Bridgeton Health Centre & Southbank & BARRHEAD HEALTH CENTRES

CONSULTANT IN COMMUNITY PAEDIATRICS (2 POSTS)

BRIDGETON HEALTH CENTRE & SOUTHBANK & BARRHEAD HEALTH CENTRES

INFORMATION PACK

REF: 32167D & 32169D

CLOSING DATE: NOON 11TH APRIL 2014 www.nhsggc.org.uk/medicaljobs SUMMARY INFORMATION

POST: CONSUILTANT IN COMMUNITY PAEDIATRICS (2 POSTS)

BASE: POST: 1 BRIDGETON HEALTH CENTRE 10 PAs (REF: 32167D) POST: 2 SOUTHBANKHEALTH CENTRE & BARRHEAD HEALTH CENTRE – 6PAs (REF: 32169D)

These posts provide an opportunity for two motivated and dynamic consultants to join our Specialist Community Paediatric Teams at an exciting and challenging time of redesign and development of Specialist Children’s Services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde. A new children’s hospital has been commissioned and will open in 2015. As part of a parallel process, redesign of the provision of general paediatric and community paediatric services is well underway.

Both posts have a combination of neurodisability and vulnerability sessional commitments and will contribute to the out of hours rota for the forensic child protection service. There is no general paediatric on call commitment to these posts.

Whilst post 1 is advertised as a 10 session post, applications are welcome from candidates who for personal reasons require to work less than full time.

Applicants must have full GMC registration and a licence to Practice. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of Interview. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Specialist Children’s Services

Information Pack

for the posts (2) of

Consultant in Community Paediatrics

Post 1 – 10 PAs

Post 2 – 6 PAs Job Description

Applications are invited for 2 consultants in community paediatrics based in Specialist Children’s Services (SCS), North East Sector, Glasgow CHP, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Opportunities for the development of individual candidates’ special interest will be encouraged within the service.

This document is split into the following sections:

Information on paediatric services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

 Specialist Children’s Services  General description of Children’s Services  The work of Children’s Services based at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children Glasgow and the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley

Information on the jobs and the selection process

 The Posts and Description of Service  Person Specifications  Contacts  Terms and Conditions of Service  Further Information

The overall job pack also contains documentation around equal opportunities monitoring. Children’s Services across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Specialist Community Paediatric Teams (SCPT)

Specialist Community Paediatric Services have undergone significant redesign in NHSGGC providing a high quality, consistent and effective service across the board. SCPTs provide services to 271,000 children in Greater Glasgow and Clyde in 4 quadrants across NHSGGC. Each locality provides a focus for locality Specialist Community Paediatric Services including general paediatric clinics and 0-19 neurodisability service with co-located allied health professionals, specialist health visitors and nurses and medical and nursing services for vulnerable children and young people including looked after children.. There are additional clinical teams to address the multidisciplinary needs for specific groups of children and families. Collaboration with Education, Social Work and other statutory and non-statutory agencies is formalised with Children’s Services Plans, and further management review of integrated working is underway following the development of a Glasgow- wide single Community Health Partnership (CHP) and the move to integrated Health and Social Care Partnerships. Other quadrants within the Board work in conjunction with local authority colleagues in Community Health and Care Partnerships (CHCPs).

Close links with hospital paediatric services are maintained with some clinicians working across community and hospital settings. Paediatricians working within the community have full access to the diagnostic services available within the acute division and contribute to acute secondary and tertiary care services.

Consultants also contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate paediatric teaching and training.

Neurodisability 0-19 Years. In SCPTs, the neurodisability service operates across 4 quadrants in NHSGGC in a number of local health centres. Child and Adolescent Mental Health services are either co-located within the same building or are located nearby. The teams work predominately with young children who have significant developmental problems or complex needs along with allied health professionals and specialist nurses. School- aged children with neurodisability are also supported from these bases and, for those with the most complex needs they are supported by health teams including paediatricians within their additional support needs schools.

Acknowledged priorities are: children with disability and medical needs, children requiring protection, and vulnerable children. As part of wider redesign, the separation of services for preschool and school-aged children is being addressed and a seamless 0-19 neurodisabilty service further developed. Drivers for such change include GIRFEC, the Additional Support for Learning Act and presumption of mainstreaming. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) All paediatricians, and others who have a special interest in communication and autism spectrum disorder including speech and language therapists and CAMHS professionals, undertake joint diagnostic assessments. SCPTs support the diagnostic process, with ongoing management undertaken by the relevant SLT, educational psychologist and/or OT with input from a paediatrician only if required.

Within the service, strong links have been built with CAMHS colleagues in tiers 3 and 4, and a programme of in-service training and joint clinical meetings is established. Visual Impairment SCPTs provide specialist input directly to children within dedicated provision and indirectly to many others across the Board area. It is responsible for providing medical advice to education regarding visual impairment and for provision of joint functional vision assessments with them. There is close interagency working with Education, Social Work and the voluntary organisations. Child Protection and Vulnerable Children A child protection unit is established in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (RHSC) Glasgow, with nurse advisors who support all clinical staff in NHSGGC. In addition there is a 24-hour, 7-day a week advice line and forensic examination service provided by Consultant Community Paediatricians through RHSC. Clinics providing Comprehensive Medical Assessments for vulnerable children are well established. All members of medical staff have a role in child protection within their daily work. Child protection services are currently being re-designed, and the further development of this service will be linked to regional and national developments.

Vulnerable children (including Looked After Children) Over 6000 children and young people are Looked After by Local Authorities in NHSGGC and 25% of Scotland’s Looked After Children come from within the Glasgow City boundaries: around 1200 are Looked After away from home or accommodated by Glasgow City Council. Most are in foster care but the city still has places for up to 150 children in residential care. 50% of LAAC are placed out of NHSGGC with the challenges for continuity of care that that can bring. SCPTs work closely with Social Work Services to provide a Comprehensive Health Assessment and surveillance system for all children/YP referred to the service. SCPT nurses and medical staff work very closely together and the team has developed high quality services for LAC. While child protection issues are the main reason for children/YP to be received into care, disability and unaccompanied asylum seekers form a substantial number of this population. Further developments include providing CHA for all children looked after at home and in kinship care and this is provided by SCPT nursing teams with support from the medical staff team as required.

The medical staff team provide the designated medical advisor role for the local authority adoption/permanency panel including Consultant Paediatricians, Speciality Drs and GPs including adult health issues/fostering panels. There is an ongoing need for development and research with this vulnerable group. The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, is one of the largest paediatric teaching hospital in the UK and the largest in Scotland. It provides secondary care for people resident within the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area, but also full tertiary care for the 3m people living across the West of Scotland. There are also 17 nationally designated services delivered from the hospital including cardiac surgery, bone marrow and renal transplantation, ECLS and complex airways.

All paediatric medical and surgical subspecialties are represented, including general medical paediatrics, cardiology, neonatology, neurology, nephrology, respiratory, endocrinology, gastroenterology, immunology and infectious diseases, dermatology, haematology/oncology, rheumatology, metabolic medicine, audiology, ophthalmology, ENT surgery, orthopaedics and general paediatric and neonatal surgery. A selection of child and adolescent psychiatry facilities are located within the campus along with a Child Protection Unit.

The hospital provides the major undergraduate paediatric teaching facility for the University of Glasgow and accommodates the University Departments of Child Health, Child and Family Psychiatry, Medical Genetics, Human Nutrition, Paediatric Pathology, Paediatric Biochemistry and Paediatric Surgery. There is on site clinical audit and research and development support to assist with departmental research projects.

The Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley The Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley is a large modern district general hospital of 830 beds offering a wide range of services to the population of 220,000. There is a 7 bed short stay area and a 19-bedded children's ward admitting both medical and surgical patients. Ambulatory services and community children’s nursing services are well developed. There are 3,900 deliveries annually.

Services in this hospital are integrated with secondary and tertiary care services in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children.

Staff have teaching responsibilities for students from both Glasgow and Dundee Universities

New Children’s Hospital / Service Developments In order to provide child, maternal and adult services on a single site, building work is underway for a new children’s hospital on the existing Southern General Hospitals campus with a planned opening date in calendar year 2015.

In parallel to this process, we are redesigning services in general and community paediatrics. Our aim is to provide a clinically effective high quality service in unscheduled care. We will maximise local access to outpatient services and deliver seamless services with partner agencies for children with complex health needs. Section 2: Paediatric Services

Clinical Leadership

General paediatric care is a key component of integrated child health within the Women and Children’s Directorate of the Acute Operating Division, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde).

 Dr Jim Beattie (Consultant in Paediatric Renal Medicine) is the Associate Medical Director for Women and Children’s Services Dr Beattie is supported by Clinical Directors:

 Dr Alison Rennie, Consultant Paediatrician, Clinical Director for Community Paediatrics  Dr Christine Gallagher, Consultant Paediatrician, Clinical Director Medical Paediatrics  Dr Andrew McIntyre, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Clinical Director Surgery and Critical Care  Dr Jean Herbison, Consultant Paediatrician, Clinical Director Child Protection  Dr Julie Metcalfe, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Director Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services  Dr Pamela Cupples, Consultant Anaesthetist, Clinical Director Theatres.  Dr Phil Davies, Consultant Paediatrician, Clinical Director for Sub-Specialties. There are a number of lead and link clinicians supporting general and specialist paediatric services.

Contact details for those staff listed are provided in section 3 of this document.

We are committed through modernising medical careers and government policy to the aim of provision of emergency care by trained staff. Significant changes in work patterns are anticipated across the Women’s and Children’s Directorate.

Acute Medical Assessment and Acute Medical Receiving Royal Hospital for Sick Children

The Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) is part of the Emergency Department (ED) where most acute medical admissions are initially seen. ED consultants and general paediatricians who have dedicated MAU sessions in their job plans provide clinical supervision of these patients. The MAU has 12 beds (plus an additional space for adolescent self-harm observation). Around 10,000 acute medical patients are dealt with by the MAU annually; around one third are subsequently admitted for in-patient care. Once admitted patients are under the care of the acute medical receiving consultant. Acute general medical paediatric receiving is undertaken by a team of ~13 consultants, the majority of whom have other commitments to tertiary care or community child health. The consultants participate in a General Paediatric attending system. During attending weeks, the attending consultant is responsible for the day-to-day care of all acute medical paediatric admissions during that 7-day period with clinical responsibility for inpatients, short stay assessment area and relevant PICU/ HDU admissions. In addition the attending consultant provides support and advice to other specialties on a "request for opinion" basis. Activity Statistics to inform planning for the New Children's Hospital indicate that from April 2006 to March 2007 there were 2930 emergency inpatient medical paediatric admissions (6129 bed days) with an average length of stay (ALOS) of 2.1 days. There are marked seasonal differences in inpatient activity. Currently the RHSC acute medical receiving process is undergoing a major redesign programme. One significant development from this will be an integrated acute inpatient medical and surgical Acute Receiving Unit with a likely shared bed complement of 40 beds. Royal Alexandra Hospital The department sees approximately 3550 referrals per year in the assessment area of the children’s ward. Around one third are subsequently admitted for inpatient care. Ward admissions total around 2100 with approximately 1000 planned ward attenders and 200 medical day cases per year. The consultant team operate an attending system. The children’s ward also admits ENT, ophthalmology, orthopaedic and emergency department patients. There is a busy outpatient department collocated with the children’s ward and the PANDA child development centre. The PANDA centre provides multidisciplinary care for and assessment for children with complex needs and has an appropriate support from a team of allied health professionals, community children’s nurses, looked after and accommodated children’s nurses and a specialist health visitor. The department is recognised for training in foundation programmes, general practice, general paediatrics and community child health by NES Scotland. There are 3,700 deliveries each year in the maternity unit which has a level 3 nursery with plans to move to level 2 nursery as the West of Scotland Neonatal Network develops. The consultant team operate an attending system. Post 1 Job Title: Consultant Paediatrician in Community Paediatrics (10 sessions) Relationships: i) Name of Employing Authority: Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Board ii) Clinical Director: Dr Alison Rennie Lead Clinicians: Drs Katherine Spowart / Ciara McColgan ¡¡¡) Head of Specialist Children’s Services: Stephen McLeod a) Duties of Post  Contribute to community 0-19 neurodisability services for children in a locality area providing direct clinical care and supervision of other staff providing care. This will be based in the East sector initially but may change in the future depending on service requirements.

 Consultant input to a complex support needs primary school (Croftcroign).

 Deliver community based vulnerability services to the locality area, including comprehensive medical assessments of children at risk of neglect and abuse. Link with services in the local area including primary care staff, social work colleagues and the voluntary sector to improve the co-ordination of care for children at risk.

 Contribute to the health care of children who are looked after (LAC) by the local authority. Support the sector team who deliver care to a wider body of children at risk which includes children who are looked after and in kinship care.

 Development of a subspecialty area in either vulnerability or disability will be encouraged depending on the interests of the incumbent and the needs of the service, but may include topics such as visual impairment or specialist child protection.

 Liaise with other agencies within the hospital and community setting in the promotion of seamless children's services.

 To work with Clinical Director and Clinical Leads in the further development of integrated care pathways for general paediatric and community child health care across Greater Glasgow and Clyde

 Contribute to the planning and development of the Child Health Service in Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Including information collation, evaluation of services, service and policy development.

 Undertake management, education, audit and research activities within the service b) Weekly Provisional Timetable of Duties

Post 1 - Consultant in Community Paediatrics

AM PM

MON DCC – vulnerability DCC - neurodisability

TUES DCC – neurodisability (CSN school) SPA

WED DCC – locality 0-19 disability DCC- clinically related activity

THUR DCC – locality 0-19 disability DCC – clinically related activity DCC – vulnerability clinically related FRI DCC – vulnerability activity

The post has 10 programmed activities. One SPA is identified for personal CPD and appraisal. More SPA time can be negotiated through the job planning process depending on the requirements of the individual consultant to provide educational supervision of doctors in training and other SPA tasks.

This post has on-call commitment to the out of hours child protection service for the NHS GG&C Board area, currently 1:10 rota with 5% availability supplement.

It will initially be based in the East quadrant of the Board area. These services are currently delivered from Bridgeton Health Centre and Templeton on the Green.

Individual commitments will be subject to alteration during leave of colleagues.  The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, and for the proper functioning of his/her department.  The Consultant will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients and necessary for the proper functioning of his/her department  In addition to the duties mentioned above, duties at other hospitals and community locations may be undertaken as necessary. Post 2 Job Title: Consultant Paediatrician in Community Paediatrics (6 sessions) a) Duties of Post

 Contribute to community 0-19 neurodisability services for children in a locality area providing direct clinical care and supervision of other staff providing care. This will be based in the South quadrant area initially but may change in the future depending on service requirements.

 Clinical delivery to Specialist Children’s Services bases and additional support needs schools in the locality area as required.

 Deliver community based vulnerability services to the locality area, including comprehensive medical assessments of children at risk of neglect and abuse.

 Link with services in the local area including primary care staff, social work colleagues and the voluntary sector to improve the co-ordination of care for children at risk.

 Liaise with other agencies within the hospital and community setting in the promotion of seamless children's services.

 To work with Clinical Director and Clinical Leads in the further development of integrated care pathways for general paediatric and community child health care across Greater Glasgow and Clyde

 Contribute to the planning and development of the Child Health Service in Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Including information collation, evaluation of services, service and policy development.

 Undertake management, education, audit and research activities within the service Weekly Provisional Timetable of Duties

Post 2 - Consultant in Community Paediatrics

AM PM

MON

TUES DCC – locality 0-19 disability SPA

WED DCC – locality 0-19 disability DCC- clinically related activity

THUR

FRI DCC – vulnerability DCC - clinically related activity

The post has 6 programmed activities. One SPA is identified for personal CPD and appraisal. More SPA time can be negotiated through the job planning process depending on the requirements of the individual consultant to provide educational supervision of doctors in training and other SPA tasks.

This post has on-call commitment to the out of hours child protection service for the NHS GG&C Board area, currently 1:10 rota with 5% availability supplement.

It will initially be based in the South quadrant of the Board area. These services are currently delivered from Southbank Child Centre in the Gorbals and Barrhead Health Centre, East Renfrewshire.

Individual commitments will be subject to alteration during leave of colleagues.  The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, and for the proper functioning of his/her department.  The Consultant will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients and necessary for the proper functioning of his/her department  In addition to the duties mentioned above, duties at other hospitals and community locations may be undertaken as necessary. c) Review of Job Plan – Posts 1 & 2 A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Link/ Lead Clinician, on behalf of the Clinical Directors and Associate Medical Director before commencement.

A job plan based on 10 programmed activities per week contract would include: 9 PAs allocated to direct clinical care and clinical related activity 1 PA allocated to supporting professional activities A job plan based on 6 programmed activities per week contract would include: 5 PAs allocated to direct clinical care and clinical related activity 1 PA allocated to supporting professional activities

The job plan will be reviewed annually, following the appraisal meeting. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant’s duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It should cover all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It should include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives, and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives. Post 1 & 2 Person Specification

Job Title: Consultant Paediatrician Specialty: Community Paediatrics

Factor Essential Desirable MRCPCH or equivalent. Awarded, or within 6 months of Post graduate qualification Qualifications certificate of completion of in associated specialties. training.

Demonstration of experience in the care of Completion of competencies children who are LAAC. Clinical Experience required for paediatric community Competencies in child child health clinical practice. protection medical assessments.

Neurodevelopmental assessment across the 0-19 age range Use of video colposcope Clinical Skills for forensic medical Basic life support. examinations.

Evidence of publications in Evidence of active interest in peer reviewed journals. Audit, Teaching, research, academic activities and Evidence of presentations Academic audit. to national meetings. Research Evidence of teaching experience Postgraduate distinctions IT skills and prizes

Evidence of excellent organisational and communication skills. Commitment to team Disposition working. Leadership qualities. Ability to work and prioritise under pressure

GMC registered with a licence to practice Evidence of Hepatitis B immune status Other Pre-employment health and criminal record disclosure screening Current driving licence Arrangements to visit the Service

In the first instance please contact: Dr Alison Rennie, Clinical Director, 0141 277 7650 [email protected]

Short-listed candidates are invited automatically to visit. If candidates on their own initiative have visited the hospital before short-listing, they will only be allowed expenses for that visit if they are subsequently short-listed. When it is thought that there will be difficulty in filling the post, the Director of Human Resources has the authority to approve a second visit.

Contacts within Specialist Children’s Services and the Women’s and Children’s Directorate

Within the Women and Children’s Directorate the following list of useful contact names and addresses are available:

 Mr. Kevin Hill, Director, Women and Children’s Services, RHSC, 0141 201 0473  Mr. Mark Feinmann, Director, North East CHP, 0141 277 7745  Dr Jim Beattie, Associate Medical Director, RHSC, 0141 201 0515  Dr Jean Herbison, Clinical Director Child Protection, 0141 201 9360  Mr Stephen McLeod, Head of Specialist Children’s Services, 0141 277 7475  Mr Jamie Redfern, General Manager, Women and Children’s Directorate, RHSC, 0141 201 9222

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Clinical Director, on behalf of the respective medical management structures within NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. The job plan will be based on the provisional timetable previously shown. The job plan will then be reviewed annually, following the Appraisal Meeting. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant’s duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It should cover all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It should include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives, and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfill the job plan and the objectives. General Provisions

You will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services and will share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. Subject to the provision of the Terms and Conditions, you are expected to observe the organisation’s agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instruction of Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Board, in particular, where you manage employees of the organisation, you will be expected to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures. You will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

All medical and dental staff employed by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde are expected to comply with the central Health and Safety Policy.

You will have responsibility for the training and supervision of (junior) medical staff who work for you and you will devote time to this activity on a regular basis. If appropriate, you will be named in the contracts of doctors in training grades, as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as the initial source of advice to such doctors on their careers. 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 £ 75,249 £ 101,451 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 Post 1: Full Time 40.00hrs Post 2: 24.00hrs

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 who are requested to attend an interview will be given assistance CANDIDATES FOR with appropriate travelling expenses. Re-imbursement shall not normally be APPOINTMENT 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.

This post is considered to be in the category of “Regulated Work” and DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND therefore requires a Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) Membership.

CONFIRMATION OF NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has a legal obligation to ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN ensure that its employees, both EEA and non EEA nationals, are legally THE UK 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 The rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974 allows people who have been OFFENDERS ACT 1974 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 month's 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

Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Dr Alison Rennie, Consultant Paediatrician and Clinical Director, Community Paediatrics 0141 277 7480 [email protected] or Stephen McLeod, Head of Specialist Children’s Services 0141 277 7475 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 Noon on 11th April 2014

INTERVIEW DATE

The interview date will be 1st May 2014