CONSULTANT IN CHILD &
ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
HOME INTENSIVE
TREATMENT TEAM/DAY
SERVICE
SKYE HOUSE, STOBHILL
HOSPITAL
INFORMATION PACK
REF: 37252D
CLOSING DATE: NOON 29TH MAY 2015
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As you may be aware, the new South Glasgow University Hospital and new
Royal Hospital for Sick Children are due to open on the current Southern site
early in 2015.
With this in mind, please note that positions based within the Victoria
Infirmary, Mansionhouse Unit, the Western Infirmary and the current Royal
Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill will change location and move to the new
hospitals.
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 CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
BASE: HOME INTENSIVE TREATMENT TEAM/DAY SERVICE – SKYE HOUSE,
STOBHILL HOSPITAL
Two full-time posts substantive posts based within the Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Home Intensive treatment team\day service, Skye House, Stobhill
Hospital. This well established team includes a nurse led home based
intensive treatment team which has been running successfully for 3 years and
is expanding into a full Tier 4 multi-disciplinary provision. You will be
responsible for the most severe and complex patients within the home
intensive treatment team but will have access to an NHS Greater Glasgow &
Clyde day service and to the regional adolescent inpatient unit to which they
will provide inpatient care for their patients. Experience of having worked in
tier 3 and 4 CAMHS is essential. The appointed Consultant will continue to
manage their patients when they are admitted to inpatient 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
a CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or eligibility for specialist
registration CESR (CP) in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or be within 6
months of confirmed entry from date of interview.
CONSULTANT CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST
INTENSIVE TREATMENT SERVICE\PSYCHIATRIC DAY SERVICE FOR
UNDER 18 YEAR OLDS
STOBHILL HOSPITAL
NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE
1.
JOB TITLE
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
2.
LOCATION
Home Intensive Treatment Service & Psychiatric Day Service, Stobhill Hospital
1.
HOURS OF DUTY
10 PAs (40 hours per week + out of hours duties)
4.
GENERAL BACKGROUND
This is a newly configured post based at Skye House Adolescent Psychiatry
Inpatient Unit. It is a Tier 4 Post designed to work with young people with
severe and complex disorders in the community and in a day service setting
but with availability of beds when the clinical needs require admission.
This service is in the process of exciting developments following a review of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry services in Glasgow and Clyde. This has led to the
development of a number of initiatives including a nurse-led Home Based Intensive
Treatment Team in order to help patients receive their treatment in the community
and to shorten length of stay if admitted to hospital.
This newly configured Consultant Psychiatrist post is designed to give continuity of
care to the most severely unwell and complex cases so that the psychiatrist will have
access to intensive community treatment, day services and inpatient beds when
needed. Most of the patients requiring intensive treatment remain the responsibility
of the Tier 3 community team – however it is expected that a small number of those
with the more severe and complex difficulties will be taken over by the new post
holder who will take on RMO responsibility for them at a Tier 4 level. This follows
discussions with the community Tier 3 consultant and team. It is expected that the
Consultant Psychiatrist in this post will take responsibility for patients with medical
complications arising from severe low weight eating disorders, with a mix of other
young people with difficult to manage psychosis with possible co-morbidities and
young people with complex psychiatric presentations and social vulnerabilities. As
the psychiatric input to the Intensive Treatment Team is newly funded the post holder
will have the exciting task of developing this role and integrating it with inpatient care.
The current Home Intensive Treatment Team consists of an experienced team of
psychiatric nurses who provide intensive support to children and young people in
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde with psychiatric disorders. In addition to this post, a
Consultant Clinical Psychologist will also be recruited to provide formulation and
psychological crisis intervention skills to children and young people who require
these skills.
The well-integrated multi-disciplinary inpatient team works collaboratively and flexibly
to achieve a very high standard of care and regularly meets with Intensive Treatment
Team staff. The overall philosophy of care is to provide for the assessment,
diagnosis and treatment of young people who have severe and complex mental
health difficulties using evidence-based practice in the context of the young people’s
personal development, family life and continuing education with the aim of preventing
chronic illness whenever possible. The clinicians aim to provide the highest standard
of care possible by keeping up to date with developments within the field of child and
adolescent psychiatry. Although the inpatient unit is a Regional Specialist Tertiary
referral service - this post will provide care for Greater Glasgow and Clyde patients
only with full access to beds and the multi-disciplinary team if required.
The staff aim to provide high quality mental health care for adolescents, meeting the
requirements outlined in the following documents:1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Patient’s Charter
The Children in Hospital Charter
The Children ( Scotland ) Act 1995
The Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
Other legislation or policy documents as necessary.
The inpatient unit aims to be responsive to the needs of young people presenting
with a wide range of mental health disorders, and operates using the admission
criteria listed below.
Referral Criteria
 Severe psychiatric disorders such as psychoses, major affective disorders,
severe eating disorders, complex psychosomatic disorders, and neuropsychiatric
disorders, etc
 Where the Community or other Tier 3 service is struggling with a complex,
diagnostic problem, and intensive assessment and intervention would seem
appropriate
 Supporting the admission of other cases as deemed appropriate especially where
there is a severe risk of self-harm and/or harm to others secondary to mental
health disorders
The following would make admission to inpatient care unlikely
 Young people whose sole or major difficulty is a conduct disorder. There is
considerable clinical evidence that the needs of such young people are not best
met within the setting of a unit whose primary function is to care for young people
suffering from mental illness.
 The unit is also unable routinely to meet the needs of young people with severe
learning disabilities although young people with moderate learning disabilities
may be considered on a case by case basis.
 The unit does not provide specific treatment for young people whose main
problem is drug or alcohol abuse. The unit does however provide care for young
people with a history of substance misuse and concurrent psychiatric disorder
e.g. drug misuse associated with a psychotic illness.
 Young people who require an admission to a Forensic Adolescent Unit. The unit
is an open unit (i.e. non-secure setting) and as such, cannot cater for seriously ill
adolescents who continue to pose a major risk to adolescents and/or staff.
The day service\inpatient team are able to offer a wide range of treatments including
various group and individual therapies and family therapy. The Intensive Treatment
Team works alongside colleagues in Tier 3 and Tier 4 community mental health
services with skills in management of learning disability and mental health disorder,
forensic mental health, eating disorders and service interventions for looked after and
accommodated children and young people. The inpatient psychiatry service has
excellent links with paediatric services including neurology and is able to access a full
range of investigative facilities. There are also close links with the University
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. There is an active academic
programme and good academic links with other centres.
5.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TEAM
CAMHS Home based Intensive Treatment Team (HITT)
The Home Intensive Treatment Team has an establishment of 13.5 nursing posts
and a .5 Consultant Psychologist post.
The HITT Service provides a rapid response (within 48 hours) to children and young
people who have acute mental health disorders requiring intensive support in the
community. Where clinically appropriate the service is offered as an alternative to
hospital admission, but also to facilitate early discharge and support back into the
community where an acute admission has occurred.
By providing treatment in the home the service aims to establish a positive culture
and approach by supporting individuals’ coping strategies in a less restrictive
environment.
Referral Criteria:
 Aged 0-17 inclusive
 Young people residing within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde catchment
area
 Young people living at home, NHS inpatients or living in Specialist Residential
Units
 Suffering from moderate to severe mental health problem
 Currently know to locality\Tier 3 teams
 Requiring Intensive Home Treatment
The HITT Service’s current staffing is managed by the Lead Nurse for CAMHS and
comprises of Team Leader, community mental health nurses and clinical support.
West of Scotland Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Service
The inpatient team is Consultant led and comprises 2 wte consultant psychiatrists, Dr
Anne-Marie Discombe and Dr Jane Fuller, with Alex Fleming as Service Manager
and Jacqueline Hardie as Senior Charge Nurse. The Unit staffing also includes
middle grade doctors and the disciplines of nursing, occupational therapy, clinical
psychology, dietetics, speech and language therapy, family therapy and sessional
input from other professionals is available on an inpatient and day-patient basis. The
inpatient unit is approved for placement for doctors in training: ST4-6s in Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry and CT1-3 in Psychiatry. The post holder would be welcome
to apply to the West of Scotland Deanery for approval as an educational supervisor.
There is a well-staffed school providing comprehensive educational opportunities and
liaison with community schools. A part time social worker completes the team.
Medical Staff in the Adolescent Unit
Consultant Psychiatrist
1 wte
Consultant Psychiatrist
1 wte
Associate Specialist
0.6 wte
Speciality Doctor
0.55 wte
Speciality Doctor
0.6wte
Speciality Doctor
1 wte
Usually one or two ST 4-6 CAMHS trainees will also be placed in the Unit and
attached to the Consultant Psychiatrists in the Unit who are Educational Supervisors.
6.
NHSGGC CAMHS
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde was created in 2006 by the amalgamation of the
whole of NHS Greater Glasgow (GG) and part of NHS Argyll and Clyde. As a result
of significant investment and expansion a number of health board-wide services were
developed in response to identified needs of several groups of children and young
people who were not well served by the existing arrangements. These services were
focused on children and young people with mental health problems –
1. who also had a learning disability (LD-CAMHS);
2. who were also involved in serious offending (Forensic or F-CAMHS);
3. who were also looked after and accommodated (LAACMH team);
4. who required intensive home treatment.
5. who required support from the Self Harm Team.
Consultant Psychiatrists within NHSGGC CAMHS
Community Teams:
No of Consultants Location
(headcount)
3
East Glasgow CHP (Bridgeton)
3
South Glasgow CHP (Gorbals)
2
North Glasgow CHP (Gorbals)
2
West Glasgow CHP (West Centre)
2
Renfrewshire CHCP
1
East Renfrewshire CHCP
1
Inverclyde CHP
1
West Dunbartonshire CHP
Total WTE
2.3
2.1
1.3
1.4
1.44
1
1
0.8
City/Board/Area/Country Wide Teams:
No of Consultants Locations
Total WTE
(headcount)
1
LD-CAMHS (Ferguson Smith Building, RHSC)
1
1
LAAC CAMHS (Ferguson Smith Building,RHSC)
0.5
1
Forensic CAMHS (Ferguson Smith Building, RHSC)
0.5
2
Paediatric Liaison Team (RHSC)
1.4
2
Child Inpatient Team (Caledonia House, RHSC)
1.35
3
Adolescent Inpatient Team (Skye House, Stobhill)
2.5
2
Academic Team (Caledonia House, RHSC)
Services within NHS GGC CAMHS:
Service
East Glasgow CAMHS
West Glasgow CAMHS
South Glasgow
North Glasgow CAMHS
Renfrewshire CAMHS
East Renfrewshire CAMHS
Inverclyde CAMHS
West Dunbartonshire CAMHS
Location
Kerr St, Bridgeton
West Centre, Kinfauns Road, Drumchapel
Southbank and Twomax, Gorbals
Possilpark Health Centre
Aranthrue Centre, Renfrew
Barrhead Health Centre, Barrhead
Larkfield Centre, Greenock
Acorn Centre, Vale of Leven Hospital
Tier 4 CAMHS
Paediatric Liaison Team
National Children’s Psychiatric Unit
Scottish Centre for Autism
West of Scotland Regional Adolescent Inpatient Unit
University of Glasgow Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry Team
Eating Disorder Service (CONNECT ED)
Multi-Dimensional Treatment Foster Care
HITT Intensive Treatment Service
7.
Ferguson Smith Building, RHSC
Ward 5b, RHSC
Caledonia House, RHSC
Caledonia House, RHSC
Skye House, Stobhill Hospital
Caledonia House, RHSC
Templeton Business Centre, Bridgeton
Templeton Business Centre, Bridgeton
Skye House Stobhill Hospital
LINE MANAGEMENT
Specialist Children’s Services (SCS) are managed by the North East Glasgow Sector
of Glasgow CHP, whose current Director is Mr Mark Feinmann. The Head of
Specialist Children’s Services (SCS) (currently Mr Stephen McLeod) has the lead in
planning, developing and managing CAMHS services across NHSGGC. He is
supported by service managers including Mr Alex Fleming for the Home Intensive
Treatment Team and Skye House.
Management accountability is via the Service Manager through Lead Consultants to
the Clinical Director for CAMHS.
The Clinical Director for CAMHS in NHSGGC is Julie Metcalfe. She is supported by
two Lead Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists. One of the two Lead
Consultants will provide support and management in relation to job planning to the
post holder. Dr Michael Smith is the Lead Associate Medical Director for Mental
Health in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Clinical governance arrangements are channelled, via a clinical governance
executive group, to the NHSGGC CAMHS Clinical Director on behalf of the Director
of North East Glasgow CHP sector.
The post holder will be a member of the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Division of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry which offers professional advice to managers across the
organisation.
Annual leave and study leave will be covered by Consultant colleagues in CAMHS
Tier 3 and Tier 4.
Organisational Chart
North East Sector Director
Mark Feinmann
Head of Specialist
Children’s Services
Stephen McLeod
Clinical Director –
CAMHS
Julie Metcalfe
Specialist Children’s Services
Community Services
Specialist Children’s Services
Hosted Services
Inpatient Service
Manager,
Alex Fleming
 National Child
Inpatient Unit
 WoS Adolescent
Inpatient Unit
 Scottish Centre
for Autism
 Academic
CAMHS
Clinical Lead
CAMHS Nurse,
Lauren
MacFarlane
 HITT
 YADS
 ASH
Hosted Service Manager,
Dougie Fraser




LAAC
LAAC MHT
Paediatric Liaison
Acute Clinical
Psychology
 Acute OT & SLT
 PEACH Unit
 Forensic CAMHS
 Community
Children’s
Nursing Team
 Special
Education
Needs Nurses
 iCARE
Clinical Lead for MDTFC,
Irene Cronin
 Multi – Dimensional
Treatment Foster Care
North East Sector
Gillian Wilson , Service
Manager
 Community
Paediatrics
 CAMHS
South Sector
Lee Urquhart, Service
Manager
 Community Paediatrics
 CAMHS
 SLT
Clinical Lead for ED,
Charlotte Oakley
 Eating Disorders
Team
Clinical Lead for
LD CAMHS,
Jacqui Howison
 LD CAMHS
Community
Paediatric
Nursing
Manager,
Donna Hunter
Clinical Director –
Community Paediatrics
Dr Alison Rennie
North West Sector
Cathy Holden, Service
Manager
 Community Paediatrics
 CAMHS
 SLT (NE & NW)
Renfrewshire CHP
Liz Daniels, Service Manager
 Community Paediatrics
 CAMHS
 SLT
East Renfrewshire CHP
Kirsty Gilbert, Service
Manager
 CAMHS
West Dun CHCP
Shelia Downie, Service Manager
 Community Paediatrics
 CAMHS
 SLT
Inverclyde CHCP
Fiona Houlihan, Project Manager
 Community Paediatrics
 CAMHS
 SLT
8.
Clinical duties of the Post
The post is full-time 10 Programmed Activities per week (It is planned that the post
will be configured as 9 PAs of Direct Clinical care and 1PA for Supporting
Professional Activities) based at Skye House Adolescent Unit.
This post carries clinical responsibility (RMO) for the delivery of intensive community,
day patient and as required in-patient services to adolescents and their families
referred by Tier 3 Teams from across Greater Glasgow and Clyde. This includes
liaising with referrers, prioritising referrals\admissions, leading the care of patients
and working with the Tier 4 teams including deciding with community colleagues
which patients remain as Tier 3 and which require to have RMO transfer to Tier 4.
There will be liaison with other agencies involved with the mental health needs of
patients. The Consultant Psychiatrist will provide medical leadership within the teams
with regard to delivering the service required and using the teams’ resources in an
effective and efficient manner. The new Consultant will participate in operational
management, clinical governance and any strategy groups that address the
administrative running and forward planning of the Service.
9.
General Consultant Duties regarding the entire post
Medical Legal Responsibilities
The post holder will be an Approved Medical Practitioner according to the terms of
the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act (2003) and will be expected
to be familiar with and practice according to all legislation pertaining to Children and
Adolescents. The Post Holder will be expected to respond to requests for psychiatric
assessments from the Courts and Reporters to the Children’s Hearing and from
Solicitors requesting reports on the Clinician’s open case-load.
Education and Training
Consultants contribute to Undergraduate and Postgraduate medical student
education within the University and the Post-holder will be eligible to apply for
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer status with the University of Glasgow. Consultants
are also expected to contribute to the training of other professional trainees and the
in-service training of all service staff. There is no separate study leave budget and all
applications for study leave are to the General Manager, subject to clinical approval
by a Lead Psychiatrist
Research and Audit
This service engages in regular academic activities – this includes subscription to
QNIC-rom and the use of CORC to ensure that outcomes are appropriately audited.
The team engages in a number of other audit activities and have a strong affiliation
with the University department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - where Professor
Chris Gillberg specialises in Neurodevelopmental disorders research and the Senior
Lecturer, Professor Helen Minnis is a recognised authority in attachment disorders.
Medical committees
The post holder will become a member of the Greater Glasgow Division of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry and will also be invited to participate in various committees
that contribute to the running of child and adolescent psychiatry and the wider
service.
10.
On-Call Responsibilities
Day-time Emergency service
Each clinical team has the responsibility to be available to respond to within office
hours emergency referrals. All consultants provide cover for colleagues who are not
available because of duties else where and for annual leave or part-time status. You
will be included in one of the daytime on call rotas for CAMHS.
Out-of- Hours On-Call
Through the week and at weekends the Consultant Child and Adolescent
Psychiatrists in Glasgow and Clyde share an out of hours on-call rota, as second or
third on call.
At present the on call rota involves approximately a 1 in 14
commitment.
11.
Domiciliary Visits
Domiciliary consultations may be required in line with Health Board policy.
12. Additional Duties
In addition to the duties mentioned above, there may be duties at other hospitals and
clinics administered by the Trust that will be necessary.
13.
Continuing Professional Development
There is an active CPD programme for Child and Adolescent Consultants which
meets on a monthly basis. In addition there are opportunities for multidisciplinary
continuing professional development. There is also a Child and Adolescent
Psychopharmacology Interest Group which meets regularly every two months.
14.
Job Plan
The post holder will be expected to work to a Job Plan. The expectation in NHS
Greater Glasgow and Clyde is that job plans will work on the basis of 9 direct clinical
care sessions and 1 supporting professional activity but this balance of direct clinical
care and SPA time can be negotiated if required. The Job Plan will initially be
discussed with one of the Lead Psychiatrists before being submitted for approval to
the Clinical Director and Associate Medical Director for the Mental Health
Partnership, who provides senior medical professional advice.
There is a well established peer review and appraisal process in which the Post
Holder will be expected to participate prior to his/her annual job planning review.
This will be part of the revalidation process.
The clinical commitments of the post will be contained within the following indicative
time-table.
The SPA time will include time for appraisal and revalidation and other non-clinical
management activities.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Weekend
Other Duties
AM
PM
AM
PM
AM
PM
AM
PM
AM
PM
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PM
LOCATION
Skye House
WORK DONE
Clinical and Supporting professional activities
Consultant CPD / SPA
Skye House
Skye House
Skye House
Skye House
Skye House
Skye House
Skye House
Skye House
Patient review\HITT team meeting
Clinical work
Ward and community clinical work / Case review
meetings
Ward and community clinical work / supervision
Pharmacy meeting
Parent meetings
Mental Health Tribunals, multiagency meetings
The following Person Specification applies to candidates for the post
Attributes
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
MRC Psych or equivalent.
Full Registration with the GMC
and a licence to practice
Completion of Higher Training
in Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry and inclusion on
the GMC Specialist Registrar
or within six months of CCT or
CESR (child and Adolescent
Psychiatry) at interview
Additional Higher Degree
Training
Research
Clinical Governance
Publications
Experience
Knowledge and Skills
Disposition
Section 22 of the Mental
Health (Care and Treatment)
Scotland Act 2003 approval or
a necessity to gain approval
following appointment
Achieved Royal College of
Psychiatrists Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry
Curricular Competencies in
Research
Experience of audit and
relevant clinical governance
activity
Experience of working in a
Tier 3 and Tier 4 Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry service
Excellent knowledge and
understanding of Adolescent
Psychopharmacology and
Child and Adolescent Mental
Health
Knowledge of the law as it
applies to children. Specific
therapeutic skills.
Demonstrable skill in multi
disciplinary team working.
Calm and confident individual
able to support team
colleagues with a commitment
to high quality patient care,
team working and service
development and
improvement.
Capacity to work calmly under
pressure and ability to
prioritise work with good
decision making during crisis.
Excellent timekeeping.
Reflective approach to clinical
work.
Flexibility
Other
Excellent communicator
Full driving licence
Current participation in research
Current participation in clinical audit
In peer review journals
Experience in Paediatrics, General
Practice or other medical specialty,
Learning Disability or Forensic
Psychiatry experience
Expertise in one therapeutic
modality.
Expertise in Family Therapy.
Knowledge of court and tribunal
work with children and adolescents.
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 to £ 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.
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
Michelle Thrower on 0141 232 6425 or Julie Metcalfe on 0141 277 7475 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 29 May 2015
INTERVIEW DATE
The interview date will be 15th June 2015