LOCUM CONSULTANT
VASCULAR SURGEON
WESTERN INFIRMARY
INFORMATION PACK
REF: 37215D
CLOSING DATE: NOON 17TH APRIL 2015
www.nhsggc.org.uk/medicaljobs
As you may be aware, the new South Glasgow University Hospital and new
Royal Hospital for Sick Children are due to open on the current Southern site
early in 2015.
With this in mind, please note that positions based within the Victoria
Infirmary, Mansionhouse Unit, the Western Infirmary and the current Royal
Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill will change location and move to the new
hospitals.
Gartnavel General Hospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary will also have some
services affected by moves to the new Hospitals.
These changes mean your base may change after joining us and you will be
informed as soon as possible prior to any change of base.
SUMMARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS POSITION
POST: LOCUM CONSULTANT VASCULAR SURGEON
BASE: WESTERN INFIRMARY
This post seeks applications from suitably trained individuals who are able to provide
an elective and emergency surgical service at Locum Vascular Consultant level. This
Locum post will be based within the New Southern General University Hospital.
The tenure of the post is for Three months from appointment but is negotiable by
mutual agreement to be extended.
It is envisaged that the successful candidate will provide a range of sessions across
hospitals. The postholder will be asked to be responsive to and commit to supporting
the management of the wider vascular patient group as a member of the consultant
team.
The catchment population for this service is 1.2 million. The consultants work across
all the major acute hospital sites covering out-patient clinics, day surgical activity and
offering support to the in-patient services.
The new facilities at the South Glasgow site will include two hybrid theatres (within
the theatre suite) and two interventional rooms within the radiology department.
In addition to providing clinical services, the successful candidate will be required to
participate in the training and assessment of junior staff and to undertake the
administrative duties required in a consultant job.
Applicants must have full GMC registration and a licence to Practise.
ACUTE SERVICES DIVISION
SURGERY & ANAESTHETIC DIRECTORATE
GENERAL SURGERY SERVICE
APPOINTMENT OF A LOCUM CONSULTANT IN VASCULAR SURGERY
BASED AT THE NEW SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GLASGOW
WITH CLINICAL OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE RANGE OF NHS GG
&C SITES.
JOB DESCRIPTION
REF: 37215D
March 2015
GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE NHS ACUTE DIVISION
LOCUM CONSULTANT IN VASCULAR SURGERY
Based at the new South Glasgow University Hospital with clinical opportunities
across the range of NHS GG &C sites.
Job Description
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INTRODUCTION
This Locum post will be based at the new South Glasgow University Hospital
after Vascular Surgery has re-located from the Western Infirmary to this
hospital in May 2015. The successful candidate will have sessions within the
new South Glasgow University Hospital and other GG&C sites. This post is
available as interim measure due to internal promotion of consultant to
Assistant Medical Director
This is a tertiary referral service covering a 1.2 million population and is the largest
vascular surgery unit in Scotland.
A full range of open and endovascular arterial reconstruction surgery is currently
offered, including complex EVAR and emergency TEVAR. The new hospital will give
the opportunity to provide an enhanced multi-disciplinary service for diabetic feet.
Renal medicine and transplant surgery will also be based on the South Glasgow
Hospital site and there is opportunity to participate in the vascular access service.
There is also provision for isolated limb perfusion as a quaternary referral service for
malignant melanoma.
New South Glasgow University Hospital
The new South Glasgow University Hospital and Royal Hospital For Sick Children
offer the potential to deliver healthcare on the Govan site to a truly exceptional
standard, with maternity, children’s and adult acute hospitals, and state of the art
laboratory services all together on the one campus. It will also have the biggest
Critical Care complex and one of the biggest Emergency Departments in Scotland.
There will be close to 2000 beds on the South Glasgow University Hospital campus
with the adult hospital, children's hospital, maternity unit and neurological institute.
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DUTIES OF THE POST
This post seeks applications from suitably trained individuals who are able to provide
an elective and emergency surgical service at locum consultant level. The new
facilities at the South Glasgow site will include two hybrid theatres (within the theatre
suite) and two interventional rooms within the radiology department. The post holder
will share the work in theatres and clinics in several Glasgow hospitals but in-patient
work will be at the new South Glasgow University Hospital. The post holder will work
closely with other consultant colleagues and senior trainees already in post to
support the training opportunities of all junior colleagues. The post holder will be
expected to participate in the clinical work of the department with inpatient care of
vascular surgery patients and care of patients within the critical care environment.
The post holder will provide elective and emergency operative care for patient and
also provide unscheduled vascular surgery care throughout GG&C hospitals as part
of the existing consultant on call rota.
We offer outpatient services at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, New Victoria Hospital,
Stobhill Hospital, Gartnaval General Hospital, New Southern University Hospital,
Inverclyde Royal Hospital and the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. There are
day case surgery lists at Stobhill and the New Victoria Hospital. We provide
emergency cover for all these hospitals as well as support to the cardiothoracic and
cardiology services at the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Glasgow. We provide tertiary
care support for hospitals in Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Forth Valley, Argyll and Dumfries.
The on-call commitment is currently 1: 7. It should be noted that the postholder’s job
plan may be subject to alteration in conjunction with other consultant colleagues as
clinical services are reviewed pending the transition of services to the new Southern
General Hospital. This would be by agreement and fully discussed through the
clinical leads.
The exact detail of the duties of the post and the timetable will be discussed with the
successful candidate and agreed in line with the needs of the service.
It is envisaged that the successful candidate will provide a range of sessions across
hospitals. The postholder will be asked to be responsive to and commit to supporting
the management of the wider vascular patient group as a member of the consultant
team.
The tenure of the post is for Three months from appointment but is negotiable by
mutual agreement to be extended.
Session Description
On-Call
Clinic
Theatre
Ward/Admission/Pre-Assessment/M.D.T.
S.P.A.
Total
NEW POST CONSULTANT
1
3
3
2
1
10
Administration
The post holder will be expected, when appropriate, to participate in the day to day
running of the department in administrative activities such as organisation of on-call
rotas, organisation of undergraduate training, patient reports and letters. The post
holder will also be expected to participate in the weekly morbidity and mortality
meeting from which an attendance register and minutes are kept to support
appraisal. It is expected that the post holder will participate in the national vascular
registry.
Communication
This will include participation in discussion with clinical colleagues regarding clinical
problems at the weekly multi-disciplinary x-ray meeting. Discussion with support staff
to ensure appropriate patient management. Liaison with specialists in other
hospitals/agencies, such as GPs, district nurses, ambulance, police etc if needed.
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EDUCATION
Continuing Education
The appointee will be expected to participate in educational activities on a local and
national basis. The hospital enjoys a new teaching and learning centre which will
help support development of new events.
Teaching & Learning Centre
The Teaching and Learning Centre, developed jointly by NHS Greater
Glasgow
and Clyde and The University of Glasgow, is an investment of
£27 million to
provide a training environment for the clinical years of the undergraduate
medical
degree (MBChB), postgraduate training facilities for medical staff and a large variety
of NHS professionals and will ensure that we can train the next generation of doctors,
scientists, clinical academics and support staff. Three floors of this purpose built
centre will be dedicated to teaching and learning and will ensure the highest levels of
support and development available for staff and students. The Centre will include an
Innovation facility, supported by funding from the Scottish Funding Council and
Glasgow City Council, which will accommodate the Stratified Medicine Scotland
Innovation
Centre
and
incubator
units
for
industry.
The £20m Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre will use modern whole
genome DNA sequencing to select the best treatments for patients with chronic
diseases including cancer, cardiovascular and inflammatory conditions.
The new centre will replace facilities at the Western Infirmary, Victoria Infirmary,
Southern General and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children which will all close
following the transfer of clinical services to the new site.
The Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC) is part of the vision for
Scotland to be a world class centre of research, innovation and commercialisation in
stratified medicine – bringing together excellence in the academic, industrial and
NHS communities to create an infrastructure that will act as a springboard to allow
Glasgow to be at the forefront of the field.
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Current Staff
Consultant Staff
Mr Dominique Byrne
Mr Kevin Daly (Lead Consultant)
Mr David Kingsmore
Mr Douglas Orr
Mr John Reidy
Mr Paul Rogers
Mr Wesley Stuart
(Clinical Director)
Mr Paul Teenan
Mr Gareth Treharne
Mr George Welch
(Associate Medical Director)
The department is supported by a wound care specialist nurse and a community
specialist ulcer nurse offering support to district nurses. There is a vascular lab
offering arterial and venous duplex imaging and treadmill testing. Currently we have
6 middle grade staff from the West of Scotland ST training rotation in General
Surgery and the new Scottish vascular surgery trainees providing a 1 in 6 middle
grade vascular surgery on call rota. Additionally we have a senior clinical fellow
supporting the rotating trainees. We are supported by 8 consultant interventional
radiologists who provide a 24 hour on call service.
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RESEARCH, AUDIT & SUBSPECIALTY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
As well as teaching junior medical staff of all levels, there is a program of
undergraduate teaching of medical students from the University of Glasgow. We offer
bedside teaching and special study modules for research projects. We have a good
track record for student projects being presented at local and national meetings.
Within the vascular unit there is a strong commitment to academic research and ongoing collaborative projects with the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at
the University of Strathclyde. There is also collaboration with the University of
Glasgow and the Glasgow Caledonian University.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Applicants should have full GMC registration and a licence to practice.
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ARRANGEMENTS TO VISIT THE DEPARTMENT
Short-listed candidates are invited automatically by the Director of Human Resources
to visit the hospitals concerned. If candidates on their own initiative have visited the
hospital prior to short-listing, they will only be allowed expenses for that prior visit if
they are subsequently short-listed. When it is thought that there will be filling the post,
the Director of Human Resources has the authority to approve a second visit.
In the first instance please contact :
Mr WP Stuart, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Western Infirmary, Dumbarton
Road GLASGOW
Telephone: 0141 232 5904
E-mail: Wesley.Stuart@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
or
Mr KJ Daly, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Western Infirmary, Dumbarton
Road GLASGOW
Telephone: 0141 211 1576
E-mail: kevin.daly@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
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
Fixed Term
GRADE AND SALARY
Locum Consultant
£ 76,761 £ 103,490 per annum (pro rata)
New Entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the minimum point of the
salary scale, (dependent on qualifications and experience). Salary is paid
monthly by Bank Credit Transfer.
HOURS OF DUTY
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
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 one months’ notice on either side, subject to
appeal against dismissal.
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
In terms of NHS Circular 1989 (PCS) 32 dealing with Medical Negligence the
Health Board does not require you to subscribe to a Medical Defence
Organisation.
Health Board indemnity will cover only Health Board
responsibilities. It may, however, be in your interest to subscribe to a defence
organisation in order to ensure you are covered for any work, which does not
fall within the scope of the indemnity scheme.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information on NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, please visit our website
on www.show.scot.nhs.uk
View all our vacancies at: www.nhsggc.org.uk/medicaljobs
Register for Job Alerts at: www.medicaljobs.scot.nhs.uk
Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Wesley
Stuart on 0141 211 9504 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 nhsggcrecruitment@nhs.net 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 17 April 2015