NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde



CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN

ACUTE MEDICINE

SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL/ VICTORIA INFIRMARY / WESTERN INFIRMARY

Information pack

reF: 31368d

Closing Date: noon 27th December 2013

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SUMMARY INFORMATION

Post: CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN – ACUTE MEDICINE (3 POSTS)

Base: SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL/VICTORIA INFIRMARY/WESTERN INFIRMARY (moving to New South glasgow HoSPITAL)

This is a unique opportunity to apply for one of three newly created consultants in acute medicine posts within the new south Glasgow teaching hospital. The new south Glasgow hospital will be the largest teaching hospital in the West of Scotland and comprises of a merger between the existing Southern General, Victoria Infirmary and the Western Infirmary/Gartnavel General hospitals. The new south Glasgow hospital will have a purpose built 128 bedded medical admission unit (MAU), excellent facilities for ambulatory care and a 10 bedded medical high dependency unit co located beside intensive care medicine and the hyper acute stroke unit. The new hospital will be operational in mid 2015. Until this time the successful three candidates will be fully supported in helping to further develop acute medicine services within the current sites. The successful three candidates will be expected to work together and with existing consultant physicians to develop a first rate acute medicine service for the population of south and west Glasgow.

Our vision is to develop a fully integrated seven day service where patients are either admitted to the appropriate specialty, treated using ambulatory care pathways or assessed and discharged. The successful candidates will have an important role in helping to develop ambulatory care pathways, in establishing working practices with the MAU and leading on delivering an acute physician led medical HDU. There will be the opportunity to develop (or further develop) an area of special interest. Examples would include Intensive Care, HDU, teaching and education, acute stroke and any other appropriate specialty session work. Those with other suitable interests will be warmly welcomed. The new south Glasgow hospital will be the largest university teaching hospital in Glasgow and Glasgow University has a world renowned reputation for teaching and undertaking clinical research. Successful candidates will be fully supported if they wish to undertake teaching and research.

Applicants must possess full registration with the General Medical Council and have completed higher training and be on the Specialist Register, or be within six months of obtaining CCT in Acute Medicine or General Internal Medicine at the time of interview. We are aiming to commence these posts as soon as possible; however, starting dates can be negotiated with the successful candidates.

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Emergency Care and Medical Services

Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine

Southern General Hospital / Victoria Infimary & Western Infirmary moving to

New South Glasgow Hospital

1. General Information

Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board and NHS Scotland are currently investing £842 million in redeveloping the current Southern General Hospital campus. The first stage of this investment led to the opening of a large laboratory medicine facility on site in 2012. A new adult and children’s hospital is on schedule to open on this site around Spring 2015. The adult hospital comprises 1109 beds. The bed complement will include a large Emergency Department (ED) and a 118 bedded Acute Receiving Unit (ARU). Both the ED and ARU are co-located. These departments are also closely located with a large Imaging Department, a 79 bedded Critical Care Unit (including ICU, Medical & Surgical HDU and Coronary Care). The Acute Stroke Unit is also adjacent.  

The ARU includes a 28 bed Immediate Assessment Unit. This will be the primary area for the initial assessment of GP referred medical and surgical patients. It is envisaged that the Acute Care Physicians in the new South Glasgow Hospital will have a lead role in this area. The Critical Care area includes a Medical High Dependency area. The detailed planning of this area is still in development however it is envisaged that the team of Acute Care Physicians will also have a lead role in the running of this department. The remaining 90 beds within ARU will be split into a number of medical and surgical specialty "zones". It is expected that patients within these beds will be looked after by the General Physician & Surgical teams

Acute Services Division, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

The Acute Division of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the largest group of adult acute hospitals in Scotland – offering many opportunities to ensure job satisfaction and career development.

We provide a wide range of services from community-based care through to the full range of general hospital services.

There is a significant amount of complex surgical work carried out, as we are home to a number of the country’s tertiary and national services including renal transplantation and cardiothoracic surgery.

We enjoy close links with Glasgow’s three universities and make a significant contribution to teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Research also has a high profile within the organisation. We provide excellent facilities for students and their tutors in the Wolfson Medical School, based at Glasgow University.

Employing more than 14,300 staff, we serve a core catchment population of 560,000. Our patients not only come from Greater Glasgow and Clyde but also, in some instances, from the whole of the West of Scotland and for our national services, from the whole of Scotland.

We have eight hospitals north of the River Clyde, all with teaching responsibilities: Glasgow Royal Infirmary (including Princess Royal Maternity Hospital), Western Infirmary, Stobhill Hospital, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Drumchapel Hospital, Blawarthill Hospital and Lightburn Hospital. South of the river can be found the Southern General and Victoria Infirmary. In Paisley can be found the Royal Alexandra Hospital, while Greenock is home to Inverclyde Royal Hospital and the Vale of Leven District General Hospital is situated in Alexandria.

With an annual budget of over one billion pounds this is a particularly exciting time to be joining NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Over the next decade there is planned investment of more than £800 million, this is the largest single investment programme in the history of NHS Scotland – giving NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde hospital accommodation for 21st Century health care.

2. The Current Medical Units

The current Medical Units are based at the Southern General Hospital (166 beds), the Victoria Infirmary (214 beds) and The Western Infirmary (138 beds). The current medical units provide an acute services in general medicine with clinics in general medicine, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, cardiology, rheumatology and respiratory medicine.

3. The Role of the Acute Care Physicians

These three acute care physician posts are planned to be the first of a cohort of posts that will contribute to the smooth running of the acute receiving in the New Southern General Hospital. The operational planning for how the acute receiving unit is ongoing and it is anticipated that the successful candidates will be actively involved in this process. At present the plans are that the acute care physicians will have a number of roles in the new hospital and that the number of posts will expand to 7 to allow fulfil these roles.

The main roles of the acute care physicians will be as follows:

a) They will run the immediate assessment area. GP referrals will be seen rapidly here and they will either be discharged or moved through to the acute assessment area where their care will be passed onto the appropriate specialty team. The acute care physicians will have a role in running the unit including supervising the junior medical staff and also in forming appropriate relationships and pathways both with A&E and the down stream specialty teams.

b) The acute care physicians will set up and run clinics and ambulatory care pathways for patients that present to receiving but do not need to be admitted. Examples currently running include the out-patient management of DVT and low risk (Blatchford 0) patients with GI bleeding but it is anticipated that other patient groups will be indentified and protocols developed to expand the number of patients suitable for such management. There are 3 out-patient rooms within the acute receiving complex where such care can be delivered.

c) The new hospital contains a 10 bedded medical HDU, which is a new and exciting development for South Glasgow. The current plans are for this to run as a closed model and that the acute care physicians will have a central role in running this unit. A further role of the acute care physicians will be to develop shared care protocols with the appropriate specialty teams to jointly manage those patients requiring HDU level care.

The new Southern General Hospital will open in the summer of 2015 and during the intervening time the posts will be attached to the three hospitals that will ultimately move to into the new hospital – namely the current Southern General Hospital, the Victoria Infirmary and the Western Infirmary. The posts will contribute to the receiving activities at these sites alongside the existing consultant cohort but will also work as a team to start to develop the above services so that they are up and running when the new hospital opens. It is proposed that two consultants will be employed across the Victoria and Southern General sites and one will be attached to the Western Infirmary.

The two attached to the South Glasgow hospitals will start to develop the immediate assessment unit model. It is anticipated that ward B will be used as this area and that both GP referrals and A&E referrals that may be suitable for rapid assessment will be seen here. Patients that it is clear will require more prolonged admission will be admitted to the current acute receiving wards (12A and 14). Acute medicine clinics where patients that are seen through the acute receiving complexes on both the Southern General and Victoria sites and can be managed with early out-patient follow up run by the acute physicians will also be set up. It is anticipated that these clinics will be run at the SGH.

The post attached to the Western will ideally have input into developing medical HDU at that site. Currently ITU deliver level 2 care but it is hoped that the post will build links and close working relationships with ITU with a view to developing medical HDU working practices which can be taken to the new south hospital. The Western post will also help with providing assessment unit cover (with existing colleagues who have sessional commitments) and undertake early medical return clinics again supported by existing colleagues. The post will be fully encouraged to undertake their specialist skill and a range of interests can be catered for.

All the acute care consultants will contribute to the on-call rotas across the sites.

It is anticipated that the three consultants will work as a team particularly with regard to the planning processes for the new SGH and to develop the patient pathways described above.

4. Acute Receiving – Current arrangements

Southern General Hospital

There are 23 acute receiving medical beds in ward 20 where patients are admitted from the Emergency Department. Currently all GP referrals are admitted from the Emergency Department where a single pile system is in place to manage the GP and emergency presentations.

Victoria Infirmary

There are 45 acute receiving medical beds over 3 ward areas. Ward 12A a 17 bedded male ward, ward 14 an 18 bedded female ward and ward B a 10 bedded mixed ward which aims to assist initial assessment and rapid turnover of medical receiving patients. All medical patients, GP and emergency referrals are admitted from the Emergency Department into the receiving wards.

Western Infirmary

The Western Infirmary operates a very recently refurbished 28 bedded medical admission unit (MAU) taking GP referrals directly. More acutely unwell patients are triaged by the Scottish Ambulance Service to the Emergency Department resuscitation room. Within the unit there is a nurse practitioner led 6 bay Clinical Decisions Unit, a purpose designed procedure room (including ultrasound and ventilator) and ward space for short stay patients. Patients are either discharged from the MAU or else admitted to downstream specialty wards. The unit operates on a consultant of the day model with additional 7 day MAU consultant cover to midday. There are currently 2 consultant physicians with additional afternoon sessional commitments to MAU. The unit has a dedicated cohort of junior doctors of all training grades which includes 3 senior Acute Medicine ST doctors. The unit is supported by 3 Clinical Nurse Practitioners and 2 chest pain nurses. There are well established ambulatory care pathways as well as recently introduced initiatves including out patient VTE protocols.

5. Consultants

Southern General Hospital

Dr H Suzuki Gastroenterology

Dr D Lassman Gastroenterology

Dr J Morris Gastroenterology

Dr E Millar Respiratory Medicine

Dr S Davidson Respiratory Medicine – Clinical Lead

Dr A McKay Respiratory Medicine

Dr K Blyth Respiratory Medicine

Dr S Gallacher Diabetes & Endocrinology (AMD – new South Hospitals Adult Project)

Dr B Kennon Diabetes & Endocrinology

Dr A Kernohan Diabetes & Endocrinology

Dr D McGrane Diabetes & Endocrinology

Dr J Byrne Cardiology

Dr A Davie Cardiology

Dr D Murdoch Cardiology

Dr S Fraser Rheumatology

Dr E Morrison Rheumatology

Dr D Crosbie Rheumatology

Victoria Infirmary

Dr R Boulton Jones Gastroenterology – Clinical Director

Dr A Clarke Gastroenterology – Clinical Lead

Dr S Sarwar Gastroenterology

Dr S Datta Gastroenterology

Dr D Raeside Respiratory Medicine – Associate Medical Director

Dr J Sarvesvaran Respiratory Medicine

Dr D Anderson Respiratory Medicine

Dr C O’Dowd Respiratory Medicine

Dr P Kewin Respiratory Medicine

Dr A Gallagher Diabetes & Endocrinology

Dr J Hinnie Diabetes & Endocrinology

Dr A Stewart [JS] Diabetes & Endocrinology

Dr H Hopkinson [JS] Diabetes & Endocrinology

Dr R Northcote Cardiology

Dr H McAlpine Cardiology

Dr J Adams Cardiology

Dr J Larkin Rheumatology

The Western Infirmary

Dr Malcolm Shepherd Anaphylaxis

Prof Kennedy Lees Clinical Pharmacology

Prof Matthew Walters

Prof Martin Brodie

Dr Sandosh Padmanabhan

Dr Scott Muir Clinical Director

Dr Craig Harrow Clinical Lead

Dr Jesse Dawson

Dr M Small Diabetes and Endocrinology

Dr G Jones

Dr C Sainsbury

Dr Robert Lindsay

Dr Marie Freel

Dr Simon Dover Gastroenterology

Dr Matt Priest

Dr Johnathon McDonald

Dr Ray Fox Infectious Diseases

Dr Andrew seaton

Prof Tom Evans

Dr A MacConnachie Clinical Lead

Dr Erica Peters

Dr David Bell

Dr Steve Bicknell Respiratory

Dr Ewen Ross

Dr Gordon McGregor

Dr Nicola Lee

Dr Chris Carlin

Dr Colin Church

Professor Alan Jardine Renal

Dr Christian Delles

Dr John Hunter Rheumatology

Dr Duncan Porter

Dr Margaret Mary Gordon

Dr Sandeep Bawa

6. Duties of the Post

Join the existing Consultants providing medical services in and form an initial team of 3 Acute Care Physicians to develop three main service areas to support Acute Receiving arrangements in the new South Glasgow Hospital. The successful candidates will have an important role in helping to develop ambulatory care pathways, in establishing working practices with the Medical Assessment Unit and leading on delivering an acute physician led medical HDU. There will be the opportunity to develop (or further develop) an area of special interest. Examples would include Intensive Care, HDU, teaching and education, acute stroke and any other appropriate specialty session work.

7. Suggested job plans

Provisional Job Plan and Timetable Acute Medicine

Timetable of activities which have a specific location and time (8am – 8pm Monday – Friday), excluding extra programmed activities

STANDARD WEEK (HDU)

|DAY |LOCATION |TYPE OF WORK |DCC |SPA |

|Monday | | | | |

|0900-1230 |Medical HDU |Ward round. Clinical Care |x | |

| | | | | |

|1400-1700 |SPA |Development of care bundles, education, lease with | | |

| | |other colleagues, teaching, research | | |

| | | | |x |

|Tuesday | | | | |

|0900 - 1230 |Outpatient/Ambulatory Care |Out patient clinic/Nurse Practitioner supervision |x | |

| | | | | |

| |Assessment Unit |Assessment Unit work | | |

|1400 – 17 00 | | |x | |

|Wednesday | | | | |

|0900-1230 |Medical HDU |Ward round, Clinical Care |x | |

| | | | | |

|1400-1700 |Specialty session |ITU session, procedure, teaching etc |x | |

|Thursday | | | | |

|0900-1230 |Outpatient/Ambulatory Care |Out patient work/Nurse Practitioner work | | |

| | | |x | |

| |Assessment Unit |Assessment Unit work | | |

|1400-1700 | | | | |

| | | |x | |

|Friday | | | | |

|0900-1300 |Medical HDU |Ward round, Clinical Care |x | |

| | | | | |

|1300-1700 |SPA* |Development of care bundles, education, lease with | | |

| | |other colleagues, teaching, research | |x |

*Or 1 session for medical receiving and Friday afternoon off.

Timetable of activities which have a specific location and time (8am – 8pm Monday – Friday), excluding extra programmed activities

STANDARD WEEK (Out patient/ambulatory care)

|DAY |LOCATION |TYPE OF WORK |DCC |SPA |

|Monday | | | | |

|0900-1230 |Outpatient/ambulatory care |. Out patient clinic/Nurse Practitioner |x | |

| | |supervision | | |

| |Assessment Unit | | | |

|1200-1700 | |Assessment Unit work |x | |

|Tuesday | | | | |

|0900 – 1230 |HDU |Ward round |x | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

|1200-1700 |SPA | | |x |

|Wednesday | | | | |

|0900-1230 |Outpatient/ambulatory care |Out patient clinic/Nurse Practitioner |x | |

| | |supervision | | |

| | | | | |

| |SPA | | |x |

|1400-1700 | | | | |

|Thursday | | | | |

| | | |x | |

|0900-1230 |HDU |Ward round | | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

|1200-1700 |Specialty Session | |x | |

|Friday | | | | |

|0900-1230 |Outpatient/ambulatory care or HDU |Out patient clinic/Nurse Practitioner |x | |

| | |supervision | | |

| |Assessment unit | | | |

|1200-1700 | | |x | |

| | |Assessment Unit work | | |

*Or 1 session for medical receiving and Wednesday afternoon off.

Timetable of activities which have a specific location and time (8am – 8pm Monday – Friday), excluding extra programmed activities

c) STANDARD WEEK (Immediate assessment/assessment unit )

|DAY |LOCATION |TYPE OF WORK |DCC |SPA |

|Monday | | | | |

|0900-1230 |HDU | |x | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

|1300-1700 |SPA | | |x |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

|Tuesday | | | | |

|0900 – 1230 |Outpatient/ambulatory care | |x | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

| |Assessment Unit | | | |

|1300-1700 | | |x | |

|Wednesday | | | | |

|0900-1230 |HDU | |x | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

| | | |x | |

|1300-1700 |Assessment Unit | | | |

|Thursday | | | | |

| | | |x | |

|0900-1230 |Outpatient/ambulatory care |Ward round | | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

| |Assessment Unit | | | |

|1300-1700 | | |x | |

| | | | | |

|Friday | | | | |

|0900-1230 |Specialty session | |x | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

|1300-1700 |SPA* | |x | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

*Or 1 session for medical receiving and Friday afternoon off.

OR

The job plan will be tailored to the successful candidate’s interests and the following should be taken as guidance. A detailed job plan will in due course be agreed with the Clinical Director or Lead Clinician and thereafter this will be subject to periodic review and adjustment if necessary.

|Duty |PAs |

| Speciality Session/ OP clinic (x1) |1.0 |

|Ward Rounds (AMU/HDU ) |5.0 |

|Assessment Area |2.5 |

|Admin |0.5 |

|Out-of-hours |1.0 |

|Total DCC |9.0 |

|SPA |1.0 |

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|TOTAL |10 |

Cover for study leave, holidays will be provided from within existing consultants.

8. 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.

9. Specialty Interests

The unit will try and support the candidate in development of any specialty interest or technique in which they wish to participate.

10. Postgraduate and Undergraduate Training

All current sites have postgraduate programmes, which includes a weekly medical unit meeting, monthly journal club and SHO tutorial sessions. There are also regular teaching sessions for junior medical staff within the AMU. There are weekly hospital postgraduate meetings during term time. Mr Andrew Renwick is the postgraduate tutor.

The Medical Unit teaches a number of medical students from Glasgow University. As part of the new curriculum teaching of years one to five is becoming established.

11. Further information

For further information and arrangements to visit the department,

Please contact

Dr. Robb Boulton Jones, Clinical Director, ECMS (South) Robert.Boulton-Jones@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or Scott Muir, Clinical Director ECMS (West) Scott.Muir@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or Dr S Davidson, Clinical Lead ECMS (SGH) Scott.Davidson@ggc.scot.nhs.uk orDr David Raeside, Associate Medical Director ECMS, David.Raeside@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE

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 the Recruitment Team.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

| |ESSENTIAL |DESIRABLE |

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|QUALIFICATIONS |Entry on GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months | |

| |of receipt of CCT at time of interview. | |

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| |Full GMC and a licence to practise. | |

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| |MRCP or equivalent. | |

| |Clinical training and experience equivalent to that |Sub-specialty interest. |

|CLINICAL EXPERIENCE |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 |Attendance at management course for |

|MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE |running of the acute medical service. |clinicians. |

|EXPERIENCE |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. |Experience of MMC assessment tools. |

| |Ability to teach clinical skills. | |

|TEACHING EXPERIENCE | | |

| |Ability to work in a team. | |

|OTHER ATTRIBUTES |Good interpersonal skills. | |

| |Caring attitude to patients. | |

| |Ability to communicate effectively with patients, | |

| |relatives, GPs, nursing staff and other relevant | |

| |parties. | |

| |Commitment to the requirements of clinical | |

| |governance. | |

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 |Consultant |

| |£ 75,249 £ 101,451 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 |You have the option to join the NHS Superannuation Scheme, to participate in the State Earnings Related |

| |Pension Scheme or to take out a Personal Pension. Employee’s contributions to the NHS Scheme are Tiered |

| |based on your earnings and the employers contribution equates to 13.5 % of salary. Employees in the NHS |

| |Scheme are “Contracted-out” of the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme and pay a lower rate of National |

| |Insurance contributions. Employees who choose to participate in the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme|

| |pay the higher rate of National Insurance contribution. A Stakeholder Pension is also available. A |

| |Personal Pension is a private arrangement agreed with the pension provider that will be an organisation |

| |such as a Bank, Building Society or Insurance Company. |

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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 not 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

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Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Dr. Robb Boulton Jones, Clinical Director, ECMS (South) on 0141 201 5236, Dr. Scott Muir, Clinical Director ECMS (West) on 0141 211 2092 or David Raeside, Associate Medical Director ECMS, on 0141 201 5839

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.

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

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 27th December 2013

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