CONSULTANT
PAEDIATRIC/PERINATAL
PATHOLOGIST
ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR
SICK CHILDREN, YORKHILL
INFORMATION PACK
REF:
23780D
CLOSING DATE: 28TH OCTOBER 2011
SUMMARY INFORMATION
POST:
CONSULTANT PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL PATHOLOGIST
BASE:
ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, YORKHILL
The Diagnostics Directorate seeks a Consultant Paediatric/Perinatal Pathologist based initially
at The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow moving to a new built Laboratory at
Southern General Hospital Glasgow from April 2012 as part of an integrated
Histopathology/cytopathology department for the whole of NHSGGC.
You will be one of three consultants providing the Paediatric/Perinatal service.
Paediatric services are currently provided from The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill.
The current building was opened in 1971 and is the largest paediatric hospital in Scotland and
one of the largest in the United Kingdom. It provides a wide range of services to the local
population and is the regional paediatric centre for surgical and intensive care referrals. It is
the national centre for the management of chronic renal failure, renal transplantation,
paediatric bone marrow transplants and paediatric cardiac surgery. There are 303 paediatric
beds. The hospital treats over 24,000 inpatients a year, there are 10,000 day cases, 36,000
attendances at Accident and Emergency and 30,000 new outpatient attendances per year.
A new children’s hospital is currently being built at the Southern General Hospital campus, colocated with maternity and adult services and will open 2014-15.
You will be appropriately experienced and qualified in the specialty, fully registered or eligible
to be fully registered with the GMC and either included on the Specialist Register or be within
6 months of completion of your Specialist training.
Further information from Dr Dawn Penman +44 (0)141 201 0398 or Dr Margaret Burgoyne
(Lead Clinician Pathology) on +44 (0)141 201 1838
This post is open primarily to applicants who do not require a work permit to take up
employment in the UK. Any applications from applicants who do require a work permit will be
considered only if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for the post.
Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or
eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date
of Interview.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Further Particulars of Post of
Consultant in Paediatric/ Perinatal Pathology
Based initially at Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde with effect from 1st April 2006 introduced a revised
organisational structure. This has seen the introduction of a single Acute Operating Division,
a Mental Health Partnership and nine Community Health Partnerships. These changes are
designed to adapt the organisation to best meet the aims of the health reform white paper
“Partnership for Care”.
HOSPITAL SERVICES IN GLASGOW
Clinical Services in Glasgow are currently undergoing fairly extensive reorganisation.
Paediatric services are currently provided from The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill.
The current building was opened in 1971 and is the largest paediatric hospital in Scotland and
one of the largest in the United Kingdom. It provides a wide range of services to the local
population and is the regional paediatric centre for surgical and intensive care referrals. It is
the national centre for the management of chronic renal failure, renal transplantation,
paediatric bone marrow transplants and paediatric cardiac surgery. There are 303 paediatric
beds. The hospital treats over 24,000 inpatients a year, there are 10,000 day cases, 36,000
attendances at Accident and Emergency and 30,000 new outpatient attendances per year.
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children has close links with Glasgow University and there are
University Departments of Child Health, Child and Family Psychiatry, Medical Genetics,
Human Nutrition, Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Biochemistry. The Royal Hospital for Sick
Children also has specialised units of Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT,
Ophthalmology, Neurology, Nephrology, Oncology and Dermatology, together with
Departments of Haematology, Pathology and Radiology.
Following a review of Paediatric and Maternity services the Children’s Hospital will relocate to
the Southern General Hospital where it will co-locate with both Maternity and Adult Acute
services. These new hospitals are currently at an early design stage with a completion date
estimated for 2014-2015. Paediatric and perinatal pathology services will transfer in stages
from the Yorkhill campus to the new pathology laboratory on the Southern General campus
from 2012.
Acute adult inpatient activity is currently delivered from 6 main hospital sites: 1
2
3
4
5
Gartnavel General Hospital
Western Infirmary, Glasgow
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Southern General Hospital
Victoria infirmary
The delivery of acute inpatient services will in the future to be restricted to three major sites.
1
2
3
Gartnavel General Hospital
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Southern General Hospital
There are ambulatory care hospitals at Victoria Infirmary and Stobhill.
Specialist Adult Cardiothoracic Services, are provided at Golden Jubilee National Hospital
(GJNH), Clydebank. The GJNH is a stand-alone health authority and does not therefore come
within the management remit of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
1.
HOSPITAL(S) AND CLINIC(S) WHERE SERVICES ARE TO BE PROVIDED
As part of an Acute Services Review, a pan-Glasgow Laboratory Strategic Review
recommended that pathology services for Glasgow and Clyde be provided from a single new
build histopathology laboratory at the Southern General Hospital campus. This building has a
completion date of March 2012. Following the agreement to site Children’s Services on the
Southern General site, Paediatric Pathology services will co-locate and integrate with
Pathology services within this facility.
The pathology service is arranged managerially on a pan-Glasgow basis with a single Lead
Clinician, supported by heads of service on the major sites. The pathology services of NHS
Greater Glasgow are part of the Laboratory Division of the Diagnostic Directorate which forms
part of the Acute Services Division. The Director of the Diagnostics Directorate is Dr. Aileen
Maclennan and the General Manager for Laboratories is Ms Isobel Ferguson, supported by an
Associate Medical Director (Dr Rachel Green) and Clinical Director of Laboratories (Dr Craig
Williams). The Lead Clinician in Pathology for Glasgow is Dr. Margaret Burgoyne. The Site
Lead for Paediatric/ Perinatal Pathology at Yorkhill is Dr Dawn Penman.
This post is for a Consultant Paediatric /Perinatal Pathologist.
The post will be based at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill until March 2012 and
will subsequently be based in the Department of Pathology at the Southern General Hospital.
2.
THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL
PATHOLOGY
The Department
The Department of Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology provides a combined supra-regional
specialist paediatric and perinatal pathology service to Central and the whole of the West of
Scotland.
The office accommodation of the Department is situated within the main part of the Hospital
close to the theatre suite with the laboratory and post-mortem facilities part of an integrated
laboratory complex on the south side of the Yorkhill site. Once the laboratory is completed on
the Southern General site, there will be split site working with office accommodation also at
the Southern General. Facilities will be transferred to the Southern General laboratory once
the new laboratory is open, with a hot lab retained in the current Yorkhill laboratory for
intraoperative biopsies until the new children’s hospital transfers to the Southern General site.
The Department has a new electron microscope (installed in 2003). A full
immunohistochemistry service is also available on site. A non-denominational Hospital Chapel
used for funeral services etc. is part of the Mortuary facilities.
The workload comprises approximately 400 fetal, stillbirth, neonatal, infant, childhood and
adolescent postmortems per annum and 4000 surgical biopsies and placentas.
The hospital is a tertiary referral centre for Paediatric Oncology, Nephrology including renal
transplantation and Cardiac Surgery. 19 National service contracts are held by a variety of
disciplines and are supported by the laboratory services.
The Post in Pathology
There is currently one Consultant vacancy. This is a replacement appointment. The post is
based initially at Yorkhill / Southern General but the successful candidate would be expected
to take an active part in perinatal mortality meetings at maternity units within the Greater
Glasgow and Clyde Health Board area and outside Health Board areas for which the perinatal
pathology service is provided.
Duties of the Post include:
Clinical
The post would have an equally shared responsibility with consultant colleagues for the
provision of a specialist diagnostic service for surgical biopsies, fetal, stillbirth and neonatal
postmortems, postmortems of older children and adolescents and Procurator Fiscal work.
The surgical material includes a wide range of biopsies from the specialist oncology, renal,
gastroenterology, metabolic, orthopaedic and surgical units of the hospital. The Department is
planning to re-establish the clinic for ciliary beat frequency analysis for children with suspected
ciliary dyskinesia.
A Neuropathology service is provided by Neuropathologist(s) based at the Southern General
Hospital who are also responsible for all muscle and peripheral nerve pathology at the present
time. Perinatal neuropathology is provided by the paediatric pathologists.
Forensic Neuropathology services are provided by Neuropathologists based in Edinburgh as
part of a recently appointed contract with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
(COPFS).
The hospital is the Scottish centre for paediatric renal transplantation and paediatric cardiac
surgery. The Consultant staff currently provides a 1 in 3 out of hours cover/on-call for urgent
post-mortem examinations, clinical advice and handling of fresh biopsy material.
Clinical Meetings and Audit
The Department hold regular meetings with the specialist units (e.g. Renal, Gastroenterology,
Orthopaedic, Surgical, Fetal Medicine, Genetics, ENT etc), within the hospital. The appointee
would be expected to play a full part in any such meetings and also the regular Paediatric
Review and Audit Meeting (PRAMS) and Perinatal mortality meetings in the hospital and
outside maternity units.
Teaching
The appointee would be expected to take an active part in (i) the training and supervision of
the Specialist Registrar(s) in Paediatric Pathology and general and forensic pathology trainees
on rotation; (ii) the teaching of undergraduates and post-graduates attached to the clinical
departments (iii) teaching of Department BMS staff as part of their CPD programme.
Research
An interest in research would be desirable but not essential. Any research undertaken is
subject to approval by the West of Scotland Research Ethics Service and would require to be
funded appropriately at source.
Other External Commitments
The appointee would be expected to take an active part in appropriate EQA’s CME/CPD
activities as specified by the RCPath, and the advancement of medical knowledge through
contribution to appropriate learned societies. Local meetings are also convened in the
department for both Paediatric Pathology consultant peers and trainees with which the
appointee will be asked to contribute to. Co-operation with external case review is also
mandatory, e.g. UKCCLG etc.
The successful candidate will be expected to be on the specialist register or be eligible for
entry to it, with a CCST/ CCT in paediatric pathology.
3.
THE JOB ITSELF
(a)
Its Title:
(b)
Relationships:
(i)
Consultant Paediatric/ Perinatal Pathologist
Name of Trust or Health Board:
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
(ii)
Name of Consultant members of the Glasgow Pathology:
Royal Hospital for Sick Children
Dr C A Evans
Dr D Penman
Dr A Howatson (retiring – vacancy)
North Glasgow
Dr K Blessing
Dr C Dick
Dr A K Foulis
Dr J Going
Dr D Kipgen
Dr A McPhaden
Dr E A Mallon
Dr K Oien
Dr F Roberts
Dr J Tolhurst
South Glasgow
Dr G Bryson
Dr S Digby
Dr Z Hanzelly (Neuropathology)
Dr M Paul
Dr W Stewart (Neuropathology)
Dr L Cooper
Dr F Duthie
Dr M Gangopadhyay
Dr R Jackson
Dr G Kohnen
Dr E MacDuff
Dr D Millan
Prof M Pignatelli
Dr M Seywright
Dr C Van der Horst
Dr M Burgoyne
Dr C Harper
Dr D McLell
Dr J Salmond
Clyde
Dr W Candlish
Dr F Forbes
Dr H Pitchumuthu
Dr S Syed
Dr M Thomas (Cytopathology)
(iii)
Dr S Dahill
Dr C Moyes
Dr C Sutherland
Dr H Scullion(Cytopathology)
Number and grades of members of other staff (Current Paediatric
Department):
Technical:
1 WTE Senior Chief BMS
2.5 WTE BMS7
3 WTE BMS6
3 MLA
Mortuary:
1 WTE APT3
1 WTE APT2
Secretarial:
2 WTE
Junior Medical Staff
2 WTE Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Pathology
Recommendations are also being made for a 6 month rotational training programme to
Paediatric Pathology for trainees in Forensic Medicine. General Pathology Specialist
Registrars rotate for one month attachments to the department from the Glasgow
School of Pathology and Ninewell’s Hospital, Dundee
(c)
Duties of the Post
(i)
Details of clinical commitments:
To provide a comprehensive Paediatric/Perinatal Pathology service in conjunction with
consultant colleagues for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, surrounding Health Board
areas and the Procurators Fiscal, initially based at Royal Hospital for Sick Children,
Yorkhill. (See above)
ii)
Teaching-undergraduate/postgraduate duties (other than those
remunerated by a university or by fees in accordance with paragraph 172
of the Terms and Conditions of Service)
The appointee would be expected to take an active part in (i) the training and
supervision of the Specialist Registrar(s) in Paediatric Pathology and general and
forensic pathology trainees on rotation; (ii) the teaching of undergraduates and postgraduates attached to the clinical departments (iii) teaching of Department MLSO staff
as part of their CPD programme.
(iii)
Research – any research activities which are an inherent part of
normal clinical duties:
An interest in research would be desirable but not essential. Any research undertaken
is subject to approval by the hospitals Ethics Committee and would require to be
funded appropriately at source.
(iv)
Administration:
Administrative duties including those associated with the running of the laboratory and
maintenance of CPA accreditation standards.
(d)
Timetable:
Weekly provisional timetable of duties, including the location(s) at which they are to be
performed; any duties which take place less frequently than once a week should be
included with an indication of their average frequency.
DAY
HOURS
am
MON
pm
am
TUE
pm
am
WED
pm
am
THU
pm
am
FRI
pm
Hospital or clinic and description of duties e.g. ward
rounds, theatres, out-patients etc.
Direct Clinical Care
SPA
Direct Clinical Care
Direct Clinical Care
Direct Clinical Care
Direct Clinical Care
Direct Clinical Care
Direct Clinical Care
Direct Clinical Care
Direct Clinical Care
NB: The timetable is provisional but will include 9 sessions for direct clinical care and 1
session for supporting professional activities in line with current NHS Greater Glasgow
and Clyde policy
(e)
In addition to the duties mentioned above, duties at other hospitals
administered by the Division may be necessary.
4.
DATE WHEN THE POST IS VACANT:
October 2011
5.
DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR APPLICANT TO VISIT HOSPITAL/DISCUSS POST
In the first instance please contact:
Dr Dawn Penman, Department of Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology, Royal Hospital for Sick
Children, Yorkhill (0141-201-0398) or Dr Margaret Burgoyne, Lead Clinician, Department of
Pathology, Southern General Hospital (0141 2011838) margaret.burgoyne@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Short-listed candidates are invited automatically by the Director of Personnel 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 difficulty in filling the post, the Director of
Personnel has the authority to approve a second visit.
EMPLOYEE SPECIFICATION
JOB TITLE:
GRADE:
DEPARTMENT/DIRECTORATE:
DIVISION:
LOCATION:
Consultant Paediatric & Perinatal Pathologist
Consultant
Pathology, Diagnostics
Acute
Glasgow Hospitals
CRITERIA
Eligible for full registration with the General Medical
Council
MRCPath/FRCPath or equivalent
ESSENTIAL
YES
MRCPath/FRCPath in Paediatric Pathology
YES
On GMC Specialist Register for Consultant or eligible for
admission to the register within 6 months of the date of
interview.
Special interest or willingness to develop special interest
in relevant areas
Good general medical training
YES
Experience of multidisciplinary team working
YES
YES
YES
Experience of audit and research
Excellent organisational and communication skills
Effective in the teaching and training of junior colleagues
Knowledge of general management issues
Proven team player
DESIRABLE
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
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 £74,504 - £100,446 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
SUPERANNUATION
Whole Time, 40 hours
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.
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
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 which currently costs £59.00. The cost of the
PVG Membership will be initially paid by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and
will required to be repaid through a payroll deduction mandate from the
successful candidate’s first salary.
CONFIRMATION OF
ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN
THE UK
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 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.
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
Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Dr Dawn Penman,
Department of Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill
(0141-201-0398) or Dr Margaret Burgoyne, Lead Clinician, Department of Pathology,
Southern General Hospital (0141 2011838) margaret.burgoyne@ggc.scot.nhs.uk 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.
NOMINATION OF REFEREES
It is Board policy that no person can act as a member of an Advisory Appointments
Committee and be a referee for a candidate for that post. You should therefore check with
your proposed referees whether there is likely to be any difficulty in this respect for we may
otherwise have to invite you to submit another name or names
RETURN OF APPLICATIONS
Please return your application by email to nhsggcrecruitment@nhs.net or to the recruitment
address below;
Medical and Dental Recruitment Team
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Recruitment Services
5th Floor, Tara House
46 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 1HJ
CLOSING DATE
The closing Date will be 28th OCTOBER, 2011