NHS Lanarkshire – Information Pack
POSITION: Salaried GP with Special Interest in
Headaches
Reference
Grade
Location
Hours / PA’s
Salary Scale
Closing Date
MS/1215/13
Quote on all correspondence
Salaried GP with Special Interest in Headaches
NHS Lanarkshire
1 PA per week
£55,411 – 83,617 per annum
Noon Monday 11th January 2016
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
Telephone
Email
01698 377731
Gillian.Swinburne@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Application
Process
To apply, please email your CV to the above, along with the attached
completed Application Pack.
Application Pack .doc
Additional
Arrangements
Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by:Dr A Tyagi
Clinician for Neurology & Clinical
0141 232 7542
Neurophysiology
Date when the
post is Vacant
This post is vacant as soon as possible.
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.
NHS Lanarkshire – Information Pack
POSITION: Salaried GP with Special Interest in
Headaches
POST INFORMATION
Background
The Post
The position of General Practitioner with a Special Interest in Neurology has
been established for over eight years at the INS, SGH. Initially funded as part
of an outpatient project by the Centre for Change and Innovation this position is
now an integral part of the West of Scotland Neurology service. The post
provides a training framework for General Practitioners (GP) wishing to expand
their knowledge in speciality of headache.
The post of General practitioner with a special interest in headache has been
established in Ayrshire since 2008 and the vacancy has arisen due to the
previous post holder moving on after 5 years.
Overview
Training is tailored to suit the needs of the successful candidate based on
previous experience and knowledge of neurology and headache management.
The successful candidate will be required to participate in at least one
headache clinic a week, continuing medical education, audit meetings and
lectures.
It is envisaged that the training schedule will be as follows:
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Initial Induction
The opportunity to see and experience specialist headache clinics either
within Glasgow or another West of Scotland Hospital currently providing
Neurology clinics. (Based on candidates availability).
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Neurology out patient Clinic
Working in collaboration with Dr Tyagi, Dr Gorrie & Dr Selvarajah,
Consultant Neurologists and Dr Michael McKenzie, GPSI and other
members of the headache team, for an initial period of six months
reviewing general referrals to the headache service. Protected time will
be made available within the clinic for the supervising Consultant / GPSI
to discuss cases.
After the six month period selected referrals will be vetted by Dr Tyagi /
Dr Gorrie / Dr Selvarajah and placed onto the GPSI list. Protected time
will be made available on a monthly basis to review problematic cases.
NHS Lanarkshire – Information Pack
POSITION: Salaried GP with Special Interest in
Headaches
Duties of the Post
1.
Provision of diagnostic and treatment service for patients presenting
with headache, in partnership with Consultant colleagues, GPSI,
doctors in training, Specialist Headache Nurse as appropriate.
2.
Participate and lead where appropriate, development activities and
projects within the headache service. This may include review of
protocols, documentation, audit activity, training and research.
3.
Maintain CPD to ensure that the requirements of accreditation and
revalidation are met.
4.
Organisation of inpatient admission, under consultant colleagues where
required.
Organise investigations as required.
5.
Document patient consultations and treatment plans timeously and
accurately.
6.
Review results from investigations and assist the Headache team
following up conditions requiring an urgent response in the absence of
colleagues.
Lead the dissemination of headache information and referral guidelines to GPs
in the West of Scotland through CMCP and primary care structures.
Headache Team Meeting
Consultants, GPs and Specialist Nurse meet monthly to review protocols and
discuss service and education topics.
Medical Negligence
In terms of NHS Circular 1989 (PCS) 32 dealing with Medical negligence and
the Trust does not require you to subscribe to a Medical Defence Organisation.
Trust indemnity will cover Trust responsibilities.
It may however be in your interest to subscribe to a defence body in order to
ensure that you are covered for any work which does not fall within the scope
of the indemnity scheme.
Terms and Conditions of Service
The post is covered by the Terms and Conditions of Service for Hospital
Medical and Dental Staff and by the General Whitley Council Conditions of
Service where appropriate.
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POSITION: Salaried GP with Special Interest in
Headaches
Audit and Governance
A ‘log book’ will be kept detailing all training sessions and clinical attachments.
Combined appraisal will be undertaken in conjunction with the Primary Care
Division.
Health and
Safety
You are required to comply with NHS Lanarkshire Health and Safety
Policies.
Pension
Information
The NHS Superannuation Scheme, which is contracted out of the State
Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS). All new eligible
employees commencing employment from 1 March 2013 onwards will
automatically become a member of the pension scheme and your
remuneration will be subject to deduction of superannuation
contributions, current personal contributions range from 5.2% for the
lowest earners to 14.7% for the highest. Levels of contributions and
scheme regulations are subject to change, any changes will be
communicated to you or can be found on the SPPA website.
Contributions are taken from your pay before tax, so you get tax relief on
any amount you pay. This can reduce the actual amount that you pay
between approximately 3.5% and 5.1% depending on your contribution
rate, earnings level and personal rate of tax. In addition to personal
contributions NHS Lanarkshire will contribute 14.9%.
In accordance with recent legislative changes, new eligible employees
commencing from 1 March 2013 onwards will automatically be enrolled
in the pension scheme. After considering the benefits and personal
circumstances, you can if you wish opt out of the scheme. To opt-out,
you must complete an opt-out form which is available on the Scottish
Public Pensions Agency website. 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).
Under the NHS Superannuation Scheme Regulations pension records
for short term appointments, such as Bank Staff and the equivalent kind
of contracts for other staff groups, may remain open for short breaks in
pensionable employment up to but not more than 3 months from the
date on which they last paid contributions. During this period the
member will continue membership in qualifying but not pensionable
terms. Where the period of break exceeds 3 months, membership of the
scheme will be closed and leaver information will be submitted to the
Scottish Public Pensions Agency.
NHS Lanarkshire – Information Pack
POSITION: Salaried GP with Special Interest in
Headaches
From 1 April 2015 the NHS Pension Scheme is changing in line with
other public pension schemes. All those joining the scheme for the first
time from 1 April 2015 will join the new scheme. Existing members who
are not protected will transfer to the new scheme, with benefits in
previous scheme(s) preserved. The new scheme will be based on a
proportion (1/54th) of the member’s pensionable earnings each year.
The pension will be the sum of each year’s value built up over the length
of the member’s career and revalued each year in line with the rate of
inflation. This is called a Career Average Related Earnings scheme.
Normal pension age will be linked to the member’s individual state
pension age.
Further information on the scheme, protection and/or members guides
are available at www.sppa.gov.uk Alternatively contact an advisor of
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) Tel: 01896 893000.
NHS Lanarkshire – Information Pack
POSITION: Salaried GP with Special Interest in
Headaches
Job Title:
Salaried GP
Department: Neurology Headache
Location:
Varies locations
FACTOR
EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
 General practice care of
Patients.
 6 months hospital-based
acute medical experience.
QUALIFICATIONS
TRAINING
RESEARCH
PUBLICATIONS
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KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS
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DISPOSITION
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DESIRABLE
 Experience, knowledge
and understanding of
healthcare issues
common to neurological
conditions.
Fully qualified,
vocationally
trained and experienced
General Practitioner.
Full GMC Registration.
Competent time
management
and organisational skills.
Excellent interpersonal
skills.
Evidence of multidisciplinary team
working.
Interest and evidence of
CPD.
Good communications
skills.
Self-motivated and
enthusiastic.
Dependable.
Team orientated.
Ability to work on own
initiative.
Focused and proactive.
Ability to work effectively
under pressure.
 Computer literate.
 Ability to work in teams
and individually in
challenging
circumstances.
 Practice development
skills.
 Audit and research
skills.
NHS Lanarkshire – Information Pack
POSITION: Salaried GP with Special Interest in
Headaches
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.
NHS Lanarkshire – Information Pack
POSITION: Salaried GP with Special Interest in
Headaches
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.