NHS Lanarkshire – Information Pack
POSITION: Specialty Doctor in Breast Surgery
Reference
Grade
Location
Hours / PA’s
Salary Scale
Closing Date
REF MS/0914/06
Quote on all correspondence
Specialty Doctor in the Breast Unit
Wishaw General Hospital
2 Posts (1x Full-time & 1 x Part-time)
Specialty Doctor
Friday 24th October 2014
Your
Application
Thank you for expressing an interest in the above post within NHS
Lanarkshire. Please find all the relevant information attached to begin
the application process.
Should you require further information regarding this post you can
contact the Medical Staffing team or make informal enquiries with the
department using the contact details below.
To ensure we can process your application as easily as possible please
complete all the information required within the Application Pack and
email with your CV.
Contact Details
Application
Process
Telephone
Email
01698 377720
Lynn.cliens@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
To apply, please email your CV to the above, along with the Application
Pack.
Lanarkshire NHS
Inserts.pdf
Application Pack.doc
Additional
Arrangements
Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by:Mrs. Juliette Murray
Consultant
01698 366162
Surgeon
Date when the
post is Vacant
The post is vacant immediately and a start date will be agreed with the
successful candidate.
NHS
Lanarkshire
For further information regarding NHS Lanarkshire and it’s hospitals,
please visit our website:- www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and Positive about Disabled People.
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POSITION: Specialty Doctor in Breast Surgery
Management
Structure
To simplify and streamline the governance arrangements within our
hospitals, the structure of our managers, including Medical Managers is
being actively redeveloped. The new structure will enhance local
delivery at hospital level, heighten leadership visibility and increase site
accountability. Our Medical Managers will provide professional
leadership to medical staff, ensuring that they are effectively developed,
organised, integrated and managed to support the strategic aims of
each Division and meet the needs of the patient.
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POSITION: Specialty Doctor in Breast Surgery
POST INFORMATION
The Post
These posts are dedicated specialty doctor post to support the breast unit
particularly in follow up of breast cancer patients and in the assessment of
new patients.
General
Provisions
You will be answerable to Clinical Lead who will agree your job plan.
Health and
Safety
You are required to comply with NHS Lanarkshire Health and Safety
Policies.
Junior Medical
Staff
You will be responsible for the training and supervision of the Junior
Medical staff who work with you. In addition, you will be expected to
ensure that staff have access to advice and counseling. If appropriate, you
will be named in the contracts of Doctors in training grades as the person
responsible for overseeing their training and as the initial source of advice
to such Doctors on their career.
Resources
The following resources are available:Consultants
Special Interest
Mrs. Alison Lannigan
Breast
Ms. Juliette Murray
Breast
Mr. Dermot Murphy
Breast
Ms Kate FitzGerald
Breast
Specialty Doctors
Specialist Registrars on rotation from the West of
Scotland Training Scheme.
STR’s on BST
STRs/FY’s
Secretarial Support:
WTE Senior Secretary
WTE Waiting List Co-Ordinator- (if applicable)
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1
1
2
2
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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Main Duties
The breast unit has Consultants with new breast clinics and follow up
clinics. The successful applicant will support these clinics on a weekly
basis with the ability to manage the clinics as an independent clinician.
Work
Programme
As required under Section 3 of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the
duties and responsibilities are supported by a job plan and work
programme detailed as follows:
Job Planning/Programmed Activities
The job plan will be dependent on the successful candidate’s subspecialty
training and interests.
On taking up post a Job Plan will be agreed between the person
appointed and the Clinical Director. The Job Plan will be reviewed
informally after 3 months in post and then again on a formal basis after 6
months in post.
The indicative timetables identify those fixed commitments which are
dependent on other hospital resources, both physical and human.
Fixed
Commitments
Days
Monday
Hours
AM
PM
Tuesday
AM
PM
Wednesday AM
PM
Thursday
AM
PM
Friday
AM
PM
Type of Work
Breast new clinic
MDT/Admin session- flex
Breast new clinic
Breast returns clinic
Breast new clinic
Breast new clinic
Breast new clinic
Breast return clinic
Breast return clinic
Family history clinic
Location
Wishaw
Wishaw
Wishaw
Wishaw
Hairmyres
Hairmyres
Wishaw
Wishaw
Wishaw
Wishaw
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In addition, other
activities not
occurring at fixed
times.
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Discussing referrals, in patient and out patient with Colleagues (daily).
Discussing management/investigation of patients with colleagues in
other appropriate Clinical Support Services
Speaking to GP’s, outpatients re results.
Vetting Fast Track clinic referrals/ allocating appointments (daily).
CPD and Appraisal
Audit
Review of the
Job Plan
This job plan is subject to review at least once a year by the post holder
and the Clinical Director as noted in the terms and conditions. The
procedures set out in the ‘Terms & Conditions of Service’ must be
followed if it is not possible to agree a job plan, either initially or at an
annual review.
Audit and
research
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in audit
processes and there is an active clinical audit department available to
assist. An interest in research will be supported.
Continuing
Professional
Development
Study leave is available within the terms and conditions of service with the
approval of the Clinical Lead. The appointee will be required to fulfill such
demands for continuing professional development as the Royal College of
Surgeons (or other relevant bodies) may make.
Honorary
Academic Status
If involved in undergraduate teaching status can be applied for.
Applications can be made via the Hospital Sub-dean and then to the
appropriate academic department within the University.
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POSITION: Specialty Doctor in Breast Surgery
PERSON PROFILE
Attributes
Essential
Useful
Qualifications
Medically qualified
Postgraduate surgical or general
practice qualifications
Training
Shall have completed at least four
years’
full-time
postgraduate
training (or its equivalent gained on
a part-time or flexible basis) at
least two of which will be in a
Specialty Training Programme in a
relevant specialty or as a fixed
term specialty trainee in a relevant
specialty; or shall have equivalent
experiences and competencies
Research
Publications
Experience
Knowledge and Skills
Disposition
Ability to teach and supervise
junior colleagues / nurses in breast
care.
Awareness of current breast trials
Interest in clinical research
Sound knowledge of up to date
breast literature.
.
New and follow up breast clinic
experience
Family
history
breast
and
screening clinics
Knowledge of current breast Awareness of breast clinical trials
cancer treatment and guidelines for
follow-up. Triple assessment of Management
of
long
term
new breast patients.
morbidity in breast cancer
Able to work as part of a close Ability to effectively refer and
multidisciplinary team
discuss patients across a diverse
spectrum of medical practitioners
Other
If there is any reason why a disabled person
should not be considered suitable for this post,
please provide details:
Name
Designation
Date
Prepared By:Mrs. J. Murray
Clinical Lead
August 2014
The post requires physical dexterity.
Uncorrected visual or hearing defect would
be incompatible with the nature of the work.
Approved By:Mr. A. Khan
Associate Medical Director
August 2014
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
a)
This appointment is offered on the Terms and Conditions of the new Specialty Doctor
Contract.
b)
This appointment is superannuable under the NHS Superannuation Scheme, which
is contracted out of the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS). New
employees commencing employment from 1 March 2013 onwards will automatically
be enrolled in the pension scheme and your remuneration will be subject to deduction
of superannuation contributions.
To opt-out, you must contact the Scottish Public Pensions Agency directly on Tel:
01896 893000. Should you choose to opt-out in accordance with these changes you
will be enrolled into the scheme again every 3 years (June 2016, 2019 etc) when the
same process will apply.
For further information on the benefits of the scheme, please contact an advisor of
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) Tel: 01896 893100, or download/view
a member’s guide at www.sppa.gov.uk/nhs/forms.htm.
c)
The employment is subject to 3 months’ notice on either side subject always to the
appeal and other provisions of schedule 18 of the Pay and Conditions of Service of
Hospital Medical and Dental Staff and Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine
and the Community Health Service, New Contracts for Specialty Doctor and Associate
Specialist Grades.
d)
Reimbursement of certain telephone charges may be payable on application to NHS
Lanarkshire. The successful candidate must be contactable throughout any on-call
period.
e)
The successful candidate, if not already employed by the NHS Lanarkshire, will be
required to complete a medical questionnaire to obtain medical clearance from the
Occupational Health Physician.
f)
The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure Scotland PVG
(Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme) form. No approach will be made without
written permission of the successful applicant who will be asked to sign and complete a
disclosure PVG application, giving authorisation for the check to be undertaken.
g)
NHS Lanarkshire does not negotiate salary placements. On commencement the salary
will be in line with Schedule 14 of the terms and conditions of the new Specialty Doctor
contract. Appointees start on the scale minimum except in the circumstances of
paragraphs 5 - 9 of Schedule 14 of the terms and conditions of service.
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h)
From 1st April 2014, the starting salary for the post is £37,547 per annum (based on 10
Programmed Activities per week). The successful candidate’s total salary will be
dependent on his/her previous service history. Remuneration for any extra
programmed activities will be dependent upon the job plan agreed at the time of
appointment.
i)
Dependent upon present place of residence, NHS Lanarkshire may require the
successful candidate to undertake to remove home to a distance acceptable to NHS
Lanarkshire, normally within 10 miles of the base Hospital, in which case removal
expenses will be payable in accordance with NHS Lanarkshire Policy. In some cases,
however, a residence more than 10 miles distant from the base hospital will be
acceptable and in this case removal expenses will be subject to the prior approval of
the Associate Medical Director for such a residence. The position will be made clear to
the successful candidate on application
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DECLARATIONS/CONVICTIONS STATEMENT
The following should be used when completing DECLARATIONS/ CONVICTIONS within the
application pack.
Registration with the General Medical Council or General Dental Council imposes on
doctors and dentists the duty to provide a good standard of medical care and to behave
appropriately, towards patients. NHS Employees also have a duty to ensure that patients
receive a good standard of medical care and ensure as far as possible the safety of
patients. We therefore need to establish if you have been found guilty of a criminal offence,
been bound over or cautioned or are currently the subject of proceedings which might lead
to a conviction, an order binding you over or a caution, in the UK or any other country.
Applications for posts in the NHS are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Application forms will include a declaration for applicants to complete declaring any previous
or pending prosecutions or convictions, including those considered “spent” under the Act.
Forms will also include a declaration of any cautions or bind overs.
We also need to establish if you have been the subject of any fitness to practise
proceedings in the past, or if any fitness to practise proceedings are being contemplated, by
a licensing or regulatory body in the UK or another country and this is also reflected in the
declaration.
This information will be treated in confidence and will not debar you from appointment
unless the selection panel considers that it renders you unsuitable for appointment. In
reaching such a decision we will consider the nature of the conviction/action, how long ago
it took place and any other factors which may be relevant
Failure to disclose a criminal offence, having been bound over or cautioned or that you are
currently the subject of criminal proceedings, which might lead to a conviction, an order
binding you over a caution, or fitness to practice proceedings undertaken or being
undertaken by an appropriate licensing or regulatory body, may disqualify you from
appointment, or result in summary dismissal/disciplinary action and referral to the General
Medical Council (General Dental Council) for consideration if such a discrepancy came to
light.
If you would like to discuss what effect any previous convictions, police investigations or
fitness to practice proceedings taken or being taken either in the UK or by an overseas
licensing or regulatory body might have on your application, you may telephone: Marlene
Fraser (01698) 377752 in confidence, for advice.
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IMMIGRATION
Overseas
Doctors and
Dentists
Changes to
Immigration
Impact of
Change
Further
Information
For the purpose of immigration status, overseas doctors and dentists are
those who, regardless of where they obtain their primary medical/dental
qualification, are not nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA). A
list of EEA countries is attached.
On 7th March 2006 the Department of Health announced changes to the
immigration rules for postgraduate doctors and dentists. The changes
came into effect on 3rd April 2006 and mean that all doctors and dentists
who wish to work in the UK from outside the EEA will need to meet the
requirements of an employment category such as the work permit
provisions. New applications for permit-free training visas will no longer
be granted for doctors undertaking training posts
Non-EEA doctors and dentists will still be able to come and train in the
UK and are still eligible to apply, in open competition for training posts
provided all the other eligibility criteria is met. However, training posts
will now be considered employment for immigration purposes. Work
permits will only be issued where there is a specific post for the
overseas doctors that cannot be filled by someone from the EEA.
The changes in immigration requirements for trainee doctors and
dentists are a result of a Scottish Executive Health Department
announcement and immigration issues are the remit of the Home Office.
Clarification and further information can be accessed from the following:Home Office
Work Permits
EEA Countries
www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/
Austria
Greece
The Netherlands
Belgium
Hungary
Norway
Bulgaria
Iceland
Poland
Cyprus
Republic of Ireland Portugal
Czech Republic
Italy
Romania
Denmark
Latvia
Slovakia
Estonia
Liechtenstein
Slovenia
Finland
Lithuania
Spain
France
Luxembourg
Sweden
Germany
Malta
UK
NB – Switzerland is not in the EEA, Swiss Nationals have the same
rights as EEA nationals.
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