provision of the act in the event of employment, failure to
disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Any information given will be completely
confidential.
DISABLED APPLICANTS
A disability or health problems does not preclude full consideration for the job
and applications from people with disabilities are welcome. All information will
be treated as confidential. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde guarantees to
interview all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the
post. You will note on our application form that we ask for relevant information
with regard to your disability. This is simply to ensure that we can assist you,
if you are called for interview, to have every opportunity to present your
application in full. We may call you to discuss your needs in more detail if you
are selected for interview.
GENERAL
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde operates flexible staffing arrangements
whereby all appointments are to a grade within a department. The duties of an
officer may be varied from an initial set of duties to any other set, which are
commensurate with the grade of the officer. The enhanced experience
resulting from this is considered to be in the best interest of both NHS Greater
Glasgow and Clyde and the individual.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
The postholder will undertake their duties in strict accordance with NHS
Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
NOTICE
The employment is subject to three months’ notice on either side, subject to
appeal against dismissal.
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
In terms of NHS Circular 1989 (PCS) 32 dealing with Medical Negligence the
Health Board does not require you to subscribe to a Medical Defence
Organisation.
Health Board indemnity will cover only Health Board
responsibilities. It may, however, be in your interest to subscribe to a defence
organisation in order to ensure you are covered for any work, which does not
fall within the scope of the indemnity scheme.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information on NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, please visit our website
on www.show.scot.nhs.uk
View all our vacancies at: www.nhsggc.org.uk/medicaljobs
Register for Job Alerts at: www.medicaljobs.scot.nhs.uk
Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact
Edinburgh
Dr Edward Doyle, Clinical Director - [email protected].
Dr Joyce Davidson, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist.
[email protected]. tel 0141 201 0242 or 0131 536 0603
Also Mr Mike Massaro Mallison, Service Manager
[email protected] with whom visiting arrangements
can also be made.
Glasgow
Dr Phil Davies, Clinical Director for Paediatric Medicine.
[email protected]; tel 0141 201 0035
Dr Janet Gardner-Medwin, Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Rheumatology.
[email protected] tel 0141 201 0867
Also Mr Jamie Redfern, Hospital General Manager.
Tel 0141 201 0515 with whom visiting arrangements can also be made.
SPARN
Dr Cath Lees, Network Lead Clinician, [email protected]
with whom visiting arrangements can also be made.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for these posts please include your CV and names and addresses of 3
Referees, along with the following documents; (click on the hyperlinks to open)
Medical and Dental Application and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
Declaration Form Regarding Fitness to Practice
Immigration Questionnaire
Alternatively please visit www.nhsggc.org.uk/medicaljobs and click on the “How to
Apply” tab to access application for and CV submission information.
RETURN OF APPLICATIONS
Please return your application by email to [email protected] or to the
recruitment address below;
Medical and Dental Recruitment Team
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Recruitment Services, 1st Floor
Modular Building, Gartnavel Royal Hospital
1055 Great Western Road
GLASGOW
G12 0XH
CLOSING DATE
The closing Date will be 26th June 2015
INTERVIEW DATE
The interview date will be 31st July 2015