Consultant Vascular Surgeon

consultant vascular surgeon

southglasgowuniversityhospital

INFORMATION PACK

REF: 37206D

cLOSING DATE: nOON 8th May 2015

As you may be aware, the new SouthGlasgowUniversityHospital and new RoyalHospital for Sick Children are due to open on the current Southern site early in 2015.

With this in mind, please note that positions based within the Victoria Infirmary, Mansionhouse Unit, the Western Infirmary and the current RoyalHospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill will change location and move to the new hospitals.

Gartnavel GeneralHospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary will also have some services affected by moves to the new Hospitals.

These changes mean your base may change after joining us and you will be informed as soon as possible prior to any change of base.

SUMMARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS POSITION

Post: consultant vascular surgeon

Base:south glasgow university hospital

This is a substantive post based in the new South Glasgow University Hospital. This post is designed to support the existing vascular surgery service with the opportunity to develop a subspecialty interest as well as a research interest.

The post holder will attend theatre and clinics in several Glasgow hospitals but in-patient work will be based in the South Glasgow University Hospital.

Applicants must have full GMC registration and a Licence to Practise. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to a CCT or eligibility for specialist registration CESR (CP) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of interview.

GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE NHS ACUTE DIVISION

CONSULTANT IN VASCULAR SURGERY

Based at the SOUTHGLASGOWUNIVERSITYHOSPITAL with clinical opportunities across the range of NHS GG &C sites.

Job Description

1INTRODUCTION

The successful candidate will be based at the new SouthGlasgowUniversityHospital after Vascular Surgery has re-located from the Western Infirmary to this hospital in May 2015. The post will complement the existing vascular surgery service and there will be opportunity to developa subspecialty interest. This is a tertiary referral service covering a 1.2 million population and is the largest vascular surgery unit in Scotland.

A full range of open and endovascular arterial reconstruction surgery is currently offered, including complex EVAR and emergency TEVAR. The new hospital will give the opportunity to provide an enhanced multi-disciplinary service for diabetic feet. Renal medicine and transplant surgery will also be based on the SouthGlasgowHospital site andthere is opportunity to participate in the vascular access service. There is also provision for isolated limb perfusion as a quaternary referral service for malignant melanoma.

Vascular services will benefit from two new hybrid theatres in SouthGlasgowUniversityand the post holder will be encouraged to develop the endovascular service in collaboration with the interventional radiology colleagues.

New SouthGlasgowUniversityHospital

The new SouthGlasgowUniversityHospital and Royal Hospital For Sick Children offer the potential to deliver healthcare on the Govan site to a truly exceptional standard, with maternity, children’s and adult acute hospitals, and state of the art laboratory services all together on the one campus. It will also have the biggest Critical Care complex and one of the biggest Emergency Departments in Scotland.

There will be close to 2000 beds on the SouthGlasgowUniversityHospital campus with the adult hospital, children's hospital, maternity unit and neurological institute.

2DUTIES OF THE POST

Clinical

The post holder will share the work in theatres and clinics in several Glasgow hospitals but in-patient work will be at the new SouthGlasgowUniversityHospital. The post holder will work closely with other consultant colleagues and senior trainees already in post to support the training opportunities of all junior colleagues. The postholder will be expected to participate in the clinical work of the department with inpatient care of vascular surgery patients and care of patients within the critical care environment. The postholder will provide elective and emergency operative care for patient and also provide unscheduled vascular surgery care throughout GG&C hospitals as part of the existing consultant on call rota.

We offer outpatient services at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NewVictoriaHospital, StobhillHospital, Gartnaval GeneralHospital, New Southern University Hospital, InverclydeRoyalHospital and the RoyalAlexandraHospital in Paisley. There are day case surgery lists at Stobhill and the NewVictoriaHospital. We provide emergency cover for all these hospitals as well as support to the cardiothoracic and cardiology services at the GoldenJubileeHospital in Glasgow. We provide tertiary care support for hospitals in Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, ForthValley, Argyll and Dumfries.

Provisional Timetable

Monday / OPD (1PA) / SPA (1PA)
Tuesday / Fixed Flexible Session (1 PA)
Wednesday / Theatre / Theatre (2PA)
Thursday / OPD (1PA)
Friday / MDT/Admin (1.5PA) / Shared emergency carotid list (0.5PA)

On call rota approximately 1 in 7 (2Pas for emergency work).

The fixed flexible session will allow scope for subspecialty work. This will be for discussion following appointment and could relate to vascular access, interventional radiological procedures, isolated limb perfusion for melanoma, or diabetic foot work.

Extra programmed activities are subject to review no less frequently than annually and may be terminated at any time by either party to the agreement, subject to three months notice being served.

Administration

The post holder will be expected, when appropriate, to participate in the day to day running of the department in administrative activities such as organisation of on-call rotas, organisation of undergraduate training, patient reports and letters. The post holder will also be expected to participate in the weekly morbidity and mortality meeting from which an attendance register and minutes are kept to support appraisal. It is expected that the post holder will participate in the national vascular registry.

Communication

This will include participation in discussion with clinical colleagues regarding clinical problems at the weekly multi-disciplinary x-ray meeting. Discussion with support staff to ensure appropriate patient management. Liaison with specialists in other hospitals/agencies, such as GPs, district nurses, ambulance, police etc if needed.

3EDUCATION

Continuing Education

The appointee will be expected to participate in educational activities on a local and national basis. The hospital enjoys a new teaching and learning centre which will help support development of new events.

Teaching & Learning Centre

The Teaching and Learning Centre, developed jointly by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and The University of Glasgow, is an investment of £27 million to provide a training environment for the clinical years of the undergraduate medical degree (MBChB), postgraduate training facilities for medical staff and a large variety of NHS professionals and will ensure that we can train the next generation of doctors, scientists, clinical academics and support staff. Three floors of this purpose built centre will be dedicated to teaching and learning and will ensure the highest levels of support and development available for staff and students. The Centre will include an Innovation facility, supported by funding from the Scottish Funding Council and Glasgow City Council, which will accommodate the Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre and incubator units for industry.
The £20m Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre will use modern whole genome DNA sequencing to select the best treatments for patients with chronic diseases including cancer, cardiovascular and inflammatory conditions.

The new centre will replace facilities at the Western Infirmary, Victoria Infirmary, Southern General and the RoyalHospital for Sick Children which will all close following the transfer of clinical services to the new site.
The Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC) is part of the vision for Scotland to be a world class centre of research, innovation and commercialisation in stratified medicine – bringing together excellence in the academic, industrial and NHS communities to create an infrastructure that will act as a springboard to allow Glasgow to be at the forefront of the field.

4Current Staff

Consultant Staff

Mr Dominique Byrne

Mr Kevin Daly(Lead Consultant)

Mr David Kingsmore

Mr Douglas Orr

Mr John Reidy

Mr Paul Rogers

Mr Wesley Stuart(Clinical Director)

Mr Paul Teenan

Mr Gareth Treharne

Mr George Welch(Associate Medical Director)

The department is supported by a wound care specialist nurse and a community specialist ulcer nurse offering support to district nurses. There is a vascular lab offering arterial and venous duplex imaging and treadmill testing. Currently we have 6 middle grade staff from the West of Scotland ST training rotation in General Surgery and the new Scottish vascular surgery trainees providing a 1 in 6 middle grade vascular surgery on call rota. Additionally we have a senior clinical fellow supporting the rotating trainees. We are supported by 8 consultant interventional radiologists who provide a 24 hour on call service.

5RESEARCH, AUDIT & SUBSPECIALTY TRAINING

OPPORTUNITIES

As well as teaching junior medical staff of all levels, there is a program of undergraduate teaching of medical students from the University of Glasgow. We offer bedside teaching and special study modules for research projects. We have a good track record for student projects being presented at local and national meetings. Within the vascular unit there is a strong commitment to academic research and on-going collaborative projects with the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Strathclyde. There is also collaboration with the University of Glasgow and the GlasgowCaledonianUniversity.

6GENERAL INFORMATION

Applications for employment on a part time basis will be considered

7Arrangements to Visit the Department

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

In the first instance please contact :

Mr WP Stuart, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Western Infirmary, Dumbarton RoadGLASGOW

Telephone: 0141 232 5904

E-mail:

Mr KJ Daly, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Western Infirmary, Dumbarton RoadGLASGOW

Telephone: 0141 211 1576

E-mail:

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
£76,761 £ 103,490 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 three 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.

FURTHER INFORMATION

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Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Mr Wesley P Stuart on 0141 232 5904 or Mr Kevin J Daly on 0141 211 1576 with whom visiting arrangements can also be made.

How to apply

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Medical and Dental Application and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Declaration Form Regarding Fitness to Practice

Immigration Questionnaire

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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 be08 May 2015