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senior clinical fellow in paediatric neurosurgery

Royal Hospital For Children

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Closing Date: 22nd February 2019

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SUMMARY INFORMATION

Post: senior clinical fellow in paediatric neurosurgery

Base: royal hospital for children

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Paediatric Neurosurgical Fellow, based at the Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow. We provide neurosurgical care for patients in the West of Scotland and national specialist services in Craniofacial, Epilepsy and Spasticity.

The post is intended for those who having completed general neurosurgical training seek further sub-specialist training in Paediatric Neurosurgery, prior to consultant appointment.

The successful candidate would be expected to take a lead in the delivery of the service on a daily basis and will participate on the consultant rota, with supervision provided. As part of the post the Fellow will play a key role in the supervision and education of neurosurgical trainees.

The unit has an established research and clinical audit programme and there are multiple opportunities to participate in research and presentation at national and international meetings.

This affords an excellent opportunity to develop the skills necessary to become a Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon.

This post does not have educational approval from the Post Graduate Dean and is not recognised for training.

To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC Registration and a License to Practice.

Informal enquiries are encouraged. Please contact Meharpal (Raju) Sangra by email: meharpal.sangra@ or by phone 07941246517(mobile). Appointments to visit the department can be made by contacting the secretary Lauren Thomson on 0141 232 7514.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

FOR THE POST OF

FELLOWSHIP IN

PAEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY

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Background

The Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, is Scotland’s largest Children’s Hospital and was opened on the 10th June 2015. It is a purpose built, state of the art children’s hospital with 244 beds. It shares a campus with the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (adults) on the Southside of Glasgow, making it one of the largest hospital complexes in Europe.

All paediatric medical and surgical specialities, including children’s cardiac services, exist at the Royal Hospital for Children. Neonatal and maternity services are within an attached building. There is a 22 bedded Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), delivering care for both general, specialist and cardiac services for the whole of Scotland.

The University of Glasgow has strong links with the Royal Hospital for Children and a purpose built teaching complex is within the hospital campus. In addition to providing the full curriculum for the University of Glasgow medical undergraduates, it provides weekly postgraduate education sessions for clinicians.

Service Configuration

The service is lead by four consultant neurosurgeons, which each have a combined paediatric and adult practice. The operative workload of the paediatric neurosurgical unit is approximately 250-300 cases per year.

Each consultant has an area of specialised interest

Mr T Watkins: Spine /Spasticity

Mr. M. Sangra: Craniofacial

Miss E. Campbell: Spine and congenital / foetal anomalies

Mr. R. O’Kane: Functional (including epilepsy) and academic neurosurgery

In addition to the senior clinical fellow (this post), one neurosurgical registrar is attached to the paediatric neurosurgery unit as part of their general neurosurgical training.

There are 2 nurse specialists engaged in support of the patients both during their inpatient stay and following discharge.

Paediatric neurosurgical inpatients are based on Ward 3a. This is a 24 bed dedicated neurosciences ward, shared with paediatric neurology.

Staffing for the ward includes an FY2 doctor and staff grade paediatrician available to support the general medical care of the patients. Out of hours ward cover is provided by a Hospital at Night team.

Senior out of hours neurosurgical cover for the Royal Hospital for Children is provided by the four paediatric consultant neurosurgeons.

The first tier of middle grade cover is provided by the on-call neurosurgical registrar who has responsibility for adult and paediatric emergencies and is resident on site. The Senior Clinical Fellow is expected to participate in the senior (non-resident) rota advising the registrar on call, with support from one of the paediatric neurosurgical consultants.

This level of on call responsibility is a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between registrar on call duties and those of a consultant on call. The anticipated frequency of on call is four-five week nights per month and one weekend per month (1 in 6).

The Paediatric Fellow has no out-of-hours responsibilities to adult neurosurgical services.

National Services

The paediatric craniofacial service has been long established in Glasgow, it provides a pan-Scotland service. It also has close ties with the National Cleft service which is based currently in both Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Within Scotland, a national service for complex spasticity in children, including selective dorsal rhizotomy has been established and the Royal Hospital for Children is a designated centre.

Epilepsy surgery for paediatric patients is also undergoing a national re-organisation in Scotland and the Royal Hospital for Children is playing a key role in providing this service for the children in the west of Scotland.

The Job Itself

Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurosurgery

This post is for an experienced neurosurgeon that is looking for further sub-specialist training to enable them to pursue a career in paediatric neurosurgery. The applicant must have some previous experience of paediatric neurosurgery.

The post holder will be responsible for twice daily ward rounds on weekdays and with the support of the consultants, assume the lead in the continuity of care for paediatric neurosurgical patients.

Other duties of the post include organisation of inpatient investigations, administration of theatre lists and discharge planning.

The Fellow should also participate in audit, research and the maintenance of the operative and morbidity databases.

Unit Weekly Schedule

| |Morning (Handover at 08:30hrs from on call team) |Afternoon (Handover to on call team at 1700hrs) |

|Monday | |General paediatric neurosurgical clinic |

|Tuesday |General paediatric neurosurgical theatre |

|Wednesday |Neuro-oncology MDT | |

| |Academic morning | |

|Thursday |Craniofacial paediatric theatre |

|Friday |General neurosurgical theatre |General paediatric neurosurgical clinic |

| |Craniofacial clinic | |

| |Paediatric neuro-radiology meeting | |

| |Fetal medicine meeting | |

Educational Opportunities and Expectations of the Post Holder

There is an extensive academic programme within the Institute of Neurological Sciences and the Royal Hospital for Children in which the Paediatric neurosurgical unit participates.

There is a weekly departmental neurosurgical educational meeting the content of which includes a rotating schedule of mortality meetings (following the outline of the Scottish Audit of Surgical Mortality), Journal Clubs, case presentations and interactive sessions focussing on various Neurosurgical themes. In addition there are monthly pan-Scotland teaching sessions, which the Senior Clinical Fellow can attend. The senior clinical fellow will also have a role in the supervisions and teaching of junior neurosurgical registrars.

The Senior Clinical Fellow will be encouraged to build curriculum vitae that will provide a foundation for competitive applications for Consultant posts. Opportunities will be provided for the fellow to complete research and clinical audit with a view to publication, to attend conferences and relevant educational courses.

Name of Health Board(s)/Trust:

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board

Names of Consultant members of the Department:

Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeons:

Miss T Watkins

Miss Emer Campbell

Mr Roddy O’Kane

Mr Meharpal Sangra (Paediatic Lead)

Other Consultant Members of the Department of Neurosurgery:

Mr L Alakandy

Mr B Taylor

Mr C Barrett

Mr L Dunn

Mr P Bhattathiri

Miss P Littlechild

Mr C Mathieson

Mr EJ St. George

Mr N Suttner

Mr A Grivas

MAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

DATE WHEN POST IS VACANT

The 12 month post is available from

This post does not have educational approval from the post graduate Dean and will not be recognised for training.

To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC Registration and a Licence to Practice

For further information and to discuss the post please contact Mr Sangra (Paediatric Lead) on 0141 232 7514

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 |Fixed Term |

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|GRADE AND SALARY |Senior Clinical Fellow |

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| |Salary Scale £32,157 - £50,563 (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 one 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. |

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Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Meharpal (Raju) Sangra by email: meharpal.sangra@ or by phone 07941246517(mobile). Appointments to visit the department can be made by contacting the secretary Lauren Thomson on 0141 232 7514.

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 February 2019

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