Post of Consultant in Medical Neurology

Human Resources Directorate NHS Tayside Ninewells Hospital Level DUNDEE DD1 9SY Telephone Number: (01382) 660111 Fax Number: (01382) 632098 www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk

Date Date as Postmark Your Ref Our Ref LD/04/14 Enquiries to Ms Lynn Duncan Extension 32261 Direct Line Email [email protected] Dear Sir/Madam

POST OF CONSULTANT IN MEDICAL NEUROLOGY

Further to your enquiry regarding the above post, I am now pleased to enclose an information and application pack.

Your application should be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] in the form of the following documents:

 1 copy of your CV including the names, addresses and contact details of 3 referees, including your current or most recent employer

It would also be helpful if you could include details of your registration on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council or your expected date of completion of training

 Your completed Immigration Status Form and a photocopy of your passport/current immigration status documents – N.B. British and EEA Nationals must also enclose a photocopy of their passport to verify nationality

Please be aware that failure to enclose documentation confirming your current immigration status will result in your application being rejected.

 Your completed declaration statement in respect of Appointment & Review Procedures

 Equal Opportunities Form (see below)

Please quote reference number LD/04/14 when submitting your application. If you are unable to submit all the above documents by e-mail you can post them to the address at the top of this letter.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, it is NHS Tayside’s policy to ensure that all applicants are given the same consideration in relation to job selection, promotion and treatment. In this connection, I enclose an Equal Opportunities Form which you should return with your application. This information is for statistical purposes only and will be kept in strict confidence.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 27th March 2014. Owing to the number of applications received and to make the best use of resources, we are unable to acknowledge receipt of applications or to advise all candidates of the outcome of their application. The interviews are to be held on 30 April 2014. If you have not heard from us within 6 weeks of the closing date you may assume that, on this occasion, your application has been unsuccessful.

Yours faithfully

Lynn Duncan Employment Services Adviser

NHS TAYSIDE

CONSULTANT IN MEDICAL NEUROLOGY

We are seeking to appoint an additional consultant to join the existing neurosciences team in order to increase general neurological capacity and encourage sub-specialist development.

The Clinical Neurosciences Department provides neurological services for Tayside and NE Fife serving a population of over 500,000. It includes Neurology, Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurophysiology, Neuropsychology and the Chronic Pain Service. There are at present 6 NHS and 1 Academic Neurologists; and 1 Neurophysiologist.

Tayside and NE Fife have a variety of attractive amenities. There is a good range of choice in housing and excellent schools. There are three universities (two in Dundee and one in St Andrews). St Andrews is in addition the home of golf. Perth is the gateway to the Highlands with ready access to fishing, hill walking and skiing. The waters of the Tay Estuary and North Sea are ideal for sailing.

You should have completed your specialist training and have your name on the GMC specialist register for Neurology or be within 6 months of your CCT./CESR(CP) at the time of interview.

Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Jonathan O’Riordan, Clinical Leader or Dr Craig Heath on 01382 660111.

For further information on how to apply please visit www.medicaljobs.scot.nhs.uk. Applications in the form of a current CV, including the names and email addresses of 3 referees should be submitted to [email protected]. You must include with your CV the further particulars forms available via the www.medicaljobs.scot.nhs.uk website.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 27th March 2014

Interviews will be held on the 30 April 2014

Please Quote Ref No: LD-04-14

PLEASE DO NOT COCMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM ON THE SHOW WEBSITE, YOUR CV IS YOUR APPLICATION. NHS TAYSIDE

CONSULTANT IN MEDICAL NEUROLOGY

JOB DESCRIPTION

A consultant in Medical Neurology is sought to work in the Clinical Neurosciences Department based at NHS Tayside. The successful candidate would be expected to provide a general neurological service for patients in Tayside and North East Fife through clinics in both Dundee and Perth. In addition there would be an opportunity to develop a sub specialist interest. An interest in epilepsy would be desirable but not essential.

NEUROLOGICAL SERVICES

The Clinical Neurosciences Department provides neurological services for Tayside and NE Fife, serving a population of over 500,000. It includes Neurology, Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurophysiology, Neuropsychology and the Chronic Pain Service. In November 1998 the services moved into a newly built unit at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, with fabulous views over the Tay.

Ninewells Hospital and Medical School (901 beds) is a large teaching hospital for the University of Dundee, and houses most medical and surgical disciplines with supporting laboratory services. Within the hospital there is the university Neuroscience Dept, which has an active programme of basic Neuroscience research (5* last RAE). Perth Royal Infirmary and Stracathro Hospital are general hospitals, within NHS Tayside, which have 193 and 10 acute care beds respectively. Stracathro has been developed as an outpatient diagnostic and treatment centre.

The unit includes 14 neurology beds, one with cabling for video EEG monitoring.

The neurology service at present provides outpatient clinics for new and review consultations in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee and in Perth Royal Infirmary, Perth. This new post will add to the existing complement of 5 neurologists. The successful candidate would perform 4 clinics per week which would include one in Perth.

Specialist clinics for epilepsy and first seizures are held in Dundee and in Perth with the support of an epilepsy specialist nurse. Specialist clinics for Parkinson’s disease, movement disorders, motor neurone disease, neuromodulation and Neurogenetics are held in Dundee. Specialised clinics for multiple sclerosis are also held in both Dundee and Perth. There are specialist nurses for Parkinson’s disease (2 posts), multiple sclerosis (3 posts), dystonia and motor neurone disease, as well as for epilepsy (1 post each). The applicant will be covering two neurology clinics in Ninewells Hospital every week, and a weekly general neurology/epilepsy clinic in Perth Royal Infirmary.

The Clinical Neurophysiology facilities include 4 EEG recording rooms with modern digital recording systems, EMG room and 2 evoked potential recording rooms. Full neuroimaging facilities are available at Ninewells, with 2 CT scanners, 2 MRI machines and angiography. CT scanning and MRI are also provided at Perth Royal Infirmary and at Stracathro Hospital.

There are 22 neurosurgical beds, including a 4 bed HDU. Clinical activity includes epilepsy surgery and neurosurgical procedures for Parkinson’s disease. Other services based in Ninewells include an extensive chronic pain service, which also supports baclofen infusion pumps for spasticity management. In addition there is Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology. The Neuropathology service is provided from Edinburgh with regular neuropathology review meetings in Dundee.

TEACHING AND RESEARCH

There are significant commitments to undergraduate medical student teaching in the third and fourth years and to the postgraduate training of junior medical staff. There is a regular postgraduate programme with weekly neuroradiology and clinical meetings with the neurosurgeons, neuropathology meetings, neuro-ophthalmology meetings and a weekly journal club. There are active programmes of research in epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease and Parkinson’s disease. Current additional research collaborations are with the members of the Centre for Life Sciences in Dundee. The Clinical Research Centre houses a 3 Tesla research MRI machine.

SUMMARY OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST

1. The provision of a service in Neurology with responsibility for new and review consultations in outpatient clinics and consultations within hospitals in Tayside.

2. The supervision and training of the junior medical staff attached to the unit.

3. A requirement to participate in continuing medical education and in audit.

4. To work on behalf of NHS Tayside for domiciliary consultation throughout the region as required.

5. The provision of neurological care with responsibility for a caseload of in-patients and outpatients

6. On-call service for neurological emergencies, in collaboration with other clinical neurologists (approximately 1 in 5)

7. The provision of sub-specialist care in collaboration with other consultant neurologists.

8. The post is expected to be full time consisting of a total of 10PAs

CURRENT STAFFING

The Clinical Neurosciences Department

Neurology Dr C Heath, Consultant Neurologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine Dr Ian Morrison, Consultant Neurologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine Dr JI O’Riordan, Consultant Neurologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine (Clinical Leader) Dr R J Swingler, Consultant Neurologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine Dr G Stewart, Consultant Neurologist Dr K White, Consultant Neurologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine Dr M Muqit Welcome Senior Clinical Fellow and Senior lecturer in Neurology. Four Specialist Trainees in Neurology (two rotating to Glasgow and two to Edinburgh) One ST1 trainee on the general medical rotation. One Foundation Year trainees.

Clinical Neurophysiology Dr K Spillane, Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine

Neurosurgery Mr E Ballantyne, Consultant Neurosurgery Prof M S Eljamel, Consultant Neurosurgery Mr D Mowle, Consultant Neurosurgery

Chronic Pain Service Dr P Lacoux, Consultant Anaesthetist Dr J Banister, Consultant Anaesthetist Dr D Hartmann, Consultant Anaesthetist Dr G Gillespie, Consultant Anaesthetist Neuropsychology Dr A Livingstone, Consultant Neuropsychologist

Other closely related posts

Neuroradiology Dr G Main Prof G Houston Dr A Kanodia

Neuropathology Provided from Edinburgh by Prof J Ironside Dr Colin Smith

Neurorehabilitaton: Acute Brain Injuries Mr D Gentleman

Stroke services Dr R MacWalter Dr A Doney

Neurogenetics Dr D Goudie Dr J Berg

Neuro-ophthalmology Prof C MacEwen JOB PLAN

Monday am Ward round/journal club/clinical governance pm Outpatient clinic Ninewells

Tuesday am Outpatient clinic Ninewells pm Ward Round

Wednesday am Multidisciplinary meeting Teaching pm On-call

Thursday am SPA pm Outpatient clinic, PRI

Friday am Neuroradiology meeting/Clinical meeting Post graduate clinical meeting Ward round pm Outpatient clinic Ninewells

Total number of PAs – 10

Each clinic is of 4 hours duration.

The job plan includes 1PA for on call

The final job plan will need to be agreed between the post holder and clinical lead and signed off by the Clinical Director.

The job plan will include being involved in a one in 5 pro rata on call rota for neurology in Tayside based at the Ninewells site. At present the arrangement is to be on call for one week at a time. This equates to a high frequency level one commitment providing an 8% availability supplement.

TAYSIDE – City of Dundee, Perthshire and Angus

City of Dundee When choosing somewhere to work and live, quality of life is key. Dundee is one of the few locations in the UK which combines the best of both worlds – city facilities on a friendly community scale and easy access to some of the most stunning countryside in Scotland. Set on the spectacular Tay Estuary, Dundee is a city in a landscape of wild beaches, rolling golf courses, quaint coastal villages and beyond them Scotland’s famous mountains and glens – providing a range of lifestyle choices and house prices unbeaten by other Scottish cities. The salaries of employees in Dundee currently go further on the property ladder than almost any other city in the UK. Where the average UK house price is six times the average salary, in Dundee the ratio is just under four times salary. The range of properties within commuting distance to the University covers the widest spectrum – from rambling country houses and seaside cottages to handsome town villas and sleek city quay apartments. Dundee has put enormous effort into the redevelopment of the city centre and its stunning waterfront along the Tay is now being developed. Excellent shopping sits side-by-side with a vibrant cultural quarter – home to Scotland’s award-winning Dundee Rep Theatre and the highly acclaimed Dundee Contemporary Arts which has become a lively social hub and film house as well as a champion of leading edge arts. These are among the closest neighbours to our city centre campus. In addition, Dundee is to become the home of the ‘V&A At Dundee’, a new development which will be housed in an award-winning, iconic building designed by Kengo Kuma. Dundee is a post-industrial city which has worked hard to reinvent itself and today the University is a key economic driver for prosperity, particularly in the life sciences and medicine. The University is involved in a range of partnership initiatives including a strong access programme and social, education, cultural, business and voluntary partnerships aimed at raising confidence, skills and achievement. The University has excellent working relationships with the City Council, other local authorities, Scottish Enterprise Tayside (the local economic development company), NHS Tayside and a range of other local and national bodies in Scotland and the UK. Dundee has become known as the City of Discovery – the place where Captain Scott of the Antarctic’s ship, the RRS Discovery was built and is now permanently berthed. It is a line which serves contemporary Dundee well with its reputation as a strong research led environment. The University is one of the three biggest employers and the ratio of students and university personnel to general population is among the highest in Scotland. The highest levels of annual sunshine, more green spaces and the purest air quality of any city in Scotland make Dundee a pleasant place to live and comparatively low levels of traffic cut the daily “hassle factor” considerably. An apocryphal tale has it that the local radio station has on occasion warned of traffic jams “causing delays of up to three minutes”. Dundee is also renowned as a friendly city where it is easy to mix and if your passion lies with the green,

Tayside and North East Fife is one of the best places in the world for access to quality and affordable golf. 18 championship golf courses lie within 30 minutes and include St Andrews, the home of golf, Carnoustie and Gleneagles, which is hosting the Ryder Cup in 2014. Within similar reach lie spectacular opportunities for everything from water sports to mountaineering, fishing and hillwalking. There are 41 primary schools in the region feeding into ten secondary schools. In the private sector, Dundee High School is one of the leading fee paying schools in Scotland, consistently scoring well on academic and sporting achievement. Preschool education is widely provided including a number of excellent private nurseries. Dundee is just a 90 minute drive from 90 per cent of Scotland’s population. Edinburgh is less than an hour away and Glasgow around an hour and a half by road or rail. If London beckons, you can get down for a meeting and back on the same day using Dundee Airport, flying direct to London City. Short check-in times are an extra bonus and crystallise the quality of life enjoyed in this part of the world. For more information about Dundee please see: http://www.c o nvention d un d eea n dan g us . c o. u k and http://www. a ng u sa n dd u ndee . co. u k

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

The terms and conditions of employment will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service for Consultant Grade (Scotland) and the General Whitley Council conditions of service, both as amended from time to time.

Membership of the NHS Superannuation Scheme is not compulsory, but all medical and dental staff are entitled to choose if they wish to join the scheme. Until such time as a positive option not to join the scheme is expressed, a member of staff will be regarded as a member of the scheme from the first day of service. This will not affect any individual right to make alternative arrangements. Initially, the employment covered in this contract will be contracted out of the State Pension Scheme.

The appointment will be on a whole-time basis. There are 10-programmed activities.

The successful candidate will be expected to reside within an approved distance of Dundee.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECORDS MANAGEMENT

All records created in the course of the business of NHS Tayside are corporate records and are public records under the terms of the Public Records (Scotland) Act 1937. This includes email messages and other electronic records. It is your responsibility to ensure that you keep appropriate records of you work in NHS Tayside and manage those records in keeping with the NHS Tayside Records Management Policy and with any guidance produced by NHS Tayside specific to your employment.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND VISITING ARRANGEMENTS

For discussion of the post please contact Dr Jonathan O’Riordan (01382 660111 page 4763) Dr Robert Swingler (01382 660111 page 3086), Dr Craig Heath (01382 660111)

January 2014

NHS TAYSIDE

SHORTLISTING CRITERIA FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSULTANT MEDICAL AND DENTAL STAFF

NHS Tayside is committed to the principle of equality of opportunity in employment and accordingly its advertising and recruitment literature will not imply that there is a preference for any one group of applicants, e.g. by the use of discriminatory job titles or material depicting or describing certain sexual or racial groups.

In general, the shortlisting process will be conducted so as to give all candidates equal consideration against defined selection criteria. The following criteria will, therefore, be applied equally to all candidates irrespective of age, sex, religion, ethnic origin or disability and avoiding judgements on the basis of assumptions or stereotypes.

The following framework is suggested as a basis for preparing the shortlisting criteria for use by the Clinical/ Group Director in conjunction with the Chairperson of the Appointments Committee. An alternative format may be used if this is felt to be desirable provided that the basic principles of objectivity and equality are observed.

POST: Consultant in Neurology

CRITERION EXPECTED MINIMUM

1. Length of Service 5 years neurology specialist registrar training (E)

2. Qualifications MRCP or equivalent general training (E) Accredited by relevant Committee Neurology CCST/Neurology specialist register or be within 6 months of your CCT/CESR (CP) at the time of the interview (E) 3. Advanced clinical training and experience Area of specialist interest and expertise

4. Teaching experience Desirable

5. General experience As required for entry into neurology specialist registrar grade (E)

6. Particular requirements and/or areas of special interest -

7. Research and publications Research experience, research degree and publications desirable

8. Management training Desirable

NOTE: Criteria marked with an “E” on the enclosed documents have been identified as essential for the post concerned.

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Model Declaration Statement regarding

(a) any criminal offence, being bound over or cautioned, or current proceedings which might lead to a conviction, an order binding you over or a caution and (b) fitness to practice proceedings taken or being currently contemplated by a licensing/regulatory body

1. Have you been convicted of a criminal offence, been bound over or cautioned or are currently the subject of any police investigations, which might lead to a conviction, an order binding you over or a caution in the UK or any other country? YES/NO

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Date:______NHS TAYSIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MONITORING FORM

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