CLINICAL FELLOW IN
GENERAL ADULT PSYCHAITRY
leverndale hospital
INFORMATION PACK
REF: 43702D
cLOSING DATE: 19th August 2016
SUMMARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS POSITION
Post: CLINICAL FELLOW IN GENERAL ADULT PSYCHAITRY
base: leverndale hospital
Applications are invited for the above post. You will be working as part of a well established team based at Leverndale Hospital and one of Community Mental Health Teams in South Glasgow. There will be out of hours on call commitments (partial shift) at Leverndale hospital joining a cohort of about 20 other trainees. This post is available from 3rd August 2016 to 31st January 2017.
This post is open to post foundation doctors. No experience in Mental Health is required
This post has not been approved for Training purposes by NES.
Applicants must have full GMC registration and a licence to practise.
Enquiries may be directed towards College Tutors Dr Sarah Holmes, 0141 800 7841 or Dr Rekha Hegde, 0141 211 6476.
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde /MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
CLINICAL FELLOW IN GENERAL ASULT PSYCHIATRY
SOUTH GLASGOW
POST REFERENCE: 43702D
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Job Description
Clinical Fellow
General Adult Psychiatry
1.This is a full-time Clinical Fellow post. The tenure will be from August 2016 for 6 months.
The successful applicant will be based at one of the CMHTs in South Glasgow with inpatient commitments at Leverndale Hospital, Glasgow and will be expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
2.Current Service Provision
Mental Health Services in Glasgow are delivered in conjunction with the Glasgow City HSCP and other outlying CHCPs for the whole of Greater Glasgow. The Lead Associate Medical Director for Health and Learning Disability is Dr Michael Smith, who is based at William Street Clinic. The Management Team for South Glasgow is based at LeverndaleHospital; the Head of Mental Health is Mrs Fiona McNeill and the Clinical Director is Dr Una Graham.
The mental health services in South Glasgow provide care for a total population of 275,000. Community adult services are based in seven general adult resource centres. The inpatient beds are atLeverndaleHospital in new single room accommodation. The Mother and Baby MHU is also housed in a new high quality unit. There is a Psychotherapy Unit and DayHospital at the site as well as a Rehabilitation Unit.There is a DBT outpatient service based on the site. There are excellent clinical and non-clinical support services available including the full range of psychiatric sub-specialities. Community services are well established and based around generic community mental health teams enhanced by theGreater Glasgow and Clyde Crisis teams, a First Episode Psychosis team (Esteem), a Perinatal team, an Eating Disorder team and Addictions teams.
LeverndaleHospital has 250 inpatient beds. This includes 72 acute general adult beds, 12 intensive psychiatric care unit beds, 6 Mother and Baby MHU beds, 11 rehabilitation unit beds, 58 acute old age psychiatry (18 organic and 40 functional), 48 forensic beds and 35 adult medium stay beds. There are also 150 long stay elderly dementia beds split between Darnley (60) and Rutherglen (90), and 63 adult long stay partnership beds.
There are 7 General Adult Resource Centres covering Gorbals/Govanhill, Castlemilk, Rutherglen/Cambuslang, Govan/Ibrox, Pollok/Darnley, Pollokshaws/Pollokshields, and Barrhead/Eastwood. In addition there is a Crisis Service, an (Lanarkshire and Glasgow) Eating Disorder Service, and the ESTEEM team, which provides first episode psychosis intervention. Child and Adolescent Services are based at a newly-built unit in Rutherglen Health Centre. Inpatient beds remain at Skye House. Learning Difficulty assessment beds and 20 continuing care beds at GartnavelRoyalHospital. There is also a Lanarkshire Community Learning Disability Team within Rutherglen Health Centre.
3.Medical Staffing
Consultant Staffing
Dr Stephen Byers- Brand Street Resource Centre
Dr Wai Lan Imrie- Brand Street Resource Centre
Dr Alison Cheyne- Florence Street Resource Centre
Dr Carole Mitchell- Florence Street Resource Centre
Dr Pavan Srireddy- Florence Street Resource Centre
Dr Graham McMillan- Stewart Resource Centre
Dr John Summers- Stewart Resource Centre
Dr Derek Palmer- Eastvale Resource Centre
Dr Iain Mitchell- Eastvale Resource Centre
Dr Una Graham- Rossdale Resource Centre, Clinical Director
Dr Justin Crean- Rossdale Resource Centre
Dr Moira Connolly- Waterside Team at Rossdale Resource Centre
Dr Douglas Gray- IPCU
Dr Sarah Holmes- Eastwood Team, Barrhead Health Centre
Dr Lucy Carrick- Eastwood Team, Barrhead Health Centre
Dr Veena Math- LevernValley Team, Barrhead Health Centre
Dr Aman Durrani- Perinatal/General Adult Barrhead
Other Consultants
Dr Ciara Kelly- Rehabilitation Dept, Leverndale
Dr Roch Cantwell- Perinatal Psychiatry
Dr Susie Brown- ESTEEM – First Episode Psychosis
Dr Elizabeth Quinn- South Lanarkshire CHCP, Clinical Director for
Old Age Psychiatry
Dr Alison Mitchell- Glasgow City HSCP (South Sector)
Dr Ewan Neilson- Glasgow City HSCP (South Sector)
Dr Stuart Ritchie- Glasgow City HSCP (South Sector)
Dr Julia Gray- East Renfrewshire CHCP
Dr Sarah Ward- South Lanarkshire CHCP
Dr Elizabeth Lightbody- Glasgow City HSCP (South Sector)
Dr Adam Burnel- Liaison Psychiatry
Dr Angela Cogan- Liaison Psychiatry (QEUH)
Dr Lawrence Martean- Psychotherapy
Dr Emma Lewington- Psychotherapy
Dr Anupam Agnihotri- Addictions Psychiatry
Dr Assen Rizov- Addictions Psychiatry
Dr Robin McGilp- Learning Disability Psychiatry
Dr Elita Smiley- Learning Disability Psychiatry (Clinical Director)
Dr Dianne Forsyth - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr Salman Khan- CAMHS (Camglen)
Dr Dan Hackley- Liaison Psychiatry (Camglen)
There are also 24 Junior Doctor posts, 11 Speciality Grade posts and a varying number of ST4-6s.
4.DUTIES OF THE POST
Clinical Work
This post is a wte Clinical Fellow post, based within a CMHT Team with inpatients at Leverndale hospital. There are weekend and on-call duties at Leverndale hospital. The postholder will join a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary Community Mental Health Team and will be responsible to the area consultant psychiatrists.
The Consultant Psychiatrists provide the medical input and supervision to the trainee doctor. The teams have well established links with Primary Care, other psychiatric services, and local community resources.
The postholder would be regarded as a core part of the clinical team, providing continuity of care and medical back up on site. The main clinical responsibilities would be aimed at patients with severe and enduring mental illness, but with scope to see new patients. This would be organised through clinics plus acute ward work and domiciliary visits. The postholder would participate fully in the team’s clinical review process. Consultant supervision would be provided with regard to the post holder’s clinical caseload.
TEACHING
Medical students from GlasgowUniversity are attached to the consultant psychiatrists on a 5 week clinical clerkship basis. The students receive teaching in both the hospital and community settings to enable as rounded an experience in psychiatry as possible. The post holdermay be expected to participatein the teaching of medical students.
AUDIT /RESEARCH
The postholderwould be encouraged to participate in audit / research projects as appropriate.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Continuing Professional Development is encouraged, as is attendance at the fortnightly case conferences / journal clubs. The facilities of the medical libraries at Leverndale Hospital South Glasgow Hospitals, as wellas the main library at Gartnavel Royal Hospital, will beavailable. There is also an online library,which includes a literature search facility, to which all staff may have access.
Advice oncontinuing postgraduate education and careers counselling is available from both the college tutors and other senior staff.
5.OTHER INFORMATION
ClinicalDirector is Dr Una Graham (Tel: 0141 211 6602). Clinical Tutors are Dr Sarah Holmes (Tel: 0141 8007841) and Dr Rekha Hegde (Tel: 0141 211 6476).
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 / Fixed TermGRADE AND SALARY / If appointed as a Clinical Fellow the salary range will be: £30,911 to £40,896 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 / Full Time40.00
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:
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 / 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.
CONFIRMATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UK / 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 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 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 one 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.
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Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Dr Sarah Holmes, 0141 800 7841 or Dr Rekha Hegde, 0141 211 6476 with whom visiting arrangements can also be made.
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Return of Applications
Please return your application by email to 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 be19th August 2016