CONSULTANT IN
PERINATAL/GENERAL
ADULT PSYCHIATRY
LEVERNDALE
HOSPITAL/BARRHEAD
HEALTH CENTRE
INFORMATION PACK
REF: 34971D
CLOSING DATE: NOON ON 7TH NOVEMBER 2014
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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.
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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: CONSULTANT IN PERINATAL & GENERAL ADULT PSYCHIATRY
BASE: LEVERNDALE HOSPITAL/BARRHEAD HEALTH CENTRE
Applications are invited for this full time post. Six perinatal sessions result from an expansion
of the Perinatal Mental Health Service to board-wide community provision, with 4 sessions to
cover General Adult Psychiatry in East Renfrewshire.
The responsibilities for the Perinatal Service would be shared along with one other full-time
Perinatal Psychiatrist. The General Adult responsibilities would be shared with 2.8 Consultant
Psychiatrists.
Inpatient beds are currently based at Leverndale Hospital. There is a modern custom-built
Mother and Baby Unit with adjacent Community Perinatal Team offices. The General Adult
Service is housed in a custom-built community health centre.
The postholder would be expected to work closely with colleagues as part of a
multidisciplinary team to provide a full range of services to inpatients and outpatients. The
postholder will already have AMP status.
Applicants must have full GMC registration, a licence to practise and be eligible for
inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have
evidence of higher specialist training leading to a CCT or eligibility for specialist
registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of
interview. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
CONSULTANT IN PERINATAL AND
GENERAL ADULT PSYCHIATRY
GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICE/GENERAL ADULT
PSYCHIATRY
CONSULTANT PERINATAL AND GENERAL ADULT PSYCHIATRIST –
PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE/GENERAL ADULT PSYCHIATRY
1.
Applications are invited from an experienced individual for this full time post
comprising 0.6 WTE Perinatal Psychiatry and 0.4 WTE General Adult Psychiatry. The
perinatal component is a newly created post due to service expansion. The General
Adult component is also a new post which is being created in order to even out
service imbalances.
Perinatal component (0.6 WTE)
Responsibilities will be shared, along with one other full time Consultant, at the
Perinatal Mental Health Service, situated adjacent to the West of Scotland Mother
and Baby Unit at Leverndale Hospital. The current service provides comprehensive
mother and baby inpatient care for the west of Scotland (delivered population
approximately 26,000 births/year), and specialised community and maternity liaison
services to the Greater Glasgow area of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The new
post is part of an overall redesign to ensure the community and maternity liaison
services meet the needs of the total delivered population of NHS Greater Glasgow
and Clyde (16,000 births/year). There is a well-resourced and established Perinatal
Community Mental Health Team, and additional staff in other disciplines will be
appointed at the same time. The successful applicant will be expected to work
closely with colleagues to provide a full range of services to outpatients and maternity
liaison patients, and to provide cross-cover for the MBU. He/she will join 60 other
Consultants South of the Clyde and will take part in a combined on call rota with
Dykebar and Inverclyde Hospitals: there will be a possibility of opting out of on-call
duties, and the rota is likely to be 1:30 in intensity.
General Adult component (0.4 WTE)
The responsibilities will be shared with the three other consultants for the Levern
Valley/Eastwood area. The catchment area is around 53000 with areas of both
affluence and relative deprivation. The CMHT is well-established, and housed in a
custom-built Health Centre. In-patients are based at Ward 3, Leverndale hospital.
There are good connections between the CMHT and primary care as well as other
multidisciplinary staff in the area. There are also good connections with all the other
teams in South Glasgow, including the crisis team, and the ESTEEM (first-episode
team) as well as the rehabilitation and psychotherapy services.
2.
CURRENT SERVICE PROVISION
Mental Health Services in Glasgow are delivered in conjunction with the Glasgow
CHP and other outlying CHCPs for the whole of Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The
Lead Associate Medical Director for Health and Learning Disability is Dr Michael
Smith, who is based at William Street Clinic. The Management Team for South
Glasgow is based at Leverndale Hospital; the Head of Mental Health is Mr Calum
MacLeod and the Clinical Director is Dr Gwen Jones-Edwards.
The mental health services in South Glasgow provide care for a total population of
375,000. Community adult services are based in seven general adult Resource
Centres. The inpatient beds are at Leverndale Hospital where 2 new acute wards
have been commissioned. The MBU is also housed in a new, purpose built high
quality unit. There is also a Psychotherapy Unit and Day Hospital at the site as well
as a Rehabilitation Unit. There are excellent clinical and non-clinical support services
available including the full range of psychiatric sub-specialities. Community services
are well established and based around generic community mental health teams
enhanced by the Crisis teams, a First Episode Psychosis team (Esteem), a Perinatal
team, an Eating Disorder team, Addictions teams and Primary Mental Health Care
teams.
Leverndale Hospital has 250 inpatient beds. This includes 72 acute general adult
beds, 12 intensive psychiatric care unit beds, 6 Mother and Baby beds, 14
rehabilitation unit beds, 58 acute old age psychiatry (18 organic and 40 functional), 48
forensic beds and 40 adult long stay beds. There are also 150 long stay elderly
dementia beds split between Darnley (60) and Rutherglen (90), and 63 adult long stay
partnership beds.
There are 7 General Adult Resource Centres covering Gorbals/Govanhill, Castlemilk,
Rutherglen/Cambuslang, Govan/Ibrox, Pollok/Darnley, Pollokshaws/Pollokshields, and
Barrhead/Eastwood. In addition there is a Crisis Service, an Eating Disorder Service,
and the ESTEEM team, which provides first episode psychosis intervention. Child and
Adolescent Services are based at the Twomax Building in the Gorbals, but the
inpatient beds are provided at the Skye Unit at Stobhill Hospital. Learning Difficulty
assessment beds and 20 continuing care beds at Gartnavel Royal Hospital. There is
also a Community Learning Disability Team.
3.
MEDICAL STAFFING
General Adult Consultant Staffing
Dr Stephen Byers
- Brand Street Resource Centre
Dr Wai Lan Imrie
- Brand Street Resource Centre
Dr Alison Cheyne
- Florence Street Resource Centre
Dr Carole Mitchell
- Florence Street Resource Centre
Dr Pavan Srireddy
- Florence Street Resource Centre, Acting Clinical Director
Dr Graham McMillan
- Stewart Resource Centre
Dr John Summers
- Stewart Resource Centre
Dr Derek Palmer
- Eastvale Resource Centre
Dr Ian Mitchell
- Eastvale Resource Centre
Dr Una Graham
- Rossdale Resource Centre
Dr Justin Crean
- Rossdale Resource Centre
Dr Gwen Jones-Edwards - Waterside Team at Rossdale Resource Centre, Clinical Director
Dr Mike Taylor
- Waterside Team / IPCU
Dr Sarah Holmes
- Eastwood Team, Barrhead Health Centre
Dr Lucy Carrick
- Eastwood Team, Barrhead Health Centre
Dr Veena Math
- Levern Valley Team, Barrhead Health Centre
Subspecialty Consultant Staffing
Dr Ciara Kelly
- Rehabilitation Dept, Leverndale
Dr Roch Cantwell
- Perinatal Psychiatry
Dr Susie Brown
- ESTEEM – First Episode Psychosis
Dr Elizabeth Quinn
- South Lanarkshire CHCP, Clinical Director for Old Age
Psychiatry
Dr Alison Mitchell
- Glasgow City CHP (South Sector)
Dr Ewan Neilson
- Glasgow City CHP (South Sector)
Dr Stuart Ritchie
- Glasgow City CHP (South Sector)
Dr Julia Gray
- East Renfrewshire CHCP
Dr Sarah Ward
- South Lanarkshire CHCP
Dr Adam Burnel
- Liaison Psychiatry
Dr John Mitchell
- Liaison Psychiatry (AMD for Addictions)
Dr Jane Naismith
- Psychotherapy
Dr Lawrence Martean
- Psychotherapy
Dr Anupam Agnihotri
- Addictions Psychiatry
Dr Neeraj Bajaj
- Addictions Psychiatry
Dr Robin McGilp
- Learning Disability Psychiatry
Dr Elita Smiley
- Learning Disability Psychiatry (Clinical Director)
Dr Dianne Forsyth
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
There are also 24 Junior Doctor posts, 17 Speciality Grade posts and a varying number of ST4-6s.
4.
DUTIES OF THE POST
Perinatal Component
The successful applicant will be expected to work with colleagues to provide a
comprehensive community and maternity liaison perinatal mental health service to
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The appointee will also provide cross-cover for the
West of Scotland MBU.
The MBU opened in 2004 at the Southern General Hospital. In January 2014 it
relocated to purpose-built accommodation at Leverndale Hospital. It has six beds and
is staffed by a senior charge nurse, mental health nurses, nursery nurses and nursing
assistants, and sessional time from a core trainee, health visitor, consultant
psychologist, social worker and occupational therapist. A local general practice is
contracted to provide primary care services for babies. The MBU is fully accredited
through the RCPsych CCQI Perinatal Quality Network.
The community service currently provides assessment and care for pregnant and
postnatal women in the Greater Glasgow area in outpatient, home and other
community settings. A maternity liaison service is provided to the Princess Royal
Maternity Hospital and Southern General Maternity Unit. In addition, the service
provides pre-pregnancy assessment for women with at high risk of severe perinatal
mental illness and those on complex psychotropic regimes. The community service is
staffed by a nurse team leader, community psychiatric nurses, a community nursery
nurse, and sessional time from a core trainee, nurse consultant, consultant
psychologist and social worker. The community service is a member of the RCPsych
CCQI Perinatal Quality Network (first review scheduled for late 2014).
Following expansion into Clyde, a maternity liaison service will also be provided to the
Royal Alexandra Hospital and to birthing units at the Vale of Leven District General
Hospital and Inverclyde Royal Hospital. Additional nursing and administrative staff will
be recruited as part of the expansion of service.
Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrists have expertise in the assessment, prevention,
diagnosis and management of mental disorders co-occurring or newly arising in
pregnancy or the postnatal period, and with the assessment and facilitation of the
mother-infant relationship and infant development in the context of maternal mental
illness. They also provide preconception advice to high-risk women and advise
patients and professionals on the use of psychotropic medication during pregnancy
and breastfeeding.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide a comprehensive range of
services to pregnant and postnatal women from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde,
and cross-consultant cover to the West of Scotland MBU, and to work effectively as
part of a specialised multidisciplinary team. He/she will participate in the On Call Rota
and cover for colleagues during absence in line with arrangements set out in the
National Terms and Conditions. The On Call Rota covers the whole of South
Glasgow and full time Consultants are on call once in 40 days. There will be a
possibility of opting out of on-call duties. Domiciliary visits, court reports, Mental
Health Act/Adults with Incapacity work and liaison assessments will be undertaken as
required. Duties also include continuing clinical responsibility for the patients allowing
for all proper delegation to, and training of, staff. The post-holder will be based at the
Perinatal Mental Health Service, Leverndale Hospital. Outpatient clinics are held at a
number of locations throughout the health board area.
General Adult component
The post-holder will work along with the other 2.8 wte Consultants providing adult
mental health services across East Renfrewshire. The Eastwood team is well
established and provides a comprehensive adult psychiatric service to the Eastwood
catchment area in East Renfrewshire. The post holder is expected to work
predominantly with inpatients based in Ward 3, Leverndale hospital. There is
dedicated junior doctor input and access to a range of multi-disciplinary resources
including Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy, Clinical Pharmacy, Dietetics and
Inpatient Psychology. The successful candidate will also be expected to maintain
close links with the community team through regular attendance at the weekly
community multidisciplinary team meetings. There will be one session of SPA time,
shared with perinatal psychiatry, to support Continuing Professional Development.
South Glasgow has an active internal teaching programme and there are also
considerable opportunities for involvement in teaching, audit and research. This is a
new post and there is considerable room to develop the nature of the general adult
duties as the post becomes established.
5.
TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION
The post holder will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of
patients and the proper function of the clinical team including appraisal and nonclinical supervision of medical staff and clinical supervision of non-medical staff. He
or she will also be expected to participate in the broader aspect of administration and
management within the South Glasgow Division of Psychiatry and within Eastvale.
It is expected that the successful candidate will take part in Job Planning, Appraisal,
Peer Review and Continuing Professional Development. Participation in audit or
research is encouraged. The post holder will be actively involved in the teaching of
undergraduate medical students. It is anticipated, in recognition of this, that Glasgow
University will grant the status of Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Psychological
Medicine. In addition the post holder will be expected to participate in the
postgraduate teaching of medical staff and staff of other disciplines.
6.
OTHER INFORMATION
Informal enquiries will be welcomed by Dr Pavan Srireddy, Acting Clinical Director,
Leverndale Hospital (0141 211 6602), Dr Sarah Holmes, Consultant Psychiatrist,
Barrhead Health Centre (0141 800 7841 or Dr Roch Cantwell, Consultant
Psychiatrist, Perinatal Mental Health Service (0141 211 6504).
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE
PERINATAL/GENERAL ADULT CONSULTANT
PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE/BARRHEAD LOCALITY
DAY & TIME*
HOSPITAL / LOCATION
TYPE OF WORK
Monday
a.m.
Leverndale Hospital, MBU
MBU/Direct clinical care (Perinatal)
p.m.
Leverndale Hospital, Ward 3
Ward MDT (General Adult)
Leverndale Hospital
Emergency slots/Home and maternity
liaison visits (Perinatal)
Leverndale Hospital/Barrhead Health
centre
CMHT liaison/ Other DCC (General Adult)
p.m.
Wednesday (Perinatal)
a.m.
Leverndale Hospital
Community MDT (Perinatal)
p.m.
Varying locations
Outpatient Clinic (Perinatal)
Thursday
a.m.
Leverndale Hospital
Teaching/Supporting professional
activities
p.m. Perinatal
Varying locations
Out-patient clinic (Perinatal)
Leverndale Hospital, Ward 3
Inpatient work (General Adult)
Leverndale Hospital
Emergency slots/Home and maternity
liaison visits (Perinatal)
Tuesday)
a.m.
Friday
a.m.
p.m.
Variable
Unscheduled and emergency
assessments / child protection meetings
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
Consutlant
£ 76,001 £ 102,465 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 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.
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 Dr Pavan
Srireddy on 0141 211 6602 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 Noon on the 7th November 2014
INTERVIEW DATE
The interview date will be 8th December 2014