consultant
clinical microbiologist
Information pack
reF: 32432D
Closing Date: 25th April 2014
SUMMARY INFORMATION
Posts: consultant clinical microbiologist (2 POSTS)
Base:GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY/NORTH sector
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGGC) are seeking the full time appointment of two clinical microbiologists. The successful candidates will be based initially at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and will join a team of 4 other consultants in providing a proactive clinical microbiology and infection control service for the North Glasgow sector.
The microbiology departments in NHSGGCare based on three sites and provide an integrated diagnostic microbiology & virology service to the population of Glasgow and Clyde, including the Primary Care Division. This service includes a full range of diagnostic bacteriology, serology, molecular diagnostics, antibiotic assays and mycology culture. In addition, the North Glasgow Laboratory hosts a range of National Microbiology Reference Services. Several of the Scottish Microbiology Reference Laboratories are based at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. A comprehensive range of molecular diagnostic assays are performed in virology and the reference laboratories
The microbiologists have close working relationships with other clinical colleagues, with infection control having a high priority.
Applications are invited from medical microbiologists with the relevant skills and experience who have full GMC registration, 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.
1.Glasgow – A Fantastic Place to Live and Work
Glasgow has a wealth of attractions including some of the UK's finest Victorian architecture, internationally acclaimed museums, galleries and cultural venues all thriving in a unique cosmopolitan atmosphere. The renaissance of Glasgow over the last decade is an urban success story to which many major UK and European cities aspire.
Glasgow is now one of Europe's top cultural capitals with a complete all year calendar of festivals and events. Native Glaswegians and visitors enjoy widely acclaimed bars and first class restaurants nestling within the best commercial shopping district outside London. All of this is located within a stone's throw of some of the country's finest parks and gardens.
Glasgow is the gateway to Scotland's most spectacular scenery, with Loch Lomond and the Trossachs only 40 minutes away. Glasgow is at the core of national rail and road networks and is served by two airports, Glasgow International and Glasgow Prestwick International (on the Ayrshire coast, south-west of the city).
2.The Hospital Modernisation Programme - The Services of Tomorrow
A massive re-organisation of NHSGGC has just been completed and the Diagnostics Directorate took over responsibility for all Diagnostic services in February 2006. The re-organisation was essential to align the organisational structure to the Acute Services Review (ASR) recommendations and support the Hospital Modernisation Programme which is transforming healthcare provision locally, regionally and nationally. Seven hundred million pounds of investment underpins an ambitious building programme that will deliver truly world class and integrated care from the following major acute sector units;
- New Cancer Centre, PET CT Imaging Centre and Acute Receiving/OP Unit at Gartnavel General.
- New AcuteSouthGlasgowHospital with “gold standard” triple co-location of Maternity/Children’s/AdultHospital services. Neurosciences Centre also on site.
- Re-development of Glasgow Royal Infirmary into the second major acute hospital.
- Ambulatory Care/Diagnostic and Treatment Centres at the Stobhill and Victoria sites.
- Development of a single dedicated Regional Cardiothoracic Centre at the GoldenJubileeNationalHospital.
The Hospital Modernisation Programme will ensure that walk-in/walk-out hospital services are provided for the majority of patients. The pattern of service provision will shift to reflect moves towards ambulatory care. Currently 85% to 90% of patient encounters with acute hospital services are on a walk-in/walk-out same day basis. These include out-patient attendances, diagnostic tests, imaging procedures, and a range of day surgery procedures. In future, these services will be provided from ambulatory care centres designed to deliver the streamlined process of care which patients want - to be seen quickly by the appropriate specialist, to undergo clinical investigation and to receive treatment without delay.
The redesign and redevelopment of Glasgow's acute services will address many of the pressures currently facing the hospital service. The new services will be provided in modern facilities rather than in 19th century buildings not designed for modern health care. The purpose- designed facilities will enable the one-stop/rapid diagnosis and treatment models required for the future. Continuity of service will improve with the elimination of the need for patients' notes and results to be moved from building to building. Concentration of services will allow the requirements of junior doctors’ doctor’s hours and issues arising from increasing sub-specialisation of medicine to be addressed through the creation of larger staff teams and sustainable rotas for both junior and senior staff.
The formation of larger clinical teams will make sure that programmes of work, including the need to cover emergencies without interfering with waiting list and ambulatory care sessions, can be planned effectively. The concentration of in-patient services on fewer sites will help strengthen specialist services and maximise the capacity of the service.
3. Greater Glasgow & Clyde Acute Services Division
Glasgow Acute ServicesClyde Acute Services
15 Hospitals3 Hospitals
4,700 beds1,100 beds
£980m income£250m income
19,500 WTE staff7,000 WTE staff
The Acute Division brings together all acute services across the city and Clyde under a single management structure led by the Chief Operating Officer. The Division is made up of eight Directorates of clinical services each managed by a Director and clinical management team along with a Facilities Directorate. These are:
Emergency Care and Medical Services
Surgery and Anaesthetics
Rehabilitation and Assessment
Diagnostics
Regional Services
Women’s and Children’s Services
Oral Health
Clyde
Facilities
4.Diagnostics Directorate
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde serves a population of around 2 million located across the West of Scotland. The New Cancer Centre serves a population of around 2.8 million i.e. over half the population of Scotland.
The Diagnostics Directorate has responsibility for all Laboratory services, Clinical Physics, Medical Photography and Diagnostic Imaging. Diagnostic Imaging includes Clinical Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Regional imaging services (Neuroradiology, Paediatric Radiology, Oncological Imaging/PET CT, Breast Screening and Dental Radiology).
5.Laboratory Medicine
The Laboratory Medicine division of the Diagnostics Directorate has responsibility for all laboratory services which are co-ordinated on a board wide basis. These include Microbiology & Virology as well as Biochemistry, Haematology, Pathology, Immunology and Genetics Laboratories.
6.Education & Training
Close links to the University of Glasgow ensure significant engagement in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Education is a core component of these teaching hospital posts, including the opportunity to take part in problem based learning sessions for medical students and trainee mentoring as well as other relevant undergraduate and postgraduate educational activities.
7.Research & University Links
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde has excellent working relationships with the University of Glasgow and linked clinical / academic departments. Glasgow has a very strong academic and research base, with an excellent teaching reputation. There are libraries and lecture suites at all the hospital sites.
The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop his/her expertise and to undertake high quality audit and research activity. Strong collaborations exist between the various research groups of the Division. Successful candidates may be offered honorary status with the University.
8.Valuing our Staff
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is committed to extending training and development opportunities to all staff and is actively developing multi-disciplinary training, extending the role of on-line E-learning, and recognises the importance of developments in technology for both staff and patients.
We Offer:
- Policies to help balance commitments at work and home and flexible family friendly working arrangements
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Free and confidential staff counselling services
- A central Glasgow location, with close access to motorway, rail and airport links
- On-site library services
- Subsidised staff restaurant facilities
- Access to NHS staff benefits/staff discounts
- Active health promotion activities
- Bike User Group
- Good Public Transport links
- Commitment to staff education and life-long learning/development opportunities
- Excellent student support
- Access to NHS Pension scheme
- Access to Day Nursery
- Easy access to city centre shopping facilities
- Access to discounted First Bus Travel
- Active health promotion activities
9. The Microbiology Department
General Information
The Glasgow Microbiology Service forms part of the Acute Division, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Directorate of Diagnostics. There is ongoing rationalisation of NHS Greater Glasgow Microbiology services.
Currently Microbiology Services are configured as two sectors within Glasgow and Clyde. These are the South & Clyde sector and the North sector. The South & Clyde Sector provides services to the RoyalAlexandraHospital, InverclydeRoyalHospital, Vale of Leven Hospital, Victoria Infirmary, the New Victoria Hospital ACAD, the Southern General Hospital and RoyalHospital for Sick Children. There are two main Microbiology laboratories, one at the Southern General in the new laboratories building and one at the RoyalAlexandraHospital. The North sector comprises a single laboratory housed within the New Lister Building (NLB) on the Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI) site. The North Sector provides services to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NewStobhillHospital, Western Infirmary, GartnavelHospitals (including West of Scotland Cancer Centre & Brownlee Infectious Diseases Unit), LightburnHospital, DrumchapelHospital. Clinical microbiology cover is also provided for the Golden Jubilee Hospital (National Waiting Times Centre).
All departments provide an integrated diagnostic microbiology & virology service to the population of Glasgow, including the Primary Care Division. This service includes a full range of diagnostic bacteriology, serology, Chlamydia detection, antibiotic assays and mycology culture alongside molecular diagnostics.
Specialist Virology services for NHS Greater GlasgowClyde are provided by the West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre (WOSSVC), which is co-located with the North Sector laboratory within the NLB. The NLB also hosts a range of National Microbiology Reference services and share a dedicated state-of-the-art molecular suite with the WOSSVC and the North Sector diagnostic microbiology laboratory.
There are close links with the Departments of Public Health and Health Protection Scotland (HPS).
Full accreditation with Clinical Pathology Accreditation (UK) Ltd, is currently held by all laboratories.
The departments participate in all relevant National External Quality Assessment Schemes.
10. Services within Sectors
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, in the east of the city, provides a wide range of district general hospital, regional, supra-regional and national acute clinical services.
Since 2001 the Princess Royal Maternity and the JubileeBuilding have been opened, providing accommodation for a new A & E department, a coronary care unit, an acute medical receiving unit and an orthopaedic surgery inpatient unit. The Canniesburn Plastic Surgery & Burns Unit has been located in the new building. It has six dedicated operating theatres and specialist inpatient and outpatient services.
Between 2010 and 2015, further work will ensure the Royal Infirmary will be fully equipped to serve as the main inpatient hospital for the north and east of the NHSGGC area.
Western Infirmary
The Western Infirmary on Dumbarton Road in Glasgow's West End houses most of the acute emergency and receiving functions serving the west of the city - accident and emergency, intensive care, orthopaedic trauma, emergency surgery, acute medicine and acute stroke. In addition, the hospital provides elective gastrointestinal, breast and cardiothoracic surgery. Medical specialties include cardiology (coronary care, invasive and non-invasive cardiac investigation, and angioplasty), general medicine, and renal medicine (including renal transplantation).
Gartnavel Hospitals
Situated in the west of the city, Gartnavel GeneralHospital operates in close partnership with the Western Infirmary.A broad range of medical and surgical sub-specialties are provided, supported by an eight-theatre inpatient operating department.
The breadth and complexity of services at Gartnavel has expanded considerably over the years, with the development of the Brownlee Centre for communicable diseases, the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital, the Ophthalmology department, West of Scotland Cancer Centre (the Tom Wheldon Building) and of course the Beatson.
The Southern General Hospital
The Southern General Hospital is a teaching hospital with an acute operational bed complement of approximately 900 beds. The hospital site is currently undergoing extensive redevelopment, which is
due for completion in 2015. This will provide an outstanding facility that will feature 100% single-room patient accomodation.
Services include Accident and Emergency, Dermatology, ENT, General Medicine (including sub-specialties), General Surgery (including sub-specialties), Medicine for the Elderly (including Assessment, Rehabilitation and Day Services), Gynaecology, Neonatal Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Urology, Physically Disabled Rehabilitation and Continuing Care. The Obstetrics, Urology, Ophthalmology and Dermatology Departments provide the single in-patient location for the whole population of South Glasgow.
Maxillofacial and ENT Departments for the whole city were centralised at the hospital in the autumn of 2002 providing trauma and elective surgery and specialist provision for head and neck cancer. South and West Glasgow’s in-patient Gynaecology service was centralised at the Southern General Hospital in late 2003 / early 2004, bringing together on one site a range of services from across the city. The Assessment and Rehabilitation service for the Physically Disabled is also provided for the whole city from the Southern General Hospital.
There is also a wide range of therapeutic services including Audiology, Clinical Psychology, Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, ECG, Physiotherapy, and Speech Therapy.
The Institute of Neurological Sciences is based on the Southern General campus and provides Neurosurgical, Neurological, Clinical Neurophysiology, Neuroradiological and Neuropathology facilities for the West of Scotland. The Institute is equipped with a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Suite, SPECT Scanner, two Computerised Axial Tomography Scanners, and angiography facilities. The Institute has recently undergone a major upgrade to incorporate ENT and Oral & Maxillofacial Services and is now equipped with additional facilities including the development of a new ward, four additional theatres, ICU, HDU and a new out-patient department.
The Westmarc Unit houses the clinical services for prosthetics and orthotics, including the Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre, within a purpose-built facility. The centre is staffed jointly by hospital and university personnel from the National Centre for Training in Prosthetics and Orthotics of Strathclyde University.
The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Unit for Scotland provides a spinal injuries service to the whole of Scotland. This is housed in a purpose-built facility attached to the Institute of Neurological Sciences.
The Victoria Infirmary
The Victoria Infirmary is a teaching hospital with an acute operational bed complement of approximately 370.
The range of services includes Cardiology, Rheumatology, Haematology, Respiratory Medicine, Gastro-Enterology, Diabetes, and Endocrinology. The General Surgical Services include an eight-bed High Dependency Unit and sub-specialties including Vascular, Breast Care, and Colorectal.
The Mansionhouse Unit is located close to the Victoria Infirmary and accommodates 262 elderly patients for Medicine for the Elderly assessment, rehabilitation, and continuing care as well as housing the Medicine for the ElderlyDayHospital.
RoyalHospital for Sick Children
The RHSC, currently on the Yorkhill site but moving to co-locate with the NewSouthGlasgowHospital in 2015, is a specialist paediatric hospital providing secondary paediatrics to the whole of Glasgow. Specialist services provided to the whole of the West of Scotland include Cystic Fibrosis and Burns and plastic surgery. National tertiary services include Bone marrow and Renal Transplantation, Cardiac Surgery, Neonatal Surgery and ECMO.
RAH and Clyde
Three acute hospitals cover the population of this region which is 400,000, the RoyalAlexandraHospital, Paisley, InverclydeRoyalHospital, Greenock and the Vale of Levin District General Hospital, Alexandria.
Both the RAH and IRH sites are acute hospitals with acute medical and surgical receiving, medical and surgical sub-specialities and ITU, ophthalmology, orthopaedics and elderly care. RAH also includes neonatal and general paediatrics, and maternity.
The third hospital site, based at the Vale of Levin Hospital, although smaller, provides acute medical receiving and elective surgery along with numerous other smaller specialities.
In addition a Microbiology service is provided to all the general practitioners in the region.
Laboratory accommodation and equipment
Individual consultant offices are available, with PCs, providing access to intranet and internet facilities, and, an extensive e-library access.
A TelePath Laboratory computer system is in operation across all laboratories.