CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN
IN RESPIRATORY AND
GENERAL (INTERNAL)
MEDICINE
ROYAL ALEXANDRA
HOSPITAL
INFORMATION PACK
REF: 37692D
CLOSING DATE: NOON 19TH JUNE 2015
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These changes mean your base may change after joining us and you will be
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SUMMARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS POSITION
POST: CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN IN RESPIRATORY AND GENERAL
(INTERNAL) MEDICINE
BASE: ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Physician in Respiratory
and General (Internal) Medicine. The post will be based at the Royal
Alexandra Hospital. This post will replace a retiring physician but we would
aim to accommodate the special interest of the successful candidate
depending on service need.
The successful candidate will integrate with existing consultant colleagues
and provide clinical excellence in Respiratory Medicine within the Royal
Alexandra and Vale of Leven Hospital.
This post will offer an opportunity for the successful candidate to be involved
in the provision of a successful modern consultant led service.
All major specialties are represented within the Royal Alexandra Hospital with
Consultant Physicians with special interests in Acute Medicine, Cardiology,
Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine,
Rheumatology and Elderly Care.
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 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.
Particulars of the following post: Consultant Respiratory Physician with acute
medical duties based at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, with clinical
commitments at the Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria.
1.
General Information
The Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) is situated in Paisley and provides
acute health care services to Renfrewshire District, serving a
population of approximately 205,000. The RAH is one of the largest
and busiest non-teaching District General Hospitals (DGH) in Scotland.
The hospital has 968 beds and was opened in 1986. The hospital is
also the base for provision of surgical, orthopaedic, ophthalmology,
paediatric and the majority of maternity services to the population north
of the Clyde served by the Vale of Leven Hospital (VOL).
The RAH provides a wide range of DGH specialties with excellent
support facilities. The hospital has a first class radiology department
with modern facilities, and recently acquired a second CT scanner. All
departments participate in undergraduate teaching, and there is an
active postgraduate educational programme. The hospital enjoys an
enviable reputation for undergraduate teaching and is highly popular
with trainee doctors. There is a good medical library and postgraduate
education centre.
2.
The Medical Unit
The medical unit has 197 beds plus an 18 bed coronary care unit and
medical beds on the High Dependency Unit. There is a 6 chair short
stay chest pain assessment unit. GP emergency referrals are assessed
in a consultant led 8 bed medical assessment unit, which is run by
acute care physicians. All other admissions are sent to a 30 bed acute
medical unit, shared between an acute physician and the physician of
the week. Patients are quickly triaged to the other medical wards, with
specialist diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, cardiology,
respiratory, rheumatology and haematology wards. There are oupatient
clinics in all major medical specialties at the RAH.
The medical unit is committed to contributing to consultant led
intermediate care at the Vale of Leven Hospital, which is supported by
local GPs and GP trainees. The Vale of Leven Vision commenced in
2010 to support the safe running of the medical unit at the VOL, with
unwell patients or those needing specialist input transferred to the RAH
for ongoing care.
3. Consultant Staffing
In addition to the current post, there are 24 consultant physicians with
special interests as noted.
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Dr Gautam Ray
Dr Chris Foster
Dr Iain Keith
Dr Iain Findlay
Dr Stuart Hood
Dr Eileen Peat
Dr Alistair Cormack
Dr Claire Murphy
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Prof Martin McIntyre
Dr Claire Harrow
Dr Neil McGowan
Dr Chris Smith
Dr James McPeake
Dr Mathis Heydtman
Dr Graham Naismith
Dr Riz Hamid
Dr Selina Lamont
Dr Zia Mustafa
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Dr Jane Gravil
Dr Douglas Grieve
Dr Yi Ling
Dr Matt Embley
Dr Gillian Roberts
Dr Martin Perry
Dr Catriona Grigor
Acute Medicine
Acute Medicine
Acute Medicine
Cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Rheumatology
A clinical haematology service is provided within ward 1 by four
consultant haematologists, supported by junior staff from the medical
unit. There are 4 sessions of visiting and out-patient neurology, and
there is a weekly renal consultation service from the Western Infirmary
Glasgow (WIG) renal unit.
4. Medical Unit Junior Staff
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9 Specialist Registrars
4 core medical trainees
3 GP specialty trainees
5 Foundation Year 2
17 Foundation Year 1
There are specialist nurses in diabetes, respiratory medicine, cardiac
rehabilitation, cardiac failure, haemato-oncology, gastroenterology, DVT and
chest pain management.
5. Acute Medical Services
There are three acute medicine consultants, who supervise the
medical assessment unit and carry out a daily ward round of half
of the acute medical unit. They also manage medical patients on
the High Dependency Unit, with specialist input when required.
5.1
Acute Medical Unit (AMU)/ Medical Assessment Unit (MAU)
Acute medical admissions are admitted to the AMU, which is shared
between one of the acute medicine consultants and one of the
specialty consultants on a rotating ‘Physician of the Week’ basis
Monday morning to Friday afternoon. There are twice daily ward
rounds. At the weekend, AMU is shared between the first and second
on consultants. Patients are then triaged to the appropriate specialty
wards if not for early discharge. 85% of admissions to medicine go
through these beds. During the day, GP referrals are sent to the MAU
and assessed by junior doctors with close consultant supervision.
5.2
Coronary Care Unit
Patients with acute myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndromes,
arrhythmias or congestive cardiac failure are admitted to the 18 bed
coronary care unit, which includes a 6 bed chest pain assessment
area. CCU is staffed during the day by one of the consultant
cardiologists on a rotational basis, supported by junior medical staff
from the cardiology ward. About 1000 patients are admitted per year.
5.3
Medical High Dependency Unit (HDU)
Surgical HDU at the RAH includes 3 dedicated medical beds, managed
by the acute care physicians, although this arrangement is flexible
depending on need.
5.4
Vale of Leven (VOL) Medical Unit
The consultant physicians at the RAH rotate to the VOL 1 week in 17,
during which usual clinical commitments are cancelled. The acute
medical receiving unit at the VOL has 12 beds, with twice daily
consultant ward rounds. There is also responsibility for the 27 bed
general medical ward at the VOL during that week.
5.5
Junior Doctors out of hours
A Hospital at Night (H@N) and Hospital at Weekend service
commenced in August 2006. Medical staff covering the out of hours
period are expected to lead and participate in the H@N team, with a
formal handover meeting at the start of the night shift. This is now well
established and further development will aim to enhance out of hours
patient care and safety.
5.6
Medicine for the Elderly
Medicine for the Elderly is part of the Rehabilitation and Assessment
Directorate, but there is a close working relationship between this
department and adult medicine. Junior doctors from Medicine for the
Elderly participate fully in the medical rota. The department consists of
90 assessment and rehabilitation beds (Wards 3, 5 & 7) and an acute
stroke ward (ward 4). There is also an Older Adults assessment Unit.
The Day Hospital for the Elderly (30 places), incorporating an
Outpatient Consulting Suite, is located adjacent to the main hospital
entrance. Thirty continuing care beds (Ward 36) are located in a
separate building to the rear of the main hospital site.
The department is staffed by seven consultants: Dr Graeme Simpson,
Dr Carol Wilkieson, Dr Deborah Mack, Dr Lindsay Erwin, Dr Helen
Slaven, Dr Oona Lucie and Dr Janice Murtagh. There is one
established locum consultant who looks after long stay beds. There are
3 GP trainees, one core medical trainee and 5 FY2s attached to this
unit. There is also a 0.8 whole time equivalent staff grade doctor for the
Day Hospital for the Elderly. The medicine for the elderly department at
the VOL is staffed separately by 2 consultants.
6. Respiratory Services
The Royal Alexandra Hospital has offered a specialist respiratory
service since it opened in 1986. The service offered has developed
over the years and current activity is detailed below. There are
opportunities for development of the department to complement the
area of expertise of the successful candidate.
The respiratory medicine department at the RAH has 39 inpatient beds
on wards 11 and 14. We are piloting a daily visit to the acute medical
unit,We have an excellent working relationship with the ITU department
at the RAH, and access to medical HDU beds when necessary.
Respiratory medicine has led the way in developing protocols for the
management of many respiratory conditions, and most respiratory
conditions can be managed locally. There are tertiary referral clinics in
Glasgow for cystic fibrosis and pulmonary vascular disease, and
access to interventional bronchoscopy and stenting by referral. There
is a weekly lung cancer MDT meeting, and there is the opportunity to
attend regional interstitial lung disease, tuberculosis and mesothelioma
MDT meetings in Glasgow.
7.1
Respiratory Facilities
Most GP practices in Renfrewshire have access to spirometry and run
asthma/ COPD clinics. There is also a community pulmonary
rehabilitation service. There are smoking cessation clinics in the
community as well as a service for inpatients and staff, with a presence
at the respiratory clinics.
7.2
Investigation Facilities
There is a modern and well staffed radiology department with new CT
and MRI facilities. There is also an interventional radiology service,
with access to CT and USS guided biopsy. There are consultant led
biochemistry and microbiology services at the RAH, and cytology and
histopathology services are provided at the Southern General Hospital,
Glasgow.
There are weekly bronchoscopy lists at the RAH and the VOL, which
take place in a purpose built endoscopy suite that has received
excellent patient feedback. There are EBUS facilities at the VOL, and
the successful candidate will be supported in learning EBUS and
participating in lists.
We run a pleural disease service, with a ward based procedure room
for inpatient and day case procedures. There are 2 ultrasound
machines with a bank of recorded images for training purposes, and
we have a mannequin for chest drain teaching sessions. A medical
thoracoscopy service has been running at the RAH since 2010, with
facilities for inserting indwelling pleural catheters in day surgery.
Complex pleural disease and VATs biopsies are referred to the
regional centre at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital.
There are modern and well equipped pulmonary function labs at the
VOL and the RAH, with body box plethysmography at both sites, 5
channel sleep study equipment and mannitol challenge testing. There
is access to CPET by referral to Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
7.3
Respiratory Nurse Specialists
The department is supported by a Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist and
1.5 hospital Respiratory Nurse Specialists and 1 community bases
Respiratory nurse specialist who play a pivotal role in the provision of
services within the acute and the community setting. The Respiratory
Nurse Specialists visit the acute receiving ward and the respiratory
ward on a daily basis, and provide advice on COPD and asthma with
consultant guidance. They also provide an early supported discharge
service, perform spirometry and run a nurse led COPD clinic. They
have protocols for LTOT and fitness for air travel assessment, and they
review LTOT patients at home. They support the well established
pulmonary rehabilitation service in conjunction with physiotherapy and
leisure centre staff.
7.4
Respiratory Physiology Staff
The department is supported by 3 Clinical Physiologists who cover the
pulmonary function labs at the RAH and the VOL and support the
sleep/ ventilation service, including sleep study reporting and CPAP/
NIV initiation.
7.5
Other Team Members
Other team members include secretaries and ward based nurses with
particular experience in managing pleural disease and NIV. There is a
ward based pharmacist, a respiratory physiotherapist, a smoking
cessation nurse, a tuberculosis nurse and access to audit support
personnel. There are weekly consultant led ward multidisciplinary
meetings.
7.6
Medical Staff
The successful applicant will join the four existing consultants in
Respiratory Medicine. The respiratory service is also supported by one
specialist registrar, 2 core medical trainees, one GP trainee, one FY2
and 1.5 FY1s. The junior doctors are mainly ward based, but are
encouraged to attend clinics. We would aim to accommodate the
special interest of the successful candidate depending on service need.
7.7
Lung Cancer
The unit diagnoses around 280 new lung cancer cases per year. The
service is greatly supported by a lung cancer nurse specialist, a
consultant led palliative care team visiting from the local hospice
(whose Macmillan nurses also lend community support) and a
consultant led oncology team visiting from the Beatson Oncology
Centre. The service is supported by a lung cancer tracker, an MDT
coordinator and an audit team. There is a weekly Clyde multi-
disciplinary meeting, which discusses cases from the VOL, the RAH
and Oban with video linking to Inverclyde Royal Hospital. There is
thoracic surgery, oncology and pathology presence by video link, and
we are well supported by three radiologists at the RAH.. There is a
weekly meeting with the patient tracker to provide an overview of
where lung cancer patients are within their pathway. The lung cancer
nurse specialist runs follow up clinics for patients receiving best
supportive care.
7.8
Invasive Procedures
As mentioned above, there are weekly bronchoscopy lists at the RAH
and the VOL, with EBUS facilities at the VOL. There is a medical
thoracoscopy list at the RAH, and we are well supported by
interventional radiology for all relevant procedures.
7.9
Clinics
There are outpatient respiratory clinics at the RAH and the VOLcurrently 10 general respiratory clinics, a specialist asthma clinic and a
sleep clinic. Each consultant also has a half clinic slot for lung cancer
results and complex patients, which is filled at short notice.
The RAH respiratory service also currently provides a respiratory
service for Oban Hospital. There is a monthly respiratory clinic in Oban
shared amongst the team.
The tables below detail outpatient consultant led activity data for
2012/2013 and 2013 / 2104 for Respiratory:
Respiratory Outpatient Activity 2012 / 2013 and 2013 / 2014
Royal
Hospital
Inverclyde
Hospital
Apr 2012 – Mar 2013
Apr 2013 – Mar 2014
New
(inc
DNA)
Return
(inc DNA)
New
(inc DNA)
Return
(inc DNA)
2756
1415
2675
1976
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2245
633
399
577
Alexandra 1265
Royal 858
Vale of Leven Hospital
403
7. Management Arrangements
The Emergency Care and Medical Specialties (ECMS) Directorate in
the RAH consists of Accident & Emergency and General Medicine. The
consultant appointed will be expected to participate fully in the work of
the Directorate.
The Clinical Director for Medicine across the Clyde Division is Dr Chris
Jones based at Inverclyde Royal Hospital. The Clinical Leads for
Medicine across Clyde Division are Dr Jane Gravil, based at Royal
Alexandra Hospital, and Dr Lisa Hutton, based at Inverclyde Royal
Hospital.
9.
Summary of the Post
9.1
Duties of the Post
Respiratory Medicine
This post is for a consultant in General and Respiratory Medicine. The
post holder will participate in a consultant led and easily accessible
respiratory service.
The post holder will perform 3 clinics per week- 2 general respiratory
clinics (mixed new/ return, one at the RAH and one at the VOL) and a
sub specialty clinic to be agreed depending on area of expertise and
service need. It is envisaged that the successful appointee will support
the development of services across Clyde depending on service need.
The post holder will take responsibility for the daytime care of
respiratory patients, out of hours cover being provided by the physician
on call.
The department is involved in undergraduate and
postgraduate teaching and the consultant appointed will be expected to
contribute to this, along with educational supervision of trainee doctors.
Inpatients
The successful candidate will be expected to provide a full range of
consultant services as agreed with colleagues including inpatient
management of respiratory and general medical patients admitted to
the medical wards and the high dependency unit.
The on-call commitment related to this post is outlined below.
General Medicine
The post holder will participate in the ‘Physician of the Week’ system 1
week in 10 (alternating between the VOL and the RAH) and 1 weekend
in 8, with responsibility for unselected acute medical admissions to the
acute receiving unit as outlined in Section 6.1. During the receiving
week, consultants cancel their elective work. Overnight cover, Monday
to Thursday, is provided by a separate consultant rota, with each
consultant averaging one night per month. Overnight cover FridaySunday is by the consultants receiving that weekend.
9.1
Suggested Timetable
A work programme for the week will be negotiated and agreed with the
successful candidate and will be based on a 10 PA contract.
The successful candidate will have subspecialty interests supported, as
long as they are relevant to the wider aims of the Respiratory service
and the Department of Medicine.
We hope to use the new post to allow us to enhance the delivery of a
specialist respiratory service to the front door, with the potential to
create a "daily consultation" service to the acute medical unit. We
would hope to facilitate earlier discharge and early initiation of
appropriate investigations.
Monday
Tuesday
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Ward round
RAH
respiratory
clinic
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Unit meeting
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Half day
Bronchoscopy
List
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Thursday
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SPA
Ward MDT
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Results
clinic
AMU drop in
Lung cancer Hospital
MDT
meeting
RAH
Admin
respiratory
clinic
Suggested Job Plan
The job plan will be negotiated and tailored to the successful
candidate’s interests and the following should be taken as guidance.
Service development will be encouraged and may be supported by
additional SPA time by negotiation.
A detailed job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Lead / Lead Site
Clinician and thereafter this will be subject to periodic review and
adjustment if necessary.
The job plan is subject to review as a minimum once a year by the post
holder and the Clinical Director.
Duty
In patient work and administration
Out patient work and administration
SPA
Out of Hours On Call Work
TOTAL
9.3
PAs
4
4
1
1
10
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.
Currently each consultant cancels other duties and is ‘Physician of the
Week’ every tenth week and every eighth weekend.
10.
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Training
The unit has a postgraduate programme, which includes a weekly
respiratory unit meeting, tutorial sessions for junior doctors, a weekly
medical unit meeting and weekly hospital postgraduate meetings
during term time. The medical unit teaches a large number of medical
students from Glasgow University and participates in undergraduate
exams. As part of the new curriculum teaching of years one to five is
becoming established and the appointee will be expected to participate
actively.
11.
Further information
For further information and arrangements to visit the Department,
Please contact:
Dr Jane Gravil
Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine / Site Lead Clinician
Medical Unit, Level 6 North
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Corsebar Road
Paisley
PA2 9PN
Tel: 0141 314 6982
E Mail: jane.gravil@nhs.net
Dr Chris Jones
Clinical Director
Inverclyde Royal Hospital Greenock
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
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QUALIFICATIONS
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CLINICAL
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ESSENTIAL
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 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.
DESIRABLE
MRCP or equivalent.
Clinical
training
and 
experience equivalent to that
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 running of
the acute medical service.
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.
Ability to teach clinical skills.
Ability to work in a team.
Good interpersonal skills.
Caring attitude to patients.
Ability
to
communicate
effectively
with
patients,
Sub-specialty interest.
Attendance
management
for clinicians.
at
course
Experience of MMC
assessment tools.
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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.
TYPE OF CONTRACT
Permanent
GRADE AND SALARY
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 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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Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Dr Chris
Jones on 01475 504284 or Dr Jane Gravil on 0141 314 6982 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 19th June 2015