POSITION: Locum Consultant in Dermatology / /
Reference / MS/1013/14 / Quote on all correspondence
Grade / Locum Consultant
Location / Monklands Hospital (split site)
Hours / PA’s / 10 PAs per week (Part-time may be considered)
Salary Scale / Locum Consultant
Closing Date / Noon on Wednesday 27th November 2013
Your Application / Thank you for expressing an interest in the above post within NHS Lanarkshire. Please find all the relevant information attached to begin the application process.
Should you require further information regarding this post you can contact the Medical Staffing team or make informal enquiries with the department using the contact details below.
To ensure we can process your application as easily as possible please complete all the information required within the Application Pack and email with your CV.
Contact Details / Telephone / 01698 377720
Email /
Application Process / To apply, please email your CV to the above, along with the attached completed Application Pack.
Additional Arrangements / Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by:-
Fiona Macdonald / Clinical Lead / 01236 712485
Freida Shaffrali / Consultant / 01236 712485
Date when the post is Vacant / The post is vacant from the 25/11/13 and a start date will be agreed with the successful candidate.
NHS Lanarkshire / For further information regarding NHS Lanarkshire and it’s hospitals, please visit our website:- www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and Positive about Disabled People.
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NHS Lanarkshire – Information PackPOSITION: Locum Consultant in Dermatology / /
POST INFORMATION
The Post / Locum Consultant Dermatologist
General Provisions / You will be answerable to Clinical Director, who will agree your job plan.
Health and Safety / You are required to comply with NHS Lanarkshire Health and Safety Policies.
Junior Medical Staff / You will be responsible for the training and supervision of the Junior Medical staff who work with you, and you will be expected to devote time to this on a regular basis. In addition, you will be expected to ensure that staff have access to advice and counseling. 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 career.
Resources / The following resources are available:-
Consultants / Special Interest
NJ Wainwright / Photobiology
G Gupta / Skin Cancer
F Shaffrali / Leg ulcers/Medical Education
G Dawn / Urticaria/Vulval Dermatology
FH Macdonald / Contact Dermatitis
Specialty Doctors / 4
Specialist Registrars on rotation from the West of Scotland Training Scheme. / 2
STRs/FY’s / 2
Secretarial Support:
WTE Secretaries / 8
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Main Duties / This post is a locum post covering the existing sessional commitments of the previous substantive Consultant.
Work Programme / As required under Section 3 of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the duties and responsibilities are supported by a job plan and work programme detailed as follows:
Job Planning/Programmed Activities
The job plan will be dependent on the successful candidate’s subspecialty training and interests. 1 SPA will be included in the job plan.
On taking up post a Job Plan will be agreed between the person appointed and the Clinical Director. The job plan will be reviewed informally after 1 month in post.
The indicative timetables identify those fixed commitments which are dependent on other hospital resources, both physical and human.
Fixed Commitments / Days / Hours / Type of Work
Monday / AM / Admin/ward round
PM / Biopsy (Hairmyres)
Tuesday / AM / Admin/SPA
PM / Admin/additional clinical work then 5pm general clinic MK
Wednesday / AM / Lesion clinic Hairmyres (lunchtime skin cancer MDT)
PM / General clinic Hairmyres
Thursday / AM / Ward Round/ Admin
PM / CME/SPA
Friday / AM / Biopsy (Hairmyres)
PM / -
In addition, other activities not occurring at fixed times. / · Care of inpatients in the MK Dermatology ward including cross cover for colleagues on leave.
· Discussing referrals, in patient and out patient with Colleagues.
· Discussing patient management/ reviewing patients with doctors in training and Nursing Staff out with formal ward rounds.
· Speaking to GP’s, outpatients re results.
· Vetting Fast Track clinic referrals/ allocating appointments.
· CPD and Appraisal
· Audit
· 1 in 6 on call rota, which includes GP referrals presenting via ward trainees, and inpatient ward referrals
Review of the Job Plan / This job plan is subject to review at least once a year by the post holder and the Clinical Director as noted in the terms and conditions. The procedures set out in the ‘Terms & Conditions of Service’ must be followed if it is not possible to agree a job plan, either initially or at an annual review.
Audit and research / The successful candidate will be expected to participate in audit processes and there is an active clinical audit department available to assist. An interest in research will be supported.
Continuing Professional Development / Study leave is available within the terms and conditions of service with the approval of the Clinical Director. The appointee will be required to fulfill such demands for continuing professional development as the Royal College of Physicians (or other relevant bodies) may make.
Honorary Academic Status / If involved in undergraduate teaching status can be applied for. Applications can be made via the Hospital Sub-dean and then to the appropriate academic department within the University.
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NHS Lanarkshire – Information PackPOSITION: Locum Consultant in Dermatology / /
PERSON PROFILE
Attributes / Essential / Useful
Qualifications / Undergraduate medical degree.
Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice. MRCP. / Any qualifcations in other specialties.
CCT and entry on the Specialist Register for Dermatology
Training / Completed a post graduate training programme in Dermatology. / Post graduate employment in other related specialties such as Rheumatology or Infectious diseases.
Research / None Essential. / Any involvement in research.
Publications / None Essential. / Any publications, especially related to Dermatology.
Experience / Completed Dermatology training programme. / Previous employment as a Consultant Dermatologist.
Knowledge and Skills / Competent in history taking, examination and general diagnostic skills. / Previous experience in skin surgery. Previous supervision of staff in training.
Disposition / Able to work well as part of a team. / Evidence of good team working.
Other / Valid Driving license. / Competent in Microsoft and basic computer knowledge.
If there is any reason why a disabled person should not be considered suitable for this post, please provide details: / The post requires physical dexterity. Uncorrected visual or hearing defect would be incompatible with the nature of the work.
Prepared By:- / Approved By:-
Name / Freida Shaffrali / Fiona Macdonald
Designation / Consultant Dermatologist / Clinical Lead
Date / 28th October 2013 / 28th October 2013
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
a) This appointment is offered on the Terms and Conditions of the Consultant Contract on a locum basis.
b) This appointment is superannuable under the NHS Superannuation Scheme, which
is contracted out of the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS). New
employees commencing employment from 1 March 2013 onwards will automatically
be enrolled in the pension scheme and your remuneration will be subject to deduction
of superannuation contributions.
To opt-out, you must contact the Scottish Public Pensions Agency directly on Tel:
01896 893000. Should you choose to opt-out in accordance with these changes you
will be enrolled into the scheme again every 3 years (June 2016, 2019 etc) when the
same process will apply.
For further information on the benefits of the scheme, please contact an advisor of The
Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) Tel: 01896 893100, or download/view a
member’s guide at www.sppa.gov.uk/nhs/forms.htm.
c) The employment is subject to 1months’ notice on either side subject always to the appeal and other provisions of paragraphs 10.4 & 10.5 of the Terms and Conditions of Service of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff and Doctors in Public Health and the Community Health Service Consultant Grade.
d) The successful candidate, if not already employed by the NHS Lanarkshire, will be required to complete a medical questionnaire to obtain medical clearance from the Occupational Health Physician.
e) The successful candidate will be required to complete a disclosure Scotland PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme) form. No approach will be made without written permission of the successful applicant who will be asked to sign and complete a Disclosure PVG application, giving authorization for the check to be undertaken.
f) NHS Lanarkshire does not negotiate salary placements. On commencement the salary will be in line with paragraph 11.1.2 of the terms and conditions of the new consultant contract. Appointees start on the scale minimum except in the circumstances of paragraphs 11.1.3 – 11.1.4 of the terms and conditions of service.
g) From 1st April 2013 the starting salary for the post is £75,249 per annum (based on 10 Programmed Activities per week). The successful candidate’s total salary will be dependent on his/her previous service history. Remuneration for any extra programmed activities will be dependent upon the job plan agreed at the time of appointment
DECLARATIONS/CONVICTIONS STATEMENT
The following should be used when completing DECLARATIONS/ CONVICTIONS within the application pack.
Registration with the General Medical Council or General Dental Council imposes on doctors and dentists the duty to provide a good standard of medical care and to behave appropriately, towards patients. NHS Employees also have a duty to ensure that patients receive a good standard of medical care and ensure as far as possible the safety of patients. We therefore need to establish if you have been found guilty of a criminal offence, been bound over or cautioned or are currently the subject of proceedings which might lead to a conviction, an order binding you over or a caution, in the UK or any other country.
Applications for posts in the NHS are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Application forms will include a declaration for applicants to complete declaring any previous or pending prosecutions or convictions, including those considered “spent” under the Act. Forms will also include a declaration of any cautions or bind overs.
We also need to establish if you have been the subject of any fitness to practise proceedings in the past, or if any fitness to practise proceedings are being contemplated, by a licensing or regulatory body in the UK or another country and this is also reflected in the declaration.
This information will be treated in confidence and will not debar you from appointment unless the selection panel considers that it renders you unsuitable for appointment. In reaching such a decision we will consider the nature of the conviction/action, how long ago it took place and any other factors which may be relevant
Failure to disclose a criminal offence, having been bound over or cautioned or that you are currently the subject of criminal proceedings, which might lead to a conviction, an order binding you over a caution, or fitness to practice proceedings undertaken or being undertaken by an appropriate licensing or regulatory body, may disqualify you from appointment, or result in summary dismissal/disciplinary action and referral to the General Medical Council (General Dental Council) for consideration if such a discrepancy came to light.
If you would like to discuss what effect any previous convictions, police investigations or fitness to practice proceedings taken or being taken either in the UK or by an overseas licensing or regulatory body might have on your application, you may telephone: Marlene Fraser (01698) 377752 in confidence, for advice.
IMMIGRATIONOverseas Doctors and Dentists / For the purpose of immigration status, overseas doctors and dentists are those who, regardless of where they obtain their primary medical/dental qualification, are not nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA). A list of EEA countries is attached.
Changes to Immigration / On 7th March 2006 the Department of Health announced changes to the immigration rules for postgraduate doctors and dentists. The changes came into effect on 3rd April 2006 and mean that all doctors and dentists who wish to work in the UK from outside the EEA will need to meet the requirements of an employment category such as the work permit provisions. New applications for permit-free training visas will no longer be granted for doctors undertaking training posts
Impact of Change / Non-EEA doctors and dentists will still be able to come and train in the UK and are still eligible to apply, in open competition for training posts provided all the other eligibility criteria is met. However, training posts will now be considered employment for immigration purposes. Work permits will only be issued where there is a specific post for the overseas doctors that cannot be filled by someone from the EEA.
Further Information / The changes in immigration requirements for trainee doctors and dentists are a result of a Scottish Executive Health Department announcement and immigration issues are the remit of the Home Office. Clarification and further information can be accessed from the following:-
Home Office www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk
Work Permits www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/
EEA Countries / Austria / Greece / The Netherlands
Belgium / Hungary / Norway
Bulgaria / Iceland / Poland
Cyprus / Republic of Ireland / Portugal
Czech Republic / Italy / Romania
Denmark / Latvia / Slovakia
Estonia / Liechtenstein / Slovenia
Finland / Lithuania / Spain
France / Luxembourg / Sweden
Germany / Malta / UK
NB – Switzerland is not in the EEA, Swiss Nationals have the same rights as EEA nationals.
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