CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN
WITH AN INTEREST IN
DIABETES AND
ENDOCRINOLOGY
QUEEN ELIZABETH
UNIVERISTY
HOSPITAL/GARTNAVEL
GENERAL HOSPITAL
INFORMATION PACK
REF: 38901D
CLOSING DATE: NOON ON 18TH SEPTEMBER 2015
www.nhsggc.org.uk/medicaljobs
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SUMMARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS POSITION
POST: CONSULTANT PHYSICAN WITH AN INTEREST IN DIABETES AND
ENDOCRINOLOGY (2 POSTS)
BASE:QUEEN ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL/GARTNAVEL GENERAL
HOSPITAL
Applications are invited for two Consultant posts which will be based at Queen Elizabeth
University Hospital and Gartnavel General Hospital. The successful candidates will join a
team of 13 established consultants and provide care for medical inpatients at QEUH and
diabetes and endocrine outpatients at GGH.
The posts offer the successful candidates the opportunity to develop a sub-speciality
interest, joining colleagues with interests in all major subspecialties in diabetes and
endocrinology. One of the posts is a replacement for a previous post and interests in
diabetes and pregnancy and, in the future, diabetes inpatients would be welcomed. The 2nd
post is a newly established post and sub speciality interests will be discussed with the
successful candidate.
The specialty is supported by Clinical Nurse Specialists in Diabetes and Endocrinology.
The department has a strong academic background and close links with the University of
Glasgow.
The posts come at a time of major changes in the way clinical services are delivered in
Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and will be integral to the planning and development of
Diabetes and Endocrinology services in the city in the coming years.
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
Diabetes/Endocrinology and General (Internal) Medicine 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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Consultant Physician with Interest in Diabetes and Endocrinology
QueenElizabethUniversityHospital, Glasgow
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Introduction
Living and Working in Glasgow
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.
Queen ElizabethUniversityHospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital 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.
Development of the new QEUH has allowed inpatient and acute medical care from the
Western Infirmary, Victoria Hospital and Southern General to be consolidated to a single
site. Outpatient diabetes and endocrine care will now be delivered by a team of 15
consultants in diabetes and endocrinology (including these posts) at the QEUH, Gartnavel
General and Victoria Ambulatory Care Hospital. All major subspecialties are catered for
including clinics for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, insulin pump services,
transition and adolescent diabetes, general endocrinology and bone and mineral
metabolism delivered from all three sites. The South Glasgow Diabetes Pregnancy service
is based at the QEUH. Sub specialty endocrine activity at the QEUH includes clinics in
endocrine genetics, endocrine hypertension, a joint endocrine oncology clinic and Turners
clinic. The QEUH is also the site of the West of Scotland regional neurosurgical service
generating a large workload relating to pituitary disease and will be the centre for specialty
inpatient endocrine investigation. Taken together the QEUH offers an excellent environment
for the development of subspecialty interests.
One post will also cover 16 beds in the receiving complex on a rotational basis with
colleagues in diabetes & endocrinology as well as rheumatology and infectious diseases. In
addition the post holder will have a commitment to care of inpatients.
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The other post will cover the 28 bedded Immediate Assessment Unit,, providing weekend
daytime cover on a rotational basis to the unit as well as providing weekday cover which
may be either on a fixed or a rotational basis.
West Glasgow Diabetes and Endocrine Unit, GartnavelGeneralHospital
The Gartnavel campus is situated in the west end of Glasgow and provides out-patient and
some in-patient specialist services for the area. The West of Scotland Cancer Hospital,
Glasgow Centre for Integrative Care and Gartnavel Royal Psychiatric Hospital is also on
site.
Diabetes and endocrine services are delivered in a purpose built unit. The Gartnavel
diabetes clinic is the largest in Glasgow and offers specialist intensive insulin, pump, foot
ulcer clinics and structured education. It is supported by a full multi-disciplinary team. There
are general endocrine and thyroid clinics.
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
WolfsonMedicalSchool, based at GlasgowUniversity.
By joining us now you will have the opportunity to be involved in the development and redesign of services enjoying a real chance to shape services for the future.
There are extensive teaching commitments and all members of the units are involved in
teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.
It is expected that 9 programmed activities per week (4 medicine, 5 specialty) will be
devoted to direct clinical care, with 1 programmed activity allocated for supporting
professional activities.
The Job Itself
a)
Its title:
Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology.
b)
Names of consultants in the department of Diabetes/Endocrinology:
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Dr Stephen Gallacher
Dr Greg Jones
Dr Chris Sainsbury
Dr Brian Kennon
Dr Andrew Kernohan
Dr David McGrane
Dr Andrew Gallagher
Dr John Hinnie
Dr Alison Stewart
Dr Helen Hopkinson
Dr Andrew Kernohan
Dr Marie Freel
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c)
Dr Colin Perry
Dr Robert Lindsay (university)
Number and grades of junior and non-consultant grade medical staff:
FY1 trainees also rotate through the unit. Around 4 or 5 specialty doctors in training
in Diabetes and Endocrinology will rotate through the various parts of the unit at any
one time from a pool of 15 trainees in diabetes and endocrinology in the West of
Scotland Deanery.
Other members of the multi-disciplinary team at Gartnavel General Hospital:
Diabetes Specialist Nurses – There are 3 FTE band 6 and 0.5 FTE band 7 Diabetes
Specialist Nurses, contributing to both outpatient management of patients attending
the Diabetes Centre at Gartnavel General Hospital and to inpatient referrals/patient
reviews at QEUH.
Diabetes Dietician – There is 0.8 FTE band 6 dietetic support at the Diabetes Centre,
with a rotational 0.5 FTE band 5 post.
Podiatrists – There is a 0.8 FTE podiatrist within the department.
The duties of the two posts will include:
Post 1:
i)
General medical receiving in the acute receiving unit. The Consultant is responsible
for the assessment and admission of referrals on a “physician of the week” system,
which involves twice daily ward rounds on the 16 bedded Acute Receiving Unit2, on a
Monday to Thursday (~ 4 times per year) and Friday to Sunday rota (~ four times per
year) as well as responsibility for cover overnight on a rotational basis. At this time it
is expected other elective commitments are cancelled (2DCC).
ii)
Inpatient cover for ward and associated boarding patients- Monday to Friday 36
weeks per year (2DCC).
iii)
Additional specialty sessions in diabetes (2 DCC) and endocrinology (1DCC) at GGH
and the antenatal clinic at QEUH (1DCC).
Post 2:
i)
The Consultant is responsible for assessing and managing patients within the 28
bedded Immediate Assessment Unit)providing weekend cover on a rotational basis
(1 DCC) as well as a fixed commitment during Monday to Friday (2 DCC).
ii)
Inpatient cover for ward and associated boarding patients- Monday to Friday 36
weeks per year (2DCC).
iii)
Additional specialty sessions in diabetes at Gartnavel (2), and in support of inpatient
diabetes at QEUH (1).
There may be some flexibility in allocation of the subspecialty sessions depending on
the interests of the successful candidates and with agreement of the clinical director.
Teaching
Undergraduates attend throughout their training. This involves a commitment both to
supervise students in clinics and bed-side teaching. There is postgraduate teaching
for junior staff in the directorate and a programme of nurse education. The
directorate holds regular lunch-time general medical educational meetings.
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Research
There are audit and research opportunities including the possibility of establishing
research links with colleagues in the University of Glasgow.
Administration
SPA time is allocated within the job plan to support the post holders personal
appraisal and revalidation work
d)
Duties of the posts:
The duties of the post holders will be provision with Consultant colleagues of all
aspects of the service for General Medicine at the QEUH and
Diabetes/Endocrinology at the QEUH and associated hospitals in this case
predominantly Gartnavel General Hospital. All of this work will include clinical care,
audit, teaching, the provision of advice by telephone and consultation, and through
appropriate administrative and committee work as agreed.
The job plans will be agreed between the appointee and Clinical Director for
Medicine. The illustrative job plan is as below:-Post 1
Day
AM
Monday
Ward round- SGUH
Tuesday
Diabetes Clinic Gartnavel
Antenatal clinic SGUH
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Diabetes Clinic Gartnavel
Ward round- SGUH
PM
Rotational
1 in 13 acute receiving
Clinical administration time/
ward visit
Endocrine Clinic - Gartnavel
SPA time
1 in 13 acute receiving
Saturday
Sunday
Post 2
Day
AM
PM
Rotational
Monday
Ward round- SGUH
Inpatient diabetes/IAU
Immediate assessment
Tuesday
Diabetes Clinic Gartnavel
Clinical administration
time/ ward visit/
Diabetes Clinic Gartnavel
Diabetes pump clinic 4 weekly/
Inpatient diabetes
Clinical administration time/
ward visit/ Inpatient diabetes
SPA time
Ward round- SGUH
Inpatient diabetes/IAU
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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1 in 11 immediate
assessment
These job plans are 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.
e)
Teaching, audit, and research:
The successful appointee will play a full part in the teaching activities of the
diabetes/endocrinology department including undergraduate and postgraduate
teaching. There will be a commitment to ongoing clinical audit and opportunity for
research.
f)
Administration and management:
The post holder will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of
his/her patients and in the running of the department.
g)
Qualifications:
Essential: CCT in Diabetes/Endocrinology and General (Internal) Medicine.
Desirable: Experience in Acute Medicine
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Specific criteria required are listed below:
Criterion
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
MB ChB (or equivalent)
MRCP (UK) (or equivalent)
Registration
Full registration with GMC
CCT
in
Diabetes/Endocrinology
and
General (Internal) Medicine (or
equivalent)
Experience
Minimum of 8/9 years of post Experience in Acute
qualification clinical experience Medicine
Teaching Experience
Proven
experience
undergraduate
postgraduate teaching
in
and
Particular
Requirements Interest in acute medicine and
and/or Areas of Special unscheduled care
Interest
Research & Publications
Proven record in research with MD or PhD
peer reviewed publications
desirable
Management Training
Experience
of
NHS
management and training in
this area
Other attributes
Ability to work as a team
member
would
be
Further Information
The appointment is full-time and contracted as 10 Programmed Activities,
Other Facilities (clubs, car-parking, shops, transport etc):
Car parking is available within the hospital grounds (subject to meeting requirements for
authorised permit). The hospital is close to bus and underground transport.
Details of Arrangements for Applicant to Visit Hospitals/Discuss Post
Robert Lindsay, Reader in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Clinical secretary: Ms Jackie Kerrigan
Tel: 0141 451 6188
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Colin Perry, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Clinical secretary: Ms Gill Mitan
Tel: 0141 451 6189
Dr Greg Jones, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, 0141 211 3259
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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
£76,761.00 - £ 103,490.00 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.
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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.
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
For further information on NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, please visit our website on
www.show.scot.nhs.uk
View all our vacanciesat: www.nhsggc.org.uk/medicaljobs
Register for Job Alertsat: www.medicaljobs.scot.nhs.uk
Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Robert Lindsay,
Reader in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Clinical secretary: Ms Jackie Kerrigan Tel: 0141 451
6188, Colin Perry, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Clinical secretary: Ms Gill
Mitan Tel: 0141 451 6189, Dr Greg Jones, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, 0141
211 3259
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 18th September 2015
INTERVIEW DATE
The interview date will be 9th October 2015
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