Locum Appointment for Service (Full-time)
Acute Medicine
MD0814501
CONTENTS
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Introduction & The Forth Valley Area
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NHS Forth Valley Acute Services
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Further Information and Job Description
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Duties & Criteria of the Post + Contractual Information Page 8
General Employment Information
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Acute Medicine
Locum Appointment for Service (LAS)
Full time
We welcome applications for a Locum Appointment for Service in Acute Medicine to join
our department. This post is available immediately until 4th August 2015.
This post is based in Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert which is a state of the art
modern Acute Hospital. The successful candidate will join our team of five consultants
and other doctors in training. Candidates will be expected to work within the Acute
Medicine team and provide support for emergency admissions and ward patients. The
post will enable the post holder to gain excellent exposure to a full range of core
medicine.
NHS Forth Valley provides acute services for a population of 280,000 people in Central
Scotland. Acute services were centralised onto a single site at Forth Valley Royal
Hospital in July 2011. Forth Valley is a particularly attractive area in which to live and
work with a wide range of housing, excellent state and private schooling and extensive
sport and leisure facilities. Falkirk and Stirling have good motorway and railway links to
the nearby centres of both Edinburgh and Glasgow while the Scottish mountains are a
short distance to the north.
Candidates are encouraged to visit the department and meet senior staff. Informal
enquiries should be directed to Dr Dan Beckett, Clinical Lead and Consultant in Acute
Medicine on 01324 566000 or email daniel.beckett@nhs.net.
These posts are open primarily to applicants who do not require a work permit to take up
employment in the UK. Any applicants who do require a Tier 2 Sponsorship will be
considered only if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for the post. Further
immigration information is available at:
http://www.gov/uk/government/organisations/uk-visa-and-immigration
For more details on how to apply FV-UHB.medicalworkforcerecruitment@nhs.net or
telephone 0178641156.
Please note that we no longer accept application by curriculum vitae
Completed application form, which should include the names and addresses of 3
referees (one of which should be your current or most recent employer), details of GMC
registration and licence to practice, should be submitted to the address below by closing
date, noon, Friday 19th December 2014.
Medical Workforce- Recruitment Team, NHS Forth Valley, Euro House, Wellgreen Place,
Stirling, FK8 2DJ or email FV-UHB.medicalworkforcerecruitment@nhs.net
Interview date to be confirmed
Please quote reference number: MD0814501
NHS Forth Valley is an equal opportunities employer
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INTRODUCTION TO NHS FORTH VALLEY
NHS Forth Valley is a single, integrated healthcare system comprising acute care facilities and
community based services, which are delivered through Forth Valley Community Health
Partnerships.
The Board’s vision of improving health and healthcare for the people of Forth Valley is
underpinned by its Integrated Healthcare Strategy. The principles upon which this strategy is
founded have led to significant change and development in recent years. With further service
reconfiguration planned, this is an exciting time to work with NHS Forth Valley.
NHS Forth Valley is the largest employer in the area, with approximately 8000 staff from a wide
range of professional and support occupations. Currently, services are provided in one acute
hospital, four community hospitals and fifty-six health centres. Acute Services are based in
purpose built 860 bedded Forth Valley Royal Hospital, which opened in 2011 and provides
inpatient and outpatient services for a population of approximately 300,000.
THE FORTH VALLEY AREA
The working environment is excellent, as is the quality of life that Forth Valley has to offer them
and their families. The area has stunning scenery, such as the Trossachs and Loch Lomond. It
is steeped in history with Callander House in Falkirk, Stirling Castle, Bannockburn and the
Wallace Monument to name but a few of the sites in the area. It also has many cultural and
leisure facilities such as the Falkirk Wheel (the largest canal barge wheel in the world), the
MacRobert Arts Centre at Stirling and the National Sports Academy at Stirling University.
Forth Valley also lies equidistant between Scotland’s two largest cities; Edinburgh and Glasgow.
With their respective airports, both are little over half an hour from most parts of Forth Valley, on
the Falkirk, Larbert and Stirling area lines.
House hunters in the Forth Valley area are spoiled for choice. On offer is a large array of
established and new properties in a variety of attractive settings.
Education in the area is first class, with excellent provision of pre-school, primary and secondary
education. State schools in the area have strong reputations and there is also easy access to the
area’s private schools in Bridge of Allan, Dollar and Crieff.
On the further education front, Stirling boasts an excellent University and access to the University
cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh is easy. There are also further education Colleges in Falkirk,
Stirling and Alloa.
In addition to its scenery, history, culture and shopping facilities, residents in Forth Valley have on
their doorsteps a varied range of leisure and sporting facilities. There are marvellous golf
courses, hills and mountains and everything from sailing and windsurfing.
Further information on the area can be found on the following websites:
www.falkirk.gov.uk - Falkirk Council
www.stirling.gov.uk - Stirling Council
http://www.clacksweb.org.uk/ - Clackmannanshire www.visitscotland.com - Tourism
www.show.scot.nhs.uk/nhsfv/ - NHS Locally
www.stirling.ac.uk - Stirling University
Living & Working in Scotland
http://www.scotmt.scot.nhs.uk/living-and-working-in-scotland.aspx
Web Sites of Interest for Candidates
Scottish Health on the web : www.show.scot.nhs.uk
Scottish Executive: www.scotland.gov.uk
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NHS FORTH VALLEY ACUTE SERVICES
Services and Facilities
Specialty
Emergency Department
Cardiology
Clinical Haematology
Dermatology
Diabetes & Endocrinology
ENT
Gastroenterology
General Medicine
General Surgery
Genitourinary Medicine
Geriatric assessment
Gynaecology
Intensive Care (medical & surgical)
Medical Genetics
Neonatal Intensive Care
Neurology
Obstetrics
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthodontics
Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery
Paediatric Medicine
Paediatric Surgery (limited to over 3
year-old)
Pain Relief
Rehabilitation for Younger Physically
Disabled People
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
Special Care Baby Unit
Stroke Medicine
Sub-fertility
Urology
Vascular Surgery
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FURTHER DEPARTMENTAL INFORMATION
Acute Medicine – Infrastructure
The Acute Medical Unit consists of:
 Clinical Assessment Unit, (CAU)
 Acute Assessment Unit (AAU)
 Chest Pain Assessment Unit (CPAU)
This LAS post will be based working in the Clinical Assessment Unit from 1000-1800, Monday Friday
Clinical Assessment Unit (CAU)
This area (which receives up to 40 GP referrals per day to Medicine and Ageing and Health) has
16 trolleys/beds and 4 chairs.
The area benefits from a highly skilled and enthusiastic nursing team, led by charge nurse Norma
Pringle, who strongly supports the on call teams working in this area,
Nursing triage includes point of entry severity scoring using a pilot of the National Early Warning
Score (NEWS). Electrocardiography, plain film radiography and venesection or cannulation are
also undertaken where required prior to medical review.
The CAU LAS doctor is an important member of staff, and crucial to the smooth running of the
unit. The duties incude
 Clerking of new patients referred to General Medicine or Ageing and Health
 Practical procedures
 Promptly reviewing unwell patients, or those triggering NEWS
 Ensuring discharge letters are completed in a timely fashion
 Participating in ward safety meetings and morbidity/mortality meetings
 Although this is a LAS post, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved with quality
improvement, and attend teaching (where time allows)
 You will be working under the supervision of a Consultant Acute Physician
Acute Medicine at NHS Forth Valley
The unit was the first in Scotland to introduce the new National Early Warning System (NEWS),
which having been successfully piloted in AAU, has been introduced across all acute services in
NHS Forth Valley.
We benefit hugely from a highly skilled and motivated IT support team, who are working
cooperatively with us to develop innovative tools to support capacity planning and patient
tracking. These include an electronic handover system, touch-sensitive smart boards, and a
capacity dashboard tool.
We are actively involved in Patient Safety and Improvement initiatives in areas such as cardiac
arrest reduction, reliable recognition and rescue of deteriorating patients, medicines
reconciliation, and the development of care bundles for common pathologies presenting to acute
medicine. The NHS Forth Valley AAU/CAU structured approach to the deteriorating patient has
recently been adapted as the national approach, and published in the journal BMJ Qual Saf.
There are also regular Acute Medicine Morbidity and Mortality meetings, and the Acute
Physicians lead the hospital wide Morbidity and Mortality meetings.
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The consultant Acute Physicians are also involved in a range of work related to proactive
capacity planning, winter pressures and escalation policies.
Finally the Acute Physician team are developing Ambulatory Care services for a range of
appropriate conditions in line with national best practice
The Acute Care Team senior members are
1 Clinical Director for Acute and Emergency Services (Dr Martyn Hawkins)
6 Consultants in Acute Medicine (Drs Daniel Beckett, Jennifer Gray, Leah Leitch, Catherine
MacLean, Andrea Strang and David Thetford)
1 Service Manager (Deirdre Anderson)
1 Nurse Consultant (Sharon Oswald)
1 Lead Nurse for Emergency and In-patient Services (Sarah Dickie)
2 Lead Advance Nurse Practitioners (Margaret Marshall and Marjory Gardiner)
The Acute Care Team is supported by an excellent Fastrack Occupational and Physiotherapy
Assessment Team, lead by Kenneth Slater. We are also fortunate to have a highly motivated unit
pharmacy team.
This core team is supplemented by “on call” teams from Medicine, Ageing and Health, Surgery
and Surgical Specialties. The Medical Specialties - cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology and
endocrinology each provide a subspecialty “Physician of the Week” service Mon-Fri 0900-1700.
Patients are allocated to medical specialty within the Acute Medicine Unit and specialty teams
visit the unit daily to pick up these patients.
The libraries contain:
 current medical text books for the major specialties
 medical journals on subscription
 a comprehensive stock of teaching
 Internet access
 portable colour laptop PC for use with overhead projection
There are a comprehensive clinical skills teaching suite for the teaching of resuscitation
techniques and other procedural skills. The Scottish Simulation Centre is located within the
hospital. There are weekly postgraduate meetings involving all specialties. There are regular
evening postgraduate medical meetings in the hospital for both hospital and primary care medical
staff. Glasgow and Edinburgh with their Royal Colleges, University medical schools and
postgraduate facilities are within easy reach.
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CRITERIA FOR THE POST
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Full General Medical Council Registration
Completion of FY1 year
Appropriate practical skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Ability to work well within a team
Demonstrable organisational and time management skills
A genuine interest in the specialty
CONTRACTUAL DETAILS
Contracted activities for this appointment will be defined and agreed with the post holder in
discussion with the Lead Consultant of the Acute Medical Unit
The post holder will be professionally responsible to the Associate Medical Director for the
Medical Unit and managerially responsible to the General Manager of the Medical Unit.
The posts will be based in Forth Valley Royal Hospital.
The LAS doctor post is available on a full-time basis but the Board welcomes applications from
individuals who are unable to undertake a full time commitment and who may wish to work on
either a part-time or job share basis. The appointment will be subject to the new terms and
conditions of service for Doctors in Training.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo satisfactory pre-employment screening
before a formal appointment may be made.
The employment is subject to one calendar month’s written notice on either side.
Annual leave entitlement is 5 weeks per year, rising to 6 weeks per annum, dependant on salary
scale point with additional statutory holiday entitlement.
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GENERAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Equality in Employment
NHS Forth Valley fully supports the principle of equality in employment and opposes all forms of
unlawful and / or unfair discrimination which cannot be shown to be justified. NHS Forth Valley is
committed to ensuring equality of treatment for both present and potential employees.
Human Resources Policies and Services
NHS Forth Valley is the largest employer in Forth Valley, and is committed to ensuring its
employment and Human Resources policies and procedures reflect best practice. As a
progressive employer, NHS Forth Valley is committed to supporting and developing all
employees.
The Medical Workforce Team
In recognising the needs of services, operational requirements and medical staff, the operational
Medical Workforce team provides a range of services for all grades of medical and dental staff.
For assistance or information, please contact:
Jacqui Crilley
Medical Workforce Manager
01786 431178
jacqui.crilley@nhs.net
Laura Bayley
Medical Workforce Adviser
(Contracts)
01786 431165
laura.bayley@nhs.net
Lynsey Doherty
Medical Workforce Adviser
(Contracts)
01786 431170
lynsey.doherty@nhs.net
Elspeth Gillespie
Medical Workforce Adviser
(Contracts)
01786 431162
elspeth.gillespie@nhs.net
Janice Soroka
Medical Workforce Adviser
(Recruitment)
01786 431156
janice.soroka@nhs.net
Lauren Angus
Medical Workforce Assistant
(Recruitment)
01786 431163
lauren.angus@nhs.net
Pre-Employment Screening
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Criminal Convictions - Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme
The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme has replaced previously disclosure arrangements
for people who work with vulnerable groups. The duties of this post require you to undertake
regulated work with children and young people (individuals aged under 18 years) and / or protected
adults (individuals aged 16 or over who is provided with (and thus receives) a type of care, support
or welfare service).
The post holder will be required to be a member of the PVG Scheme and to consent to NHS Forth
Valley obtaining a Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, as appropriate. Any failure to
disclose convictions could result in the withdrawal of an offer of employment.
If you wish to discuss any existing criminal convictions and how these may impact upon your
application for employment with the Board, please contact the Human Resources Manager or
Medical Workforce Adviser (Recruitment).
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Health Screening
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This post involves the performance of exposure prone procedures and therefore the successful
applicant will be required to produce evidence of their Hepatitis B and C Immunity Status. The
successful candidate will be required to produce evidence of Hepatitis B and C status prior to
appointment and to undergo satisfactory health screening. Any offer of employment will be
subject to satisfactory Occupational Health assessment.
Confidentiality
During the course of their employment with NHS Forth Valley, employees may have access to
information about staff or patients or other aspects of NHS Forth Valley’s activities, about which
they have a duty to maintain confidentiality at all times. In common with all other staff, the post
holder will have, in addition, a responsibility to ensure that information relating to your work and
the operation of the Forth Valley Acute Services in general is kept and maintained securely in
accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act (1998), the Board’s policies and
good practice. In particular, the disclosure of commercial or other confidential information which
may affect the Board’s business interests or endangers the survival of any of its services will be
regarded as a fundamental breach of the mutual confidence which must exist between the
employer and the employee.
Infection Control and Hand Washing Policy
NHS Forth Valley is committed to providing as clean and safe environment as possible for staff,
patients and visitors. The post holder will be required to comply with the Infection Control and
Hand Washing Policies.
Health & Safety at Work
All employees have a responsibility for their own health & safety and the health & safety of others
who may be affected by what they do. Employees also have a duty to co-operate with their
employer by following NHS Forth Valley policies and procedures and safe systems of work; by
using equipment safely and by bringing any shortcomings in health and safety arrangements to
the attention of their employer. Where something is provided in the interests of health & safety
employees must not interfere or misuse it. All employees have a legal responsibility to report any
shortcomings in terms of this in their area. Managers and supervisors have a responsibility for
monitoring health & safety arrangements and ensuring staff are following policies and procedures
and safe systems of work.
Partnership Agreement
NHS Forth Valley is committed to partnership working. All employees are required to contribute to
the development of partnership working by:
 supporting NHS Forth Valley in delivering its goals and objectives;
 supporting continuous improvement in individual performance and the performance of the
relevant team / department, directorate and NHS Forth Valley;
 Attending training, development and other activities aimed at improving individual skills for the
benefit of the organisation and patient care.
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APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply for this post, please complete fully the enclosed Medical and Dental Application Form.
It is important that all applicable sections are completed as it will not be possible to consider
incomplete applications.
Please note that we do not accept applications in the form of Curriculum Vitae.
Please note that applicants not currently entered onto the Specialist Register must be within 6
months of award at the date of interview for the post.
Applicants who are not yet in receipt of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or
Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) (CP) are required to provide
documentary evidence of eligibility to apply when submitting their application.
Please quote reference number MD0814501 number on all correspondence.
Please note the following dates:
Closing Date:
noon, Friday 19th December 2014
Interview Date:
To be confirmed
Please return your completed application to:
Medical Workforce
Human Resources Department
1st Floor
Euro House
Wellgreen Place
STIRLING
FK8 2DJ
Or, if returning an application electronically, please email it to:
fv-uhb.medicalworkforcerecruitment@nhs.net
All applications will be acknowledged within two working days of receipt.
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