NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde



specialty doctor in infectious diseases

Gartnavel general HOSPITAL

Information pack

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CLOSING DATE: 22ND JUNE 2018

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SUMMARY INFORMATION

Post: specialty doctor in infectious diseases

Base: gartnavel general HOSPITAL

Applications are invited for the above post as Specialty Doctor in Infectious Diseases in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The post will be based in the Brownlee Outpatients Gartnavel General Hospital and will be for 40 hours per week over 5 days attracting a basic payment of 10 programmed activities assisting in the infectious diseases outpatient, setting. The post would be ideally suited for doctors previously experienced in the management of infectious disease patients in the outpatient setting

All applicants must possess full GMC Registration, a licence to practice and at least 4 Years full time Post Graduate Training, two of which must have been in relevant specialties or you will demonstrate and evidence equivalent experience and competencies.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Medical Services, South Sector

Information pack - for the post of

Specialty Doctor in Infectious Diseases

South Sector

GLASGOW – A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK

Today Glasgow is a compact, vibrant and modern city. In fact Glasgow’s scale comes as a surprise to some people. It has the largest suburban rail network outside London and is second only to the UK capital as a retail centre.

There are top-ranking schools, excellent leisure facilities, beautiful golf courses and elegant accommodation across all price ranges.

The nightlife and restaurants are renowned and its opera, theatres, art galleries and museums offer plenty of cultural stimulation.

From Glasgow, the West of Scotland’s jewels are within easy reach. Loch Lomond is just 45 minutes drive, a little further to the Argyll peninsula – or over the sea to Arran, Skye, Iona and Mull.

South Sector, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Gartnavel General Hospital is part of the South Sector of NHS GGC The inpatient service for patients with infectious diseases is the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital which is a new purpose built hospital that opened its doors in May 2015. The hospital has 1109 beds and will provide medical care to a population of around 700,000 people in west and south Glasgow. The hospital will provide the full range of medical and surgical services and many tertiary specialties including neurology, ENT and renal medicine. It will also be one of the 4 hospitals in Scotland to admit major trauma cases from next year.

Description of the Infectious Diseases Department.

The QUEH is the base hospital for the department of Infectious Diseases which is the designated unit for adult infectious and tropical disease referrals for the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board and also receives referrals from elsewhere in west and central Scotland. The successful candidate will join the established team of 8 NHS ID consultants and 2 Academic Consultants.

The department looks after inpatients in two 28 bedded wards at the QEUH, wards 5C and 5D. Ward 5C is the ID ward managing a wide range of infections including HIV, skin and soft tissue infections, bone and other deep seated infections and infections in returning travellers. Patients are admitted following referral by General Practitioners, following triage from the Immediate Assessment Unit (IAU), or from Emergency departments in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Out-patient services are all based at Gartnavel General Hospital and the new appointee will be based there. The unit has a regional remit for outpatient care of HIV patients with shared responsibility with Genitourinary Medicine colleagues. Approximately 1700 HIV patients currently attend per year (including 1100 to ID). In addition there are large cohorts of hepatitis B and C infected patients attending dedicated clinics as well as General ID clinics and a travel medicine service.

OutPatient Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) is a well established in the QEUH and is supported by three specialist nurses and 3 Consultants. There is a weekly OPAT clinic at Gartnavel to review these patients.

The Unit undertakes clinical research activity, both commercial and non-commercial (eg MRC). This is mainly in the area of HIV and hepatitis C & B drug therapy, OPAT and in the evaluation of new antimicrobial agents. The new appointee will be expected to support this activity.

a) Names of NHS Consultants in the Department of Infectious Diseases

• Dr David Bell (Clinical Lead for ID and IAU)

• Dr Ray Fox

• Dr Andrew Seaton

• Dr Alisdair Macconnachie

• Dr Erica Peters

• Dr Beth White

• Dr John Yates

• Dr Neil Ritchie

b) Names of Academic Consultants in the Department of Infectious Diseases

• Professor Tom Evans

• Dr Emma Thomson

The Job Itself

Title: Associate Specialist with an Interest in Infections Diseases

Proposed Job Plan

• 1 SPA for CPD, appraisal and revalidation

• 1.25 PA for administrative work from clinics

• 7.5 PA for Direct Clinical Care including:

• MDTs to discuss HIV and Hep C Outpatients

• OPAT clinic

• HIV clinics

• Hepatitis B and C clinics

• Travel Clinic

• General Infectious Diseases clinics

• 0.25 PA DCC per week unallocated to any day, for urgent OP attendances for patients requiring HIV PEP. This is typically started out of hours in EDs and the patients require a follow up within 5 days for more medication.

Indicative Job Plan

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|DAY |AM |PM |

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|MONDAY |MDT HIV 0900-0930 |OPAT clinic |

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| |Admin 0930-1330 | |

| | | Hep C Clinic, wk 1, 3 |

|TUESDAY |MDT HIV 0815-0930 |Gen ID Clinic, wk 2 |

| | |Admin wk 4 |

| |HIV Clinic 0930-1330 | |

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|WEDNESDAY |MDT HIV 0830-1000 |HIV MDT wk 1, 3 1330-1400 |

| | |HCV MDT wk 2, 4 1300-1400 |

| |Travel Clinic 1000-1300 | |

| | |HIV Clinic |

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|THURSDAY |Hep B Clinic wk 1, 3 |General ID Clinic |

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| |Hep C clinic wk 2, 4 | |

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|FRIDAY |SPA |Gen ID Clinic |

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|SATURDAY | |

| |No on call or |

| |Weekend work |

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|SUNDAY | |

The appointee will be required to register [if not already done so] with an appropriate College for CPD, undergo an annual appraisal, and subsequently revalidation as determined by the General Medical Council [GMC]. 1PA [4 hours] will be allocated to such activities.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

|REQUIREMENTS |ESSENTIAL |DESIRABLE |

| |Requirements necessary for safe effective performance in the job|Where available, elements that contribute to |

| | |improved, immediate performance in the job |

|Qualifications and Training |Full registration with GMC |GCP – Good Clinical Practice Certificate |

| |4 years postgraduate training | |

| |2 years postgraduate training in relevant specialty posts | |

| |At least 4 months previous training in infectious diseases | |

|Clinical Specialty Skills |Demonstrates competence in the management of full range of | |

| |infectious disease presentations | |

|Skills, knowledge and aptitude |Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team |teaching and training skills for junior doctors|

|(e.g. communication or |Ability to organise and prioritise complex demands | |

|organisations skills, proven work |Effective communication skills | |

|record) |Basic IT skills | |

|Experience |General professional training in acute specialties including |Evidence of involvement in relevant clinical |

| |Emergency medicine |audit |

|Personal Skills |Commitment to good team working and relationships | |

| |Enthusiastic and ability to work under pressure | |

| |Supportive and tolerant | |

| |Caring attitude to patients | |

|Special Requirements |Flexibility to respond to changing service needs | |

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.

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|TYPE OF CONTRACT |Permanent |

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|GRADE AND SALARY |Specialty Doctor |

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| |Salary range £38,685 - £71,140 per annum (pro rata) |

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| |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. |

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|HOURS OF DUTY |Full Time 40.00 |

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|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: .uk |

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|REMOVAL EXPENSES |Assistance with removal and associated expenses may be given and would be discussed and agreed prior to |

| |appointment. |

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|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. |

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|TOBACCO POLICY |NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde operate a No Smoking Policy in all premises and grounds. |

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| |This post is considered to be in the category of “Regulated Work” and therefore requires a Disclosure |

|DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND |Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) Membership. |

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|CONFIRMATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE|NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has a legal obligation to ensure that it’s employees, |

|UK |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. |

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|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. |

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|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. |

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|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. |

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|EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES |The postholder will undertake their duties in strict accordance with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Equal|

| |Opportunities Policy. |

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|NOTICE |The employment is subject to three months' notice on either side, subject to appeal against dismissal. |

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|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 .uk

View all our vacancies at: .uk/medicaljobs

Register for Job Alerts at: medicaljobs.scot.nhs.uk

Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Dr David Bell South Sector Lead for Infectious Diseases Telephone 0141 451 6103 or Ippy Brown, Clinical Services Manager for Medicine Telephone 0141 451 6438 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 .uk/medicaljobs and click on the “How to Apply” tab to access application for and CV submission information.

NOMINATION OF REFEREES

It is Board policy that no person can act as a member of an Advisory Appointments Committee and be a referee for a candidate for that post. You should therefore check with your proposed referees whether there is likely to be any difficulty in this respect for we may otherwise have to invite you to submit another name or names

Return of Applications

Please return your application by email to nhsggcrecruitment@ or to the recruitment address below;

Medical and Dental Recruitment Team

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

West Glasgow ACH (formerly Yorkhill)

2nd Floor

Dalnair Street,

Yorkhill,

G3 8SJ

CLOSING DATE

The closing Date will be 22nd June 2018

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