CONSULTANT PAEDIATRIC
CARDIOLOGIST
ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR
SICK CHILDREN
INFORMATION PACK
REF: 32969D
CLOSING DATE: NOON 16TH MAY 2014
www.nhsggc.org.uk/medicaljobs
SUMMARY INFORMATION
POST: CONSULTANT PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST
BASE: ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN
We welcome applications for the post of Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
based at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow. The successful
applicant will join the existing team of cardiologists to provide the national
paediatric cardiac service for Scotland. This is a new post and it is expected
the successful applicant will have a specialist interest in imaging.
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children is close to the centre of the city, with
excellent transport links and easy access to the Highlands and Islands of
Scotland. It is a principal teaching hospital for the University of Glasgow.
Applicants must have full registration with the General Medical Council, a
licence to practice and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register.
Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training
leading to CCT in Paediatric Cardiology or eligibility for specialist registration
(CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of Interview. Non
UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Acute Division
Women and Children’s Directorate
Information Pack
for the post of
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist (with special interest in
imaging)
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Acute Division Women & Children’s Directorate
Further Particulars of the Post of Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist (with
special interest in imaging)
JOB DESCRIPTION
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist at the Royal
Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow.
The successful applicant will join a team of 7 other consultant Paediatric cardiologists
delivering the Scottish Paediatric cardiology service.
The post will be based at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow.
This paediatric cardiac surgical centre is not part of the current reorganisation of
surgical services in England and Wales.
This document is split into the following sections:
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Children’s Services Across NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
New Children’s Hospital Build
Management Structures
The Work of the Surgical Department
The Job Itself/Description of Service
Personal Specification
Terms and Conditions of Service
Further information
The overall job pack also contains documentation around equal opportunities
monitoring.
Section 1
Hospital Paediatric and Neonatal Services across NHS Greater
Glasgow and Clyde
The majority of acute children’s services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde are
provided from the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (RHSC). A paediatric ward and
neonatal unit in the Royal Alexandria Hospital supports acute care for children and
young people and neonates in the Clyde catchment area of the NHS Board. Neonatal
intensive care is provided at the Southern General Maternity Hospital, Princess Royal
Maternity and Royal Alexandria Hospital. The RHSC will be re-located to a new build
on the Southern General Hospital campus in 2015.
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children
RHSC is the largest paediatric teaching hospital in Scotland. It provides care for
children resident within the Greater Glasgow area, acts as a tertiary referral centre
for children from the West of Scotland and in a range of subspecialties including
invasive paediatric cardiac services, from the whole of Scotland.
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All paediatric medical and surgical subspecialties are provided, including
general medical paediatrics, respiratory, endocrinology, gastroenterology and
nutrition, haemato-oncology (bone marrow transplant service), neurology,
neurosurgery, cranio facial and maxillofacial surgery, nephrology, cardiology,
immunology and infectious disease, dermatology, rheumatology, metabolic
medicine, audiology, ophthalmology, ENT surgery, rheumatology and
orthopaedics, general paediatric and neonatal surgery
There are 173 inpatient beds excluding paediatric and neonatal critical care,
day care and medical assessment with cardiac patients located in ward 5a
(24 bed ward)
There is a 22 bed paediatric intensive and high dependency care unit. Co
located with this is further 18 neonatal intensive care cots
There are 7 full operating theatres, day surgery unit, pre assessment team,
dental suite and endoscopy room in the main theatre complex in the hospital.
Cardiac surgery has a dedicated theatre and team providing 24 / 7 cover to
their patients.
There is a full radiology suite of MRI, catheterization laboratory, CT scanner
and clinical physics department. There is also an extensive cardiac
physiology department
National services provided from RHSC include:
o Cardiac Surgery and interventional cardiology
o Neonatal cardiology,
o Neonatal ENT,
o ECLS
o Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia network,
o Vein of Galen assessment and treatment (together with Great Ormond
Street as a UK service).
o Paediatric Renal transplantation
o Paediatric Stem Cell transplantation
Large outpatient, medical day care, medical assessment unit and emergency
department
On site paediatric and neonatal transport/retrieval services
A pan Greater Glasgow Child Protection Unit has been developed on site.
Laboratory services to the RHSC are provided from the Southern General Hospital
campus.
RHSC 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.
Southern General Maternity
At the start of 2010 the new neonatal unit opened above the labour ward on the
Southern General site with projected delivery numbers for the hospital of 5,900 births
per year. Because the Ian Donald Fetal Medicine unit is on the same site a
significant proportion of the neonatal workload involves delivery of infants with known
congenital anomalies. Limited radiology support is provided by colleagues from the
RHSC but infants requiring invasive procedures or complex imaging are transferred
to the RHSC neonatal unit. There is physical space for 34 intensive care and high
dependency cots and 26 special care cots.
When the new children’s hospital opens on the Southern general site in 2015, all
neonatal services currently provided in the NICU at RHSC will move over to the
Maternity unit. There will be a physical link to the intensive care floor of the new
children’s hospital.
There is a dedicated fully equipped echo machine and remote telemedicine link on
site together with access to the cardiac patient database kept at RHSC.
Princess Royal Maternity (PRM)
The PRM is a large maternity unit, situated about 1 mile east of the centre of
Glasgow. It is on the campus of Glasgow Royal Infirmary, which provides services for
the population of the East and North of Glasgow. It is a purpose built 120 bed
maternity hospital, with a capacity for 6,800 deliveries per annum. There are 10
intensive care cots, 23 special care cots and a 4 bed transitional care unit. All
neonatal intensive care can be provided except for those infants who require
neonatal surgery and/or extra-corporeal life support services (ECMO). A telemedicine
link with the Royal Hospital for Sick Children has been long established allowing live
consultation and the transmission of ultrasound images. The University Chair of
Obstetrics and Maternal Medicine is based on site and there is an active research
philosophy in the unit.
Golden Jubilee National Hospital (GJNH)
The GJNH is located 8 miles west of the city centre along the river Clyde. It contains
the West of Scotland Cardiac Centre which provides cardiac surgery and
interventional cardiac services to the population of the West of Scotland. It also has
some designated National services including the Scottish Adult Congenital Cardiac
Service, Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit and Scottish Advanced Heart Failure
Service. The adult congenital unit performs over 200 adult congenital operations and
catheter interventions per year and is closely integrated with the paediatric congenital
cardiac service.
Section 2
New Hospital Build
The construction of a new children’s hospital (replacing the current Royal Hospital for
Sick Children) has commenced on the Southern General Hospitals Campus
alongside a new adult hospital and existing maternity unit including new neonatal
unit.
Completion of this new tripartite clinical arrangement for NHS Greater Glasgow
covering acute care of adult, children and maternity services is expected to be
completed by 2015.
Section 3
Management Structures
Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board have a single operating division for all acute
services. Diagram (1) highlights the local management structure underpinning
operational service delivery.
Diagram 1 – management structure
Chief Operating Officer Acute Division
Director Women and Children’s
Directorate
Directors (Adult Services) * 7
Functional Heads
Associate Medical Director,
Head of Nursing, Head of
Midwifery, Head of Finance,
Head of Human Resources,
Planning Manager
Reports to Chief
Executive of the
overall NHS Board
General Manager –
Hospital Paediatrics &
Neonatology
Clinical Directors * 4
General Manager –
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Clinical Services Managers * 2
Acute General
Paediatrics
Neonatal Critical Care
Lead Clinician
Cardiac Services
Lead Nurses * 4
Anaesthesia and Surgery
Medical Sub Specialties
Business and Planning
Support
Key Stakeholders (within Diagram 1):
Robert Calderwood Chief Executive; Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board
Jane Grant
Chief Operating Officer; Acute Operating Division
Kevin Hill
Director Women and Children’s Directorate
Jim Beattie
Associate Medical Director; Women and Children’s Directorate
Jamie Redfern General Manager; Hospital Paediatrics & Neonatal Services
Andrew McIntyre
Clinical Director Critical Care and Neonatology (including
cardiac
services)
Kenneth MacArthur Clinical Lead Cardiac Services
Heather Dawes
Clinical Services Manager including Cardiac Services
Contact details for some of the above named personnel are available in section 9
along with a list of other key management / clinical employees within hospital
paediatrics.
Section 4
Critical Care and Cardiac Services
Cardiac Services
Cardiac services in RHSC consists of
 3 cardiac surgeons
 8 (including this new post) cardiologists (3 interventional cardiologists)
 6 cardiac anaesthetists
 A dedicated 24 / 7 cardiac theatre team
 2WTE Advanced nurse practitioners and 4.3WTE cardiac liaison nurses
 24 bedded ward shared with complex airways and complex respiratory
specialties
 7 commissioned cardiac intensive care beds
 24 / 7 cardiac perfusion and physiology services
 1wte clinical psychologist
 Access to a full suite of diagnostic facilities including catheterization
laboratory
 Access to all other paediatric hospital facilities as required
 A full outpatient service including outreach clinics provision across Scotland
Critical Care Services
The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is one of two centres for the care of
critically ill children in Scotland admitting 650 – 700 children annually including 80
transferred from other hospitals throughout Scotland. It is the only unit dealing with
post cardiac surgical patients and ECMO. The National Paediatric Critical Care
Transport Service is run jointly with Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
The Unit is funded for 7 cardiac intensive care beds which are run on a flexible basis
to accommodate the varying workload. It is one of the four extra corporeal Life
Support centres for the UK. An adjacent High Dependency Unit increases the
flexibility of the critical care service.
Section 5.
(a)
THE JOB ITSELF/DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Title:
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
(b)
Relationships:
(i)
Name of Health Board:
Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Board
(ii)
Names of Consultant members of the Department:
Consultant Medical Staff Cardiology
Dr J Burns
Dr M llina
Dr B Knight
Dr K McLeod
Dr P Noonan
Dr B Smith
Dr M Walayat
This post
Dr H Walker – visiting from Golden Jubilee Hospital, Glasgow
Dr N Walker – visiting from Golden Jubilee Hospital, Glasgow
Consultant Paediatric Surgeons
Mr K MacArthur Clinical Lead Cardiac Services
Mr M Danton
Mr A Maclean
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Junior Medical Staff
Cardiac Surgery
2 Specialist Registrars, West of Scotland Rotation
3 SHO
Cardiology Service
2 Paediatric Cardiology ST
3 Paediatric ST, West of Scotland Rotation
1 FY2
Subject to change from summer 2013 as junior doctor configuration is
re-organized
Cardiologists will now provide a full attending system with the
introduction of this post
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Administration Support
The Cardiology service is supported by 4 WTE secretaries. The
Cardiac Information System is supported by 2 WTE Cardiac data
coordinators, allowing the ability to produce detailed activity and audit
data.
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Nursing Support
The Department enjoys the services of highly skilled nurses working
across, Cardiac surgery/Cardiology ward, Intensive Care, Neonatal
Intensive Care, Cardiac Theatre, Catheter lab and pre-admission
service. There are both Intensive Care and Cardiac specific
accredited Nursing Courses in place. A Cardiac Services Coordinator
manages a lead nursing service and patient support services and
quality.
The service is further supported by a team of 4.3 cardiac liaison
nurses and 2 cardiac nurse practitioners.
The cardiac theatre team including anaesthesia, provide dedicated
cardiac surgery cover out of hours. The catheter lab, radiography and
cardiac physiology staff provide an out of hours on call service for
interventional cardiology.
(c)
Duties of the Post:
(i)
Clinical
The successful candidate will have, or be within 6 months of obtaining, a
CCST in paediatric cardiology or equivalent and expected to practice as an
independent paediatric cardiologist. He/she will be committed to providing
paediatric cardiac services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde and covering gaps
in the service if they arise. This is a new post and a candidate with an interest
in cardiac imaging would be preferred. It is expected the successful candidate
will bring skills that will complement those already present within the unit.
Clinical duties will include ward rounds; out patient clinics; outreach clinics;
liaison with cardiac surgical and critical care colleagues. The post holder will
provide continuous on call cover of the ward area as well as support to
intensive care and surgical services during ‘on service’ weeks.
(ii)
Teaching
The successful applicant will be expected to take a role in undergraduate and
postgraduate teaching. He or she will also be expected to be responsible for
the professional supervision, training and development of doctors in training
grades.
(iii)
Research and audit
The successful applicant will be expected to develop a research interest and
supervise research projects undertaken by doctors in training grades. The
post holder may also develop a leading role in clinical audit/clinical
effectiveness.
(iv)
Administration
The post holder will be expected to undertake such administrative duties as
are required for his or her patients and the proper functioning of the
department.
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Other duties
The post holder will undertake duties as shall from time to time be delegated
to him/her by the Clinical Director/lead clinician.
(d)
Timetable
The timetable given below is an example. The exact timing and nature of
sessions have yet to be determined and will be largely dependent upon
service requirements.
Potential Job Plan (Subject to alteration as per service requirement) (Averaged
weekly sessions in brackets)
Off Service weeks (5/6)
AM
PM
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Monthly
service
management
meetings
(0.125) Sub
specialty
interest
session (0.875)
Off duty
New patient
clinic (1)
Follow up patient
clinic (1)
Medical student
teaching (0.25)
Sub specialty
interest session
(0.75)
Sit down ward
rounds – 5A
and PICU (1)
Off duty
Outreach clinic
Wishaw (0.75)
SPA (1)
Combined
cardiac
conference
(1)
Total Sessions – 6.5 clinical sessions
On Service weeks (1/6)
AM
PM
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
PICU and 5A WR
(1)
PICU and 5A
WR
(1)
PICU and 5A WR
(1)
PICU and 5A
WR
(1)
Ward care, and
acute referrals (1)
Ward care, and
acute referrals
(1)
Ward care, and
acute referrals (1)
Ward care, and
acute referrals
(1)
Sit down ward
rounds – 5A and
PICU (1)
Combined
cardiac
conference
Ward care, and
acute referrals
(1)
Total Sessions – 10 clinical sessions
Out of hours commitment:
One in six weekday nights + one in eight weekends: 1.5 clinical sessions (including
prospective cover)
Average Sessional Commitment – 9 DCC / 1 SPA
The Job Plan may be subject to review and amendment following consultation and
once subspecialty interest has been identified.
(e)
Description of Service
Cardiology
This new post will be an opportunity for a consultant cardiologist with an interest in
cardiac imaging to review and develop
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Protocols and procedures for cardiac imaging across MRI/CT
Relationships with radiology (specifically consultant with interest in cardiology
imaging)
Technology (the hospital is looking in the near future to replace both MRI and
CT scanners for New Children’s Hospital)
Other information pertinent to cardiology
Cardiac services have undergone significant change in the last 12 months. This is a
result of additional investment to support the service to meet UK safe and
sustainable standards. Included in this have seen expansion in cardiology consultant
numbers, additional investment targeted to liaison nursing and clinical psychology
plus extra resource to data management and administration/clerical. Service is
successfully re-engineering itself across a range of areas including clinical
governance, research and development, data management, age appropriate care,
psycho social support and transition. Organisational development supporting team
ethic within and across departments is also a strong feature of the service work plan.
A new nationally commissioned Managed Clinical Network for cardiac services has
recently been established with the wider cardiac team featuring significantly in its
activities. 2015 offers the cardiac team the opportunity to move to a new build at the
Southern General Hospital Campus. Operational plans supporting this move are well
established.
The Cardiac Catheter Laboratory has ensured that the department has the
technology necessary to allow it to continue at the leading edge of interventional
catheter treatment. It has been constructed with hybrid procedures between surgeon
and cardiologist in mind, utilizing greater space, temperature control, operating
theatre conditions and a tilting/rocking table.
The MRI suite contains a new 1.5 Tesla Phillips magnet. Full cardiac image
acquisition and analysis software is in place and there is a dedicated post procedural
processing room adjacent to the scanner. Images are now archived on the Scottish
PACS system which permits direct transfer and review of images to/from other
centres.
The department has the facility for full invasive/non-invasive
electrophysiological assessment and ablation treatment for arrhythmias.
cardiac
Cardiac services run one stop clinics for new patients, providing review by a
cardiologist together with ECG and echo at a single visit. This model of service is
now extended to a network of peripheral clinics throughout Scotland allowing local
care for a large number of children with heart disease. This system has also allowed
training of interested physicians at these sites. In conjunction with the well
established Scotland wide telemedicine network this provides the basis for a
proposed managed care network extending throughout Scotland.
The Cardiology Department has developed an in-house clinical information and audit
system. Since its creation in 1993 it has undergone continual development and is
now one of the most advanced cardiac clinical information systems in the UK. It is
networked throughout the hospital and acts as an on-line medical record allowing
instant access to patient details from enabled sites around the hospital. Information
is held on over 14,000 patients including investigation results, cardiac surgery
procedure records, diagnostic and interventional catheter lab procedures, inpatient
stays, clinic visits, drug therapy and patient correspondence. The system has also
been installed in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh and in the Golden
Jubilee National Hospital based Adult congenital cardiac unit.
Cardiac Surgery
The Yorkhill unit provides a national paediatric cardiac surgery service for Scotland.
The population of Scotland is just over 5 million and this service operates on patients
whose ages range from neonates through to 16 years of age. The service was
centralised on the Yorkhill site in July 2000. Three consultant paediatric cardiac
surgeons provide the service all of whom also undertake cardiac surgery in adults at
the Golden Jubilee National Hospital. Increasingly these adult sessions are for
congenital rather than acquired heart disease. A small amount of paediatric thoracic
surgery is undertaken.
The combined cardiology/cardiac surgery ward is shared with the cardiac surgeons
and a programme of shared patient care is undertaken. There is a dedicated cardiac
theatre nursing team who provide a comprehensive out of hours emergency service
in conjunction with a dedicated cardiac anaesthetic service provided by a team of six
consultant anaesthetists.
Within the paediatric intensive care unit cardiac surgery and catheter intervention
have seven funded beds. Clinical care of the post-operative patients in ITU is shared
with ten whole time consultant intensivists and a lead intensivist for cardiac services
is in place. Monday to Friday, nine to five there is a dedicated cardiac consultant
intensivist present on the unit.
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 Directorate, RHSC, Tel
number 0141 201 0473
Dr Jim Beattie, Associate Medical Director, RHSC, Tel number 0141 201
0515
Dr Andrew McIntyre, Clinical Director Surgical directorate Tel Number 0141
201 1777
Mr Kenneth MacArthur, Lead clinician for cardiac services Tel number 0141
201 0251
Mr Jamie Redfern, General Manager RHSC Tel Number 0141 201 0433
Section 6
Main Conditions of Service
The post is covered by the Terms and Conditions of Service for Hospital Medical and
Dental Staff (Scotland), as amended from time to time by central negotiations and by
General Whitley Council Conditions of Service where appropriate.
The appointment is whole time. The hours of duty are the standard working week of
forty hours consisting of 9 direct patient care sessions and 1 supporting professional
activity session. The off site on-call requirement will be 1:5 with prospective cover.
Salary Scale: Standard Consultant Scale
Other Facilities
A range of excellent facilities for shops, banking and public transport are available
locally.
Person Specification for Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
1. Qualifications
and
Professional
Training
Essential Requirements
MBChB or equivalent.
CCT in Paediatric Cardiology or equivalent.
Full GMC
Specialist Register.
Desirable Requirements
APLS provider status.
2. Clinical
Experience
Broad experience in all aspects of paediatric
cardiology.
Expertise in one or more
paediatric cardiology subspecialties.
3. Clinical Skills
Ability to practice independently in line with
accepted guidelines.
Recognised post CCT
training fellowship in
paediatric cardiology subspecialty.
4. Audit
Evidence of commitment to clinical audit.
Teaching
Evidence of enthusiasm for and experience
of teaching
Post graduate educational
qualification
Academic
Research
Evidence of published work in peer reviewed
journals relevant to Paediatric Cardiology.
MD / PhD degree or
equivalent
4. Disposition
Leadership qualities.
Commitment to team working.
Organisational, administrative and
communications skills.
Evidence of previous service
development
5. Other
GMC Registration
Occupational Health Clearance
Satisfactory SCRO Clearance
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
Part Time 40.00
SUPERANNUATION
You have the option to join the NHS Superannuation Scheme, to participate in
the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme or to take out a Personal
Pension. Employee’s contributions to the NHS Scheme are Tiered based on
your earnings and the employers contribution equates to 13.5 % of salary.
Employees in the NHS Scheme are “Contracted-out” of the State Earnings
Related Pension Scheme and pay a lower rate of National Insurance
contributions. Employees who choose to participate in the State Earnings
Related Pension Scheme pay the higher rate of National Insurance
contribution. A Stakeholder Pension is also available. A Personal Pension is a
private arrangement agreed with the pension provider that will be an
organisation such as a Bank, Building Society or Insurance Company.
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 not 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
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Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Kenny
MacArthur, Clinical Lead Cardiac Services on 0141 201 0658 or by email
Kenny.macarthur@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or Brodie Knight Consultant Cardiologist on 0141
201 0246 or by e-mail Brodie.knight@ggc.scot.nhs.uk 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 noon on 16th May 2014
INTERVIEW DATE
The interview date will be 28th May 2014