Download 2. The Medical Unit

CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN
IN ACUTE MEDICINE
INFORMATION PACK
ROYAL ALEXANDRA
HOSPITAL
REF: 38302D
CLOSING DATE: NOONON 21ST AUGUST 2015
www.nhsggc.org.uk/medicaljobs
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SUMMARY INFORMATION
POST: CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN IN ACUTE AND GENERAL
(INTERNAL) MEDICINE
BASE: ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL, PAISLEY – 1 POST
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Physician in Acute
Medicine. The post holder will be based at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. This
is a new post and we would aim to accommodate the special interest of the
successful candidate depending on service need.
The successful candidate will integrate with existing consultant colleagues
and provide clinical excellence in Acute Medicine within the Royal Alexandra
Hospital and within General Medicine in the Vale of Leven Hospital as part of
a rota shared between all GIM consultants.
This post will offer an opportunity for the successful candidate to be involved
in the provision of a successful modern consultant led service.
All major specialties are represented within the Royal Alexandra Hospital with
Consultant Physicians with special interests in Cardiology, Diabetes &
Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine, Haematology,
Rheumatology and Elderly Care.
Applicants must have full GMC registration and a licence to Practise. Those
trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to
CCT in Acute Medicine or General (Internal) Medicine (Acute) or eligibility for
specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from
date of Interview. Non UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
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Particulars of the following post: Consultant in Acute Medicine with acute
medical duties based at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, with clinical
commitments at the Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria.
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General Information
The Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) is situated in Paisley and provides
acute health care services to Renfrewshire District, serving a
population of approximately 205,000. The RAH is one of the largest
and busiest non-teaching District General Hospitals (DGH) in Scotland.
The hospital has 968 beds and was opened in 1986. The hospital is
also the base for provision of surgical, orthopaedic, ophthalmology,
paediatric and the majority of maternity services to the population north
of the Clyde served by the Vale of Leven Hospital (VOL).
The RAH provides a wide range of DGH specialties with excellent
support facilities. The hospital has a first class radiology department
with modern facilities, and recently acquired a second CT scanner. All
departments participate in undergraduate teaching, and there is an
active postgraduate educational programme. The hospital enjoys an
enviable reputation for undergraduate teaching and is highly popular
with trainee doctors. There is a good medical library and postgraduate
education centre.
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The Medical Unit
The medical unit has 175 beds plus an 18 bed coronary care unit and
medical beds on the High Dependency Unit. GP emergency referrals
are assessed in a consultant led 8 bed medical assessment unit, which
is run by acute care physicians. All other admissions are sent to a 30
bed acute medical unit, shared between an acute physician and the
physician of the week. Patients are quickly triaged to the other medical
wards, with specialist diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology,
cardiology, respiratory, rheumatology and haematology wards. There
are outpatient clinics in all major medical specialties at the RAH
including a weekly Acute Medical Clinic
The medical unit is committed to contributing to consultant led
intermediate care at the Vale of Leven Hospital, which is supported by
local GPs and GP trainees. The Vale of Leven Vision commenced in
2010 to support the safe running of the medical unit at the VOL, with
unwell patients or those needing specialist input transferred to the RAH
for ongoing care.
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3. Consultant Staffing
In addition to the current post, there are 24 consultant physicians with
special interests as noted.
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Dr Gautam Ray
Dr Chris Foster
Dr Iain Keith
This Post
Dr Iain Findlay
Dr Stuart Hood
Dr Eileen Peat
Dr Alistair Cormack
Dr Claire Murphy
New post
Prof Martin McIntyre
Dr Claire Harrow
Dr Neil McGowan
Dr Chris Smith
Dr James McPeake
Dr Mathis Heydtman
Dr Graham Naismith
Dr Riz Hamid
Dr Selina Lamont
Dr Zia Mustafa
Dr Alistair Dorward
Dr Jane Gravil
Dr Douglas Grieve
Dr Yi Ling
Dr Matt Embley
Dr Gillian Roberts
Dr Martin Perry
Dr Catriona Grigor
Acute Medicine
Acute Medicine
Acute Medicine
Acute Medicine
Cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Rheumatology
A clinical haematology service is provided within ward 1 by four
consultant haematologists, supported by junior staff from the medical
unit. There are 4 sessions of visiting and out-patient neurology, and
there is a weekly renal consultation service from the Western Infirmary
Glasgow (WIG) renal unit.
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4. Medical Unit Junior Staff
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9 Specialist Registrars
4 core medical trainees
3 GP specialty trainees
5 Foundation Year 2
17 Foundation Year 1
There are specialist nurses in diabetes, respiratory medicine, cardiac
rehabilitation, cardiac failure, haemato-oncology, gastroenterology, DVT and
chest pain management.
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Acute Medical Services
There are currently three Acute Medical consultants who run the AMU.
Acute Medical admissions are admitted to the AMU which is run
between one of the Acute Care Physicians and the weekly rotating
POW. This is from Monday morning until Friday afternoon with twice
daily ward rounds. At the weekend the AMU is shared between the first
and second on consultants. Patients are triaged for transfer to one of
the downstream speciality wards if not for early discharge from AMU.
The POW starts the morning ward round at 8am and sees half of the
admitted patients and one of the Acute Care Physicians start at 9am by
leading the medical shift handover and then see the other half of the
admitted patients.
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Medical Assessment Unit
MAU supports a rapid and comprehensive assessment of selected
patients from 10am until 10pm, 7 days a week. It accepts GP referrals
in the day and selected patients from A&E. The purpose of the unit is to
ensure all patients are safely assessed, given a treatment plan and
importantly, have early senior decision making during their hospital
care. Consultant review for these patients should happen in ‘real time’
rather than in a dedicated ward round to facilitate flow within the unit.
This results in an admission to one of the downstream speciality wards
within RAH, referred to a speciality and/or discharged from hospital.
Increasingly, appropriate patients are being discharged from MAU and
are managed on an ambulatory basis by being seen as a return patient
to MAU for follow up on subsequent day(s) or in the Acute Medical
Clinic. This often avoids what would have previously been an
admission from A&E to one of the downstream wards.
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Medical High Dependency Unit
RAH has 3 to 4 HDU medical beds at present within the combined 12
bedded HDU. However, this is flexible. The Acute Medical Consultants
manage these patients and triage them to respective specialities as
required. The HDU manages both level 2 and level 3 patients, with
facilities for invasive haemodynamic monitoring, non invasive positive
pressure ventilation, high flow nasal oxygen, vasopressors and
inotropes. We also have close links with the local ITU team
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Additionally, the Acute Medical team have a strong ethos of Quality
Improvement and service development, with existing responsibilities
and clinical networks at local, board and national levels. It actively
participates in the Society of Acute Medicine (UK) national audits and
research activities. There is currently active research underway and
there are existing links with both post and undergraduate medical
education departments. The Acute Medicine and General Medicine
Department is well renowned for teaching and has been awarded
Awards of Excellence from the Glasgow University for delivering high
quality teaching in both Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching. In
addition the MAU has recently won the prestigious ‘Chairman’s award’
for work on the implementation of the sepsis bundle and The Facing
the Future Award.
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Developing Ambulatory Care
Given the significant pressures that unscheduled care presents to the
RAH and the impact that this has on patient safety, quality and flow, the
Acute Care Physicians have recognised this and have been extremely
keen to develop alternative ways of caring for emergency patients. By
using a number of new outpatient ambulatory care pathways and
admission avoidance protocols a significant number of bed days have
been saved. Current ambulatory/early discharge initiatives include
OPAT, PE, DVT, management of diabetic ketosis, programmed
investigations, facilitated discharge pathways and early review.
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Coronary Care Unit
Patients with acute myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndromes,
arrhythmias or congestive cardiac failure are admitted to the 18 bed
coronary care unit, which includes a 6 bed chest pain assessment
area. CCU is staffed during the day by one of the consultant
cardiologists on a rotational basis, supported by junior medical staff
from the cardiology ward. About 1000 patients are admitted per year.
Currently OOH on-call cover for the CCU is provided by the on call
physician with support for temporary pacing provided by the Golden
Jubilee Hospital. The cardiology team have recently opened a
successful chest pain assessment unit providing a consultant led day 0
chest pain assessment service. The cardiology team are actively
engaged in nation wide research projects
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Vale of Leven (VOL) Medical Unit
The consultant physicians at the RAH rotate to the VOL 1 week in 17,
during which usual clinical commitments are cancelled. The acute
medical receiving unit at the VOL has 12 beds, with twice daily
consultant ward rounds. There is also responsibility for the 27 bed
general medical ward at the VOL during that week.
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Junior Doctors out of hours
A Hospital at Night (H@N) and Hospital at Weekend service
commenced in August 2006. Medical staff covering the out of hours
period are expected to lead and participate in the H@N team, with a
formal handover meeting at the start of the night shift. This is now well
established and aims to enhance out of hours patient care and safety.
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Medicine for the Elderly
Medicine for the Elderly is part of the Rehabilitation and Assessment
Directorate, but there is a close working relationship between this
department and adult medicine. Junior doctors from Medicine for the
Elderly participate fully in the medical rota. The department consists of
90 assessment and rehabilitation beds (Wards 3, 5 & 7) and an acute
stroke ward (ward 4). Stroke thrombolysis is delivered at the South
Glasgow University Hospital site. The Day Hospital for the Elderly (30
places), incorporating an Outpatient Consulting Suite, is located
adjacent to the main hospital entrance. Thirty continuing care beds
(Ward 36) are located in a separate building to the rear of the main
hospital site.
The department is staffed by seven consultants: Dr Graeme Simpson,
Dr Carol Wilkieson, Dr Deborah Mack Dr Helen Slaven, Dr Oona Lucie,
Dr Julie McManus and Dr Janice Murtagh. There is one established
locum consultant who looks after long stay beds. There are 3 GP
trainees, one core medical trainee and 5 FY2s attached to this unit.
There is also a 0.8 whole time equivalent staff grade doctor for the Day
Hospital for the Elderly. The medicine for the elderly department at the
VOL is staffed separately by 2 consultants.
Recently an Older Adults Assessment Unit (OAAU) has been opened
which provides rapid comprehensive Geriatric assessment It has six
assessment beds where acutely ill frail elderly patients are referred
from the Emergency Department (and occasionally from AMU or MAU)
are assessed on the same day by a Consultant Geriatrician who is
supported by a dedicated AHP team. The unit has well established
links with the community teams who support and facilitate early
assessment and discharges from the acute hospital, with follow up
arranged in the community if needed. The assessment beds are
complimented by a further six short stay beds to facilitate early
discharge and maintain patient flow. This unit is currently a pilot. The
OAAU on an average discharges around 75% patients within 72 hours
and a quarter of which are on the same day thus reducing the length
of hospital stay. The outstanding team work of this unit has been
acknowledged at local, regional and national levels.
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Investigation Facilities
There is a modern and well staffed radiology department with new CT
and MRI facilities. There is also an interventional radiology service, with
access to CT and USS guided biopsy. On site access to cardiological
and endoscopic investigations are available. There are consultant led
biochemistry, haematology and microbiology services at the RAH, and
cytology and histopathology services are provided at the Southern
General Hospital, Glasgow.
The Acute Medical team has procured the facility of bedside ultrasound
within the unit. Blood gas analysis is available in both HDU and MAU.
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Clinics
The acute medical team run 1 clinic per week which sees both new
general medical referrals and follow up patients post-discharge
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Management Arrangements
The Clinical Director for Medicine across the Clyde Division is Dr Chris
Jones based at Inverclyde Royal Hospital. The Clinical Leads for
Medicine across Clyde Division are Dr Jane Gravil, based at Royal
Alexandra Hospital, and Dr Lisa Hutton, based at Inverclyde Royal
Hospital. The day-to-day activities of the directorate are under the
supervision of the General Manager, Ms Jacqueline Nicol. Ms Kirsty
Orr is the Clinical Service Manager for Emergency Care and General
Medical Wards in the Royal Alexandria and Vale of Leven Hospitals.
Mrs Debbie Hardie is the Clinical Service Manager for Inverclyde Royal
Hospital and Outpatients for Medical Specialities, South Clyde Sector.
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Summary and Duties of the Post
Acute Medicine
This new post is for a consultant in Acute Medicine. The Acute Medical
department is continually developing and has aims to develop both a
well organised, innovative and comprehensive ambulatory service and
an expanded more streamlined medical assessment service. The
successful applicants will be expected to take an equal role in the
development of these initiatives and services with the existing
consultants.
As part of a team of acute medical consultants the postholders will be
expected to cover the following work streams
1. Ward rounds of the Acute Medical Unit daily. This is a 30
bedded ward. The morning ward round is shared between the
Physician of the week and the Acute Medical consultant on an
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equal basis. The AMU is covered by the Physician of the week
in the afternoon
A continuous presence in the Medical Assessment Unit. The
MAU has an ethos of providing rapid senior assessment of
patients by consultant staff to facilitate discharge, expedite
appropriate treatment and streamline patient flow. The
Consultant is expected to take a leadership role in the MAU and
provide training for the Acute Medical Registrars as well as
FY2/ST levels
High Dependency. This is structured as a mixed
medical/surgical High Dependency with a nominal split of 4:8.
This is, however, flexible. The successful candidate would be
expected to have the ability to lead the care of patients with
multi-organ
failure
requiring
invasive
monitoring/inotropes/vasopressors/NIPPV
and
have
the
requisite practical skills and clinical knowledge to initiate these
treatments.
Ambulatory care. The Acute Medical Team lead the ambulatory
care facility and the successful candidate would be expected to
provide leadership, decision making, clinical governance and
take part in the development of further ambulatory facilities.
Quality Improvement and service development. The Acute Unit
in RAH has a reputation for quality improvement and is
continuously developing the services it provides. Currently the
consultant team hold QI responsibilities at local, board and
national levels. The successful candidate would be encouraged
to become engaged with the units underlying QI initiatives and
develop further as fit. This would be subject to requisite SPA
The Acute team necessarily engage with a wide range of
colleagues and as such represent the unit in a variety of settings
(committees/working groups etc). The successful postholder
would be encouraged to engage in similar as oppertunities
become available. This would be subject to requisite SPA
The successful candidates will be supported in pursuing their
sub-speciality field of interest presuming it is in line with acute
service priorities as agreed by the clinical director
Educational supervision of trainees (FY1 to ST7) subject to
requisite SPA
The Acute Medical Department has plans for substantial organisational
and structural development in the future. The successful candidate will
be integral to the development of these initiatives. As such there may
be a change to the work streams covered by the department. Any
changes will be undertaken and agreed by the entire unit.
Inpatients
The acute medical department does not have continuing care beds
outside of the acute medical unit. However, as the Acute Team
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consultants take part in the ‘Physician of the week’ and Vale of Leven
rota’s there will be an occasional in patient continuing care
commitment.
General Medicine
The post holder will participate in the ‘Physician of the Week’ system 1
week in 8.5 (alternating between the VOL and the RAH) and 1
weekend in 9, with responsibility for unselected acute medical
admissions to the acute receiving unit as outlined in Section 6.1. During
the receiving week, consultants cancel their regular duties. Overnight
cover for both the VoL and RAH sites, Monday to Thursday, is provided
by a separate consultant rota, with each consultant averaging one night
per month. Overnight cover Friday- Sunday is by the consultants
receiving that weekend.
Suggested Job Plan
The job plan will be negotiated and tailored to the successful
candidate’s interests and the following should be taken as guidance.
Service development will be encouraged and may be supported by
additional SPA time by negotiation.
A detailed job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Lead / Lead Site
Clinician and thereafter this will be subject to periodic review and
adjustment if necessary.
This job plan is negotiable and will be agreed between the successful
applicant and the Clinical Director. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
initially allocates all full time consultants 10 PAs made up of 9 PAs in
Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and one core Supporting Professional
Activities (SPA) for CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal,
revalidation, job planning, internal routine communication and
management meetings. The precise allocation of SPA time and
associate objectives will be agreed with the successful applicant and
will be reviewed at annual job planning.
Duty
In patient work and administration
Out patient work and administration
Speciality Interest
SPA
Out of Hours On Call Work
TOTAL
10
PAs
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1
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On Call Duties
The appointee will be expected to take a share with the existing
Consultant Physicians of the general medical workload in terms of out
of hours cover. Currently each consultant cancels other duties and is
‘Physician of the Week’ every eighth week and every ninth weekend as
described above
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Postgraduate and Undergraduate Training
The unit has a postgraduate programme, which includes a weekly
acute medical unit educational meeting/ morbidity and mortality
meeting, direct training for junior doctors in the MAU/AMU/HDU, a
weekly medical unit meeting and weekly hospital postgraduate
meetings during term time. The medical unit teaches a large number of
medical students from Glasgow University and participates in
undergraduate exams. As part of the new curriculum teaching of years
one to five is becoming established and the appointee will have the
opportunity to participate if so desired. The successful candidates will
also have the potential of becoming educational supervisors with the
requisite SPA allocated
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Further information
For further information and arrangements to visit the Department,
Please contact:
Dr Gautam Ray, Dr Chris Foster or Dr Iain Keith
Acute Medical Unit
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Corsebar Road
Paisley
PA2 9PN
Telephone via Hospital Switchboard: 0141 887 9111
Dr Chris Jones
Chief of Medicine
Medical Unit – South Clyde Sector
Royal Alexandria Hospital
Corsebar Road
Paisley
PA2 9PN
Telephone via Hospital Switchboard: 0141 887 9111
E Mail: [email protected]
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Statement of Policy regarding fitness to practice proceedings by a
licensing/regulatory body and relating to criminal investigations in the UK or
overseas.
Registration with General Medical Council or General Dental Council imposes on
doctors and dentists the duty to provide a good standard of medicine care for, and to
behave appropriately, towards patients. NHS employers also have a duty to ensure
that patients receive a good standard of medical care and ensure as far as possible
the safety of patients. We therefore need to establish if you have been found guilty
of a criminal offence, been bound over or cautioned or are currently the subject of
proceedings which might lead to a conviction, an order binding you over on a caution,
in the UK or any other country.
Applicants for posts in the NHS are exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
1974. Application forms will include a declaration for applicants to complete
declaring any previous or pending prosecutions or convictions, including those
considered “spent” under this Act. Forms will also include a declaration of any
cautions or bind overs.
We also need to establish if you have been subject to any fitness to practise
proceedings in the past, or if any fitness to practise proceedings are being
contemplated, by a licensing or regulatory body in the UK or another country and this
is also reflected in the declaration.
This information will be treated in confidence and will not debar you from
appointment unless the selection panel considers that it renders you unsuitable for
appointment. In reaching such a decision we will consider the nature of the
conviction/action, how long ago it took place and any other factors which may be
relevant.
Failure to disclose a criminal offence, having been bound over or cautioned or that
you are currently the subject of criminal proceedings that might lead to a conviction,
an order binding you over or a caution, or fitness to practise proceedings undertaken
by an appropriate licensing or regulatory body may disqualify you from appointment,
or result in summary dismissal/disciplinary action and referral to the General Medical
Council for consideration if such a discrepancy came to light.
If you would like to discuss what effect any previous convictions, police investigations
or fitness to practice proceedings taken or being taken either in the UK or by an
overseas licensing or regulatory body might have on your application, please contact
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
 Applicants must have full CCT in GIM
GMC registration and a
licence to Practise. Those
trained in the UK should have
evidence of higher specialist
training leading to CCT or
eligibility
for
specialist
registration (CESR) or be
within 6 months of confirmed
entry from date of Interview.
Non UK applicants must
demonstrate
equivalent
training.
 CCT in Acute (Internal)
Medicine or CCT in
GIM (Acute)
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MRCP or equivalent.
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Clinical
training
and
experience equivalent to that
required for gaining UK CCT.
Ability to offer expert clinical
opinion on a range of clinical
problems in acute medicine.
HDU experience
Interface with Accident and
Emergency and Primary Care.
Ability to take full and
independent responsibility for
clinical care of patients.
Ability to advise on the
efficient and smooth running of
the acute medical service.
Ability
to
organise
and
manage ward patients and
outpatient priorities.
Experience
of
audit
management.
Ability and willingness to work
within NHS GG&C and NHS
Scotland
performance
framework and access targets.
Experience of supervising
medical trainees.
Ability to teach clinical skills.
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Ability to work in a team.
Good interpersonal skills.
Caring attitude to patients.
CLINICAL
EXPERIENCE
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MANAGEMENT
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ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPERIENCE
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TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
OTHER
ATTRIBUTES
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Sub-specialty interest
Interest
and
knowledge of quality
improvement
methodology
Experience
in
ambulatory care
Attendance
at
management course
for clinicians.
Experience of unit
development
with
specific examples or
service design
Experience of MMC
assessment tools.
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Ability
to
communicate
effectively
with
patients,
relatives, GPs, nursing staff
and other relevant parties.
Commitment
to
the
requirements
of
clinical
governance.
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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. to £ 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
Full Time 40.00
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
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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.
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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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 Dr. Jane
Gravil, Lead Clinician on 0141 314 6859 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 noon on 21st August 2015
INTERVIEW DATE
The interview date will be 1st September 2015
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