CONSULTANT IN
PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE
CARE
ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR
SICK CHILDREN
INFORMATION PACK
REF: 36829D
CLOSING DATE: NOON 17TH APRIL 2015
www.nhsggc.org.uk/medicaljobs
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.
Gartnavel General Hospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary will also have some
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 PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE
BASE: ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN
Applications are invited for a Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care at the Royal
Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill), Glasgow.
Yorkhill is one the largest children’s hospitals in the UK and unique within Scotland.
The PICU provides critical care for a complete range of paediatric specialties that
includes metabolic medicine, stem cell transplantation neuro-surgery, trauma and
renal transplantation. It is the Scottish centre for Congenital Heart Disease offering
Hypoplastic Left Heart surgery, interventional cardiology, ECMO / Ventricular Assist
Devices and complex airway surgery. In addition, the retrieval service provides
advice, support and transport for critically ill children, conventionally or on ECLS, by
road or air (helicopter / fixed wing) throughout Scotland, including remote and rural
locations, and occasionally internationally.
It is an exciting time for Children’s Services within Greater Glasgow & Clyde as the
Royal Hospital for Sick Children will relocate to the new Children’s Hospital within the
South Glasgow Hospitals campus in June of 2015. This will allow an expansion of
critical care beds to 22 enhancing service developments to deliver state of the art
medical care in purpose built surroundings where the children’s physical and
emotional needs have been prioritised. In addition a collaborative enterprise
(ScotSTAR) is uniting Scotland’s transport system by amalgamating adult, paediatric
and neonatal transport teams and accommodating them in a single bespoke base at
Glasgow airport. The hospital also has close links with Glasgow University.
Glasgow is an exciting and vibrant city with close proximity to the great outdoors and
has recently hosted the Commonwealth games, Ryder Cup celebrations and the
MTV awards. It has an excellent transport infrastructure facilitating easy travel both
home and abroad.
Applicants should possess full GMC and a licence to practice. Postgraduate
qualification (MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent) and have undertaken accredited
training in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine. 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 & Clyde
Acute Division
Women and Children’s Directorate
Information Pack
for the post of
Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care
Royal Hospital for Sick Children
Yorkhill, Glasgow
Acute Division Women & Children’s Directorate
Further Particulars of the Post of Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care,
Yorkhill
JOB DESCRIPTION
Applications are invited for a Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care at the Royal
Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow. Currently, there is one replacement substantive
posts available.
Opportunity for the development of an individual candidate’s special interest will be
encouraged within the service.
This document is split into the following sections:
Information on paediatric services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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General description of children’s services (section 1)
The work of the Anaesthetic, Critical Care, Neonatal and Surgery Clinical
Board (section 2)
General description of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (section 3)
Information on the job and the selection process
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The Job Itself/Description of Service and Contacts (section 4)
Terms and Conditions of Service (section 5)
Job Selection Process (section 6)
Advert (Section 7)
Personal Specification (Section 8)
Terms & Conditions
Further Information
The overall job pack also contains documentation around equal opportunities
monitoring.
Section 1
Children’s Services across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The Yorkhill Campus hosts the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. Located outwith the
hospital, but on campus grounds, is a full facility of on-site laboratories.
A description of the hospital is provided below.
a)
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow.
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, is one the largest children’s hospitals
in the UK and offers a complete range of paediatric specialities within a single
institution. It provides secondary care for more than 900,000 people resident within
the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area and tertiary/quaternary care for some 5m
people living across Scotland. The hospital is unique to Scotland providing care for a
complete range of paediatric and surgical specialties (including metabolic medicine,
rheumatology, renal, GI, infectious diseases, haem-oncology, stem cell
transplantation, neuro-surgery, trauma, renal transplantation and complex airway). It
is also the Scottish National Centre for Congenital Heart Disease with interventional
cardiology and an ECMO programme which is now in its 22nd year. This allows the
capability to treat most types of congenital abnormalities and the institution has
recently forged links with Boston Children’s to develop a programme for Ebstein’s
anomaly.
It is an exciting time for Children’s Services within Greater Glasgow & Clyde as the
Royal Hospital for Sick Children will relocate to the new Children’s Hospital within the
South Glasgow Hospitals campus in June of 2015. This will enhance service
developments to deliver state of the art medical care, in purpose built surroundings,
where children’s physical and emotional needs have been prioritised. With this the
critical care unit will expand from 17 to 22 funded beds by 2016. In addition a
collaborative enterprise (ScotSTAR) is uniting Scotland’s transport system
amalgamating adult, paediatric and neonatal transport teams which will be
accommodated in a new bespoke base situated at Glasgow airport, 10 minutes from
the new hospital. The retrieval service involves advice, support and the
transportation of critically ill children, either conventionally or on ECLS, by road or air
(helicopter / fixed wing) throughout Scotland (including the Islands and remote and
rural locations), and occasionally internationally. With these facilities the new hospital
is being considered for the role as a major trauma centre.
The hospital provides the major Undergraduate Paediatric Teaching facility
for the University of Glasgow and accommodates the University Departments
of Child Health, Child and Family Psychiatry, Medical Genetics, Human
Nutrition, Paediatric Pathology, Paediatric Biochemistry and Paediatric
Surgery. There is on site clinical audit and research and development support
to assist with departmental research projects.
The Radiology Department located within RHSC provides ultrasound, CT, MRI
and isotopic studies on site. A national PACS system has been in place since
the end of 2008. All imaging is now film-less. Diagnostic laboratory facilities
on site include Haematology, Blood Banking, Biochemistry, Microbiology,
Virology, Histopathology and Genetics.
b)
Other Paediatric services in NHSGG&C
There are three maternity hospitals in Glasgow; Princess Royal Maternity
Hospital, Southern General Hospital and the Royal Alexandra Hospital, all with
neonatal intensive care facilities. There is one children’s ward at the Royal
Alexandra Hospital providing local care for the children of Paisley.
There is an extensive range of specialist community based children’s services across
NHS Greater Glasgow. Managed within community health and social care
partnerships, these services are integrated with primary care and social care
services.
Section 2
Paediatric Services
Clinical Leadership
Critical Care is a key component of integrated hospital paediatric services within the
Women and Children’s Directorate (of the Acute Operating Division, NHS Greater
Glasgow and Clyde).
Dr. Jim Beattie (Consultant in Paediatric Renal Medicine) is the Associate Medical
Director for Hospital Paediatrics and Neonatology and is supported by four Clinical
Directors: Dr Morag Campbell, Clinical Director for Critical Care and Neonatology; Dr
Pamela Cupples (Consultant Anaesthetist) for Anaesthesia and Surgery; Dr Philip
Davies (Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine) and Dr Christine Gallagher
(Consultant General Pediatrician) for acute general pediatrics and sub-specialty
disciplines. Dr Andrew McIntyre is the Associate Medical Director for ScotSTAR and a
member of the critical care team. All are supported by a number of link clinicians. For
Critical Care this is:
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Dr Neil Spenceley Consultant Paediatric Intensivist
This structure of clinical leadership is mirrored within all surgical and medical
services.
Contact details for those doctors listed are provided in section 4 of this document.
National Service Contracts
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children hosts a number of paediatric national services
including paediatric intensive care. These national services are listed in box 1 below:
Box 1 / Paediatric National Services
Paediatric Cardiac Surgery
Paediatric Interventional Cardiology
Neonatal Cardiology
Extra Corporeal Life Support (ECLS)
Transport of Critically Ill ChildBone Marrow Transplantation
Cleft Lip/Palate Surgery
Complex Airway Management
Brachial Plexus Surgery
Intensive Care
Renal Transplantation
Renal Network
Future Service
Developments
Scottish
Genital Anomaly
Network
In-patient Psychiatry Network
Epilepsy Network
1. Paediatric intensive care was nationally designated in April 2007 and has
recently received an uplift of investment distributed between Glasgow and
Edinburgh
2. The Scottish Government launched the National Delivery Plan for Specialist
Children’s services in 2008 with attached resources of £32m over three year
period to expand national cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology,
cancer, metabolic, complex respiratory, neurology, immunology – ID, renal
medicine, cleft surgery and complex airways services. The development of a
regional paediatric burns service is also being considered
3. A Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome program commenced May 2011.
4. Neurosurgical services were transferred onto the Yorkhill site in Autumn
2011.
5. The Scottish Government conducted a review of specialist transport services
in Scotland. The recommendations of this review, which have recently
become operational, are for the neonatal, paediatric and adult transport
services to be provided by a combined national agency under the Scottish
Ambulance Service directorate. Paediatric services will continue to be
provided by paediatric intensive care clinicians on a sessional basis to be
negotiated.
Section 3
Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Surgery Services
An integrated anaesthesia, critical care and surgery service includes all surgical
wards, theatres, and cardiac services (diagnostic and interventional cardiology and
cardiac surgery). This arrangement, with close links to medical services (including
accident and emergency), has successfully supported improved cross-service
working, allowing completion of a number of ambitious clinical service redesigns.
The Work of the Department
The department admits around 1100 patients per year. National services for
paediatric cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, ECMO, renal transplantation and
complex airway surgery are supported in addition to regional programs.
The department is recognised for two years of training in paediatric intensive care
medicine by the Intercollegiate Committee on Training in Paediatric Intensive Care
Medicine. Senior trainee cover is provided by a combination of: paediatric intensive
care medicine trainees; rotating senior trainees in anaesthesia; rotating senior
trainees in adult intensive care and emergency medicine; and post CCST specialty
fellows in either paediatric anaesthesia or paediatric intensive care. Senior
international trainees who wish to gain paediatric intensive care experience are also
welcomed.
The junior tier is mainly covered by experienced, post membership, paediatric
trainees seeking introductory experience of paediatric intensive care.
The transport service is provided by a combination of Advanced Nurse Practitioner,
experienced middle grade medical personnel and consultants, working with
experienced intensive care nursing staff. The transport service is distinctive in its
provision of support for remote and rural areas and its regular use of air transport.
The department is supported by whole-time equivalent pharmacists, dietetics and
physiotherapists. We plan to expand our unique cohort of advanced nurse
practitioners. The unit has an active patient safety programme with national and
international links. Extended interests of the experienced nursing personnel are able
to support extracorporeal life support, nurse-lead ventilation weaning,
haemofiltration, palliative care initiatives, bereavement, organ donation and
education. Sub-specialty interests of the consultants cover medical ethics and law,
extracorporeal life support, retrieval and transport medicine, patient safety,
simulation, medical education and training, infectious disease, organ donation. All
consultant staff are published, have presented nationally / internationally and have
links with ELSO, IPSS, PCICS, Scottish Patient Safety Programme and Organ
Donation UK.
The workload and remit of the department has increased over recent years and is set
to continue. This has been supported with an increase in Consultant Paediatric
Intensivist numbers.
Critical Care Services are included in a Clinical Board within the Directorate of
Anaesthesia, Theatres and Critical Care. This arrangement has improved crossDirectorate working and allowed a number of ambitious plans for redesign of clinical
services to be undertaken.
The department is supported by secretarial, data administration and clerical staff.
Office space is available within the department. Standard IT and telecommunication
equipment is provided for all consultants.
Section 4
The Job Itself
a)
Job Title:
Consultant Paediatric Intensivist
b)
Relationships:
i)
Name of Employing Authority: Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Board
ii)
Names of Consultant Members of the Department:
Dr A McIntyre (AMD with the Scottish Ambulance Service)
Dr D Hallworth (to retire in February 2015)
Dr J Scarth
Dr C Kidson
Dr N Spenceley (Link Consultant for Paediatric Intensive Care)
Dr M Davidson
Dr R Levin
Dr A Turner
Dr C Begg
Dr W Rodrigues
Dr A McGettrick
Dr C Harry
c)
Duties of Post:
i) To supervise and manage the care of patients in the Paediatric Intensive
Care and High Dependency Units, including management of ECLS and critical
care transport, according to direct clinical care commitments detailed within
individualized job plans.
Out of hours cover for the Intensive Care Unit is currently on a 1:10 rota.
This however is likely to change with the introduction of a second on system
and consultant expansion. This activity can be of high intensity. Fixed
commitments are not planned for days following out of hours on call. The on
call consultant is expected to liaise with ScotSTAR to aid decision support to
Advanced Nurse Practitioners and middle grade medical staff covering the
transport service.
Some consultants directly participate with ScotSTAR to provide paediatric
transport. Involvement with this aspect of care will be subject to negotiation.
Prospective cover for holidays, study leave, duty leave and sick leave is
provided as agreed between the Glasgow LNC and NHS Glasgow.
Cover in the absence of Consultant colleagues is carried out flexibly.
Alteration in work patterns may occur with further expansion in workload and
Consultant numbers.
ii) Undergraduate teaching commitments are expanding with recent changes
to the Medical Curriculum and an extensive postgraduate training programme
is carried out both in PICU and at regular weekly meetings. Maintenance of
CME/CPED is actively encouraged.
iii) Research and audit is actively encouraged and members of the
department have carried out many projects and published extensively.
d)
Weekly Provisional Timetable of Duties
A split of 9:1 between direct clinical care PAs and supporting professional
activities is the advertised standard for all new consultant job plans in
NHSGGC. The one SPA minimum will reflect activity such as appraisal,
personal audit and professional development occurring outside study leave
time. Once the candidate has been appointed more SPA time may be agreed
following a formal job plan review for additional activities that are in the
interests of the service such as undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
and training that takes place outwith direct clinical care, as well as research
and/or clinical management duties. These activities must be specifically and
clearly identified, agreed with the consultant and by the department and
subject to annual review thereafter.
The post holder will provide daytime cover for the intensive care unit in one
week blocks, twice within a ten week cycle. This is divided between the
cardiac and general services. In addition the consultant will provide support
for high dependency, outreach and transport services, and the provision of
out of hours cover on an equal basis with nine colleagues.
This work pattern follows a ‘rolling-rota’ pattern as demonstrated in the
schedule:
Week Number
Activity
Week 1
Consultant for general ICU and retrieval medicine
Week 2
Consultant for cardiac ICU
Week 3
On Call (out of hours) and / or non clinical duties
Week 4
On Call (out of hours) and / or non clinical duties
Week 5
On Call (out of hours) and / or non clinical duties
Week 6
On Call (out of hours) and / or non clinical duties
Week 7
On Call (out of hours) and / or non clinical duties
Week 8
On Call (out of hours) and / or non clinical duties
Week 9
On Call (out of hours) and / or non clinical duties
Week 10
On Call (out of hours) and / or non clinical duties
Supporting professional activities and leave will be undertaken flexibly during
weeks not allocated to direct clinical care or during night time on call
commitments.
Fixed commitments will be based on the existing service provision within the
unit. These will be subject to review as the service develops.
The normal pattern of fixed commitments within critical care are described in
the following table:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Morning
0800 – 0900
0900 – 1030
0800 – 0900
0900 – 1030
1300 – 1400
0800 – 0900
0900 – 1030
1200 – 1300
1300 – 1400
0800 – 0900
0900 – 1030
handover round
ward round
handover round
ward round
radiology meeting*
handover round
ward round
unit Consultant meeting*
journal club
handover round
ward round
Friday
0800 – 0900 handover round
0900 – 1030 ward round
1045 – 11-15 cardiac round*
1130 – 1230 CME presentation*
1400 – 1530 cardiac conference
*fixed activities for all consultants
Afternoon
1600 – 1700
2000 – 2130
1600 – 1700
2030 – 2130
afternoon round
night round
afternoon round
night round
1600 – 1700 afternoon round
2030 – 2130 night round
1400
1600
2030
1600
2030
–
–
–
–
–
1600
1700
2130
1700
2130
junior teaching*
afternoon round
night round
afternoon round
night round
Individual commitments will be subject to alteration during leave of
colleagues.
e)
The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in
his/her charge, and for the proper functioning of his/her department.
f)
The Consultant will undertake the administrative duties associated with the
care of his/her patients and necessary for the proper functioning of his/her
department
g)
In addition to the duties mentioned above, duties at other hospitals may be
undertaken as necessary (out-reach feedback, teaching).
e)
Review of Job Plan
A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Link/Lead
Clinician, on behalf of the Clinical Director and Associate Medical Director
before commencement.
A job plan based on 10 programmed activities per week contract would
include:
4.2 PAs allocated to emergency care out-of-hours
4.8 PAs allocated to day-time programmed clinical activity within the PICU.
This is divided equally between cardiac and general sessions.
1.0 PAs allocated to supporting professional activities
Additional EPA’s may be available to support the Transport Service or other
areas of clinical activity required by the Service Manager.
Work will be arranged with ‘hot’ weeks of entirely clinical work with non
clinical activities concentrated in other weeks.
The Job Plan will then be reviewed annually, following the Appraisal Meeting.
The Job Plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a Consultant’s
duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It should cover all
aspects of a Consultant’s professional practice including clinical work,
teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It should
include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service
objectives, and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfill the
job plan and the objectives.
Arrangements to visit the Hospital
In the first instance please contact:
Dr Neil Spenceley, Link Consultant for Paediatric Intensive Care
Telephone 0141 232 0082
e-mail: neil.spenceley@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Angela Gartland, Secretary
Telephone (0141 232 1792)
e-mail: Angela.gartland@ggcl.scot.nhs.uk
Short-listed candidates are invited automatically to visit the hospital. If candidates
on their own initiative have visited the hospital before short-listing, they will only be
allowed expenses for that visit if they are subsequently short-listed. When it is
thought that there will be difficulty in filling the post, the Director of Human
Resources has the authority to approve a second visit.
Position of Consultants unable for personal reasons to work full time
Any consultant who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to
be considered for the post; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job
content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with consultant
colleagues.
Contacts within Yorkhill
Within the Women and Children’s Directorate the following list of useful contact
names and addresses are available:
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Mr Kevin Hill, Director, Women and Children’s Services, RHSC, Tel Number
0141 201 0473
Dr Jim Beattie, Associate Medical Director, RHSC, Tel number 0141 201 0515
Dr Morag Campbell, Clinical Director, Critical Care neonatology and critical
care. morag.campbell2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Dr Andrew McIntyre, AMD for ScotSTAR. andrew.mcintyre@nhs.net
Dr Pam Cupples, Clinical Director Anesthesia and Surgery, Tel Number 0141
201 0186
Dr Philip Davies and Dr Christine Gallagher, Clinical Directors, General and
Sub-specialty paediatrics
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Mr Kenny MacArthur, Lead for Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Tel
Number 0141 201 0246
Dr Neil Spenceley, Link Consultant PICU, Tel Number 0141 232 0082.
neil.spenceley@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Mr Jamie Redfern, General Manager, Women and Children’s Directorate,
RHSC, Tel Number 0141 201 0433
Mrs Heather Dawes, Clinical Service Manager, Women and Children’s
Directorate, RHSC, Tel Number 0141 201 9215
Mrs Lynda Lawson ,Operations Manager, RHSC, Tel Number 0141 201 0128
Mrs Elaine Johnston, Lead Nurse, RHSC, Tel Number 0141 201 0185
Ms Angela Gartland, Department Secretary, 0141 201 9211
Dr Jean Herbison, Clinical Director Child Protection Tel Number 0121 201
9360
Section 5
Main Conditions of Service
A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Clinical Director, on
behalf of the respective medical management structures within NHS Greater Glasgow
& Clyde. The job plan will be based on the provisional timetable previously shown.
The Job Plan will then be reviewed annually, following the Appraisal Meeting. The
Job Plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant’s duties,
responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It should cover all aspects of a
consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research,
education and managerial responsibilities. It should include personal objectives,
including details of their link to wider service objectives, and details of the support
required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.
General Provisions
You will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the
efficient running of services and will share with Consultant colleagues in the medical
contribution to management. Subject to the provision of the Terms and Conditions,
you are expected to observe the organisation’s agreed policies and procedures,
drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the
standing orders and financial instruction of Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Board, in
particular, where you manage employees of the organisation, you will be expected to
follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures.
You will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital
staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.
All medical and dental staff employed by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde are expected
to comply with the central Health and Safety Policy.
You will have responsibility for the training and supervision of (junior) medical staff
who work for you and you will devote time to this activity on a regular basis. 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 careers.
Section 7 – Advertisement of Position
YORKHILL DIVISION
CONSULTANT in PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
Applications are invited for a substantive consultant post in Paediatric Intensive Care
Medicine based at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow. Yorkhill is
Scotland’s major children’s hospital with 271 inpatient and day case beds. The
successful applicant will join 9 colleagues providing comprehensive clinical care to
the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The unit supports the Scottish paediatric
cardiac surgical, invasive cardiology and ECMO programs as well as all general
medical and surgical sub-specialities - including neurosurgery.
The unit provides a transport service which retrieves paediatric patients from all over
Scotland. This is distinctive in its support of remote and rural units and its regular
use of air transport.
The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit is accommodated in a recently re-furbished 26
bed area equipped with state of the art monitoring and clinical information systems.
The unit presently provides 22 staffed beds including 6 beds allocated to high
dependency care and admits around 1000 patients per year. The Hospital will
relocate to a New Children’s Hospital within the grounds of Maternity hospital and an
Adult hospital in 2015.
The Paediatric intensive care unit benefits from a strong, ambitious and dedicated
team, supported by management that is keen to embrace vision and promote the
reputation of the hospital.
Consultants are supported by junior medical staff comprising middle grade paediatric
trainees, PICU National Grid trainees and post CCT anaesthetic and international
trainees. The unit accommodates undergraduate medical students and several
consultants hold Honorary contracts with the University of Glasgow.
Applicants should possess a Postgraduate qualification (MRCPCH or equivalent) and
have undertaken accredited training in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine.
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Neil Spenceley, telephone 0141 232 0082 or
email neil.spenceley@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Section 8: Person Specification
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
Job Title
Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care
Specialty
Intensive Care
The person specification is used for both short listing and selection purposes for
recruitment to a Consultant Post in Paediatric Intensive Care
Factor
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent.
Awarded or about to be awarded
certificate of completion of 2 year
Intercollegiate training in PICU or
equivalent.
Minimum of two years in a post
recognised for training in
Paediatric Intensive Care, or
equivalent.
Experience in looking after
children following cardiac surgery.
ECLS training and experience.
Paediatric transport experience.
Experience of neurosurgical
intensive care.
Skills to include neonatal and
paediatric advanced airway skills.
Insertion of central and arterial
lines.
Evidence of active interest in
research, academic activities and
audit.
Evidence of teaching experience
IT skills
Higher Medical or Scientific
Degree
Clinical Experience
Clinical Skills
Audit, Teaching,
Academic Research
Disposition
Training
requirements
Other
Evidence of excellent
organisational and communication
skills. Commitment to team
working. Leadership qualities.
Ability to work and prioritise
under pressure
Training requirements compatible
with the capacity of the local
PICU team
Full Registration with the GMC
And a Licence to Practise
Evidence of Hepatitis B immune
status
Pre-employment health and
criminal record disclosure
screening
Experience in neonatal
intensive care. Experience of
paediatric transport in remote
and rural areas.
Period of post CCT experience
of independent clinical
leadership in PICU
Skills in Echocardiography /
fibre optic bronchoscopy
Evidence of research
publications in peer reviewed
journals. Evidence of
presentations to national
meetings. Postgraduate
distinctions and prizes
Clear and realistic achievable
career aims
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
£ 76,001 £ 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 one 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 Neil
Spenceley on 0141 232 1792 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, 1st Floor
Modular Building, Gartnavel Royal Hospital
1055 Great Western Road
GLASGOW
G12 0XH
CLOSING DATE
The closing Date will be 17 April 2015
INTERVIEW DATE
The interview date will be 25th May 2015