specialty doctor in dermatology
south glasgow
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reF: 31558d
Closing Date:noon3rd january 2014
SUMMARY INFORMATION
Post: specialty doctor in dermatology
Base:south glasgow
Applicants are invited to apply for one or more of four available sessions of Specialty Doctor in Dermatology based in South Glasgow Dermatology services in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde are provided by the Dermatology Department, the Alan Lyell Centre for Dermatology. The Department works on a hub and spoke model, with in-patient beds based at the Southern General Hospital. The development of the Southern General as the hub site offers tertiary and clinical academic services as a regional dermatology centre for approximately 2.4million people in the West of Scotland. Local dermatology services are delivered at eight hospital sites across the city – Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Southern General Hospital, StobhillHospital, NewVictoriaHospital, Western Infirmary, RoyalAlexandraHospital, InverclydeRoyalHospital and the Vale of Leven Hospital. Each of these sites provide a full range of dermatology out-patient services.
You will be a suitably qualified doctor who will assist the consultant teams with new and return outpatient clinics and minor procedure lists. Previous dermatology experience is essential and a diploma in dermatology is desirable.
All applicants must possess full GMC Registration, a licence to practice and at least 4 Years full time Post Graduate Training, two of which must have been in relevant acute specialties or you will demonstrate and evidence equivalent experience and competencies.
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
INFORMATION PACK
FOR THE POST OF SPECIALTY DOCTOR
DERMATOLOGY
Glasgow – A Great Place to Workand Live
Greater Glasgow and ClydeValley are one of the world’s most thrilling and beautiful destinations. There is a wealth of attractions to discover, the United Kingdoms’ finest Victorian architecture to astound, internationally acclaimed museums and galleries to inspire, as well as Glasgow’s own unique atmosphere to soak up and enjoy.
Be entertained in one of Europe’s top cultural capitals by it’s year long calendar of festivals and special events and enjoy outstanding shopping, super bars and restaurants – all located within a stone’s throw of some of the country’s finest parks and gardens.
The area also stands at the gateway to some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery, with Loch Lomond and the Trossachs only minutes away.
What’s more, Glasgow is easily accessible by air, rail and road, so getting here couldn’t be easier.
About the Board
The Hospital Modernisation Programme – The Services of Tomorrow
Health services in Glasgow & Clyde are currently going through dramatic and exciting changes, brought about by the recently approved Acute Services Review, now termed the Hospital Modernisation Programme. This ten year £700 million strategy will see the transformation of acute services across the city including the replacement of out-dated Victorian buildings and the creation of one stop / rapid diagnosis and treatments models for the vast majority of patients.
Core adult acute care is currently delivered from six sites within Glasgow and three sites in Clyde. The Western Infirmary and Gartnaval General Hospital operate in tandem delivering acute care in the west-end of the city. In the north-east of the city acute care is delivered from StobhillHospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary. The Victoria Infirmary/New Victoria Hospital serves the south-east population and the Southern General Hospital serves the south-west of the city. Services for children are provided centrally from the RoyalHospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill. Full Accident and Emergency services are provided at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, the Victoria Infirmary and Southern General Hospital. StobhillHospital has a Casualty Department which is covered by Consultant staff from Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Western Infirmary. In Clyde, acute services are currently provided at RoyalAlexandraHospital, InverclydeRoyalHospital and Vale of Leven Hospital.
The Hospital Modernisation Programme will ensure that walk-in / walk-out hospital services are provided for the vast 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 streamlined processes of care, which patients want – to be seen quickly by the appropriate specialist, to undergo clinical investigation, and to receive treatment without delay.
The ambulatory care centres for the south side and north east of the city of the city are in the NewVictoriaHospital and New Stobhill hospital respectively. These state-of-the-art facilities opened in June 2009. They house the main out-patient centre and day surgery services. In the south side in-patient services will be concentrated in a new hospital to be built on the site of the current Southern General Hospital. This new facility, housing some 850 beds, will replace ageing acute wards in both the Southern General Hospital and the Victoria Infirmary. The new facility will work alongside some of the relatively modern buildings housing specialist services, which will be retained on the Southern General Hospital site as part of the Strategy. The new south-side hospital will be home to one of two Accident and Emergency and Major Trauma Units covering the whole of the city. The new south-side hospital is planned to open in phases between from 2012-2016.
The redesign and redevelopment of Glasgow’s acute services will address many of the pressures currently facing the hospital service. The new service will be provided in modern facilities rather than 19th century buildings not designed for modern healthcare. The purpose designed facilities will enable one stop / rapid diagnosis and treatment models required for the future. Continuity of service will improve with the elimination of the need for patient’s notes and results to be moved from building to building. Concentration of services will allow the requirements of junior doctors’ hours and issues arising for increasing sub specialisation of medicine to be addressed through the creation of larger 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.
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Division Management Structure
All adult Dermatology services are managed through the General Manager for Emergency Care & Medical Specialties - Clyde. There is a dedicated Service Manager for Dermatology with responsibility for Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
SURGICAL & ANAESTHETICS / General SurgeryDigestive Diseases
Anaesthetics
Critical Care
Orthopaedic Surgery (inc Trauma)
Ophthalmology,
Urology
ENT
EMERGENCY CARE & MEDICAL SPECIALTIES / A&E
Acute Receiving
Specialist medicine
Out of Hours
Dermatology
Cardiology and Cath Labs
Respiratory
Diabetes
Infectious Diseases
Gastroenterology
Rheumatology
WOMEN & CHILDRENS SERVICES / Gynaecology
Obstetrics
Medical Paediatrics
Surgical Paediatrics
Neonatology
REGIONAL SERVICES / QENSIU
Cardiothoracics
Renal
Transplant
Plastics
Oncology
Neurosciences
DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES / Laboratory medicine
Diagnostic Imaging
Nuclear Medicine
Clinical Physics
REHABILITATION & ASSESSMENT / WESTMARC
Palliative Care and Rehab
Dietetics
Falls and Rehab
Speech and Language
Psychology
Integrated Discharge
Stroke Services
Disability Services
Podiatry
All the above services are supported by other Consultant-based services, which incorporate diagnostic and clinical components including Anaesthetics, Laboratory Medicine, Neuroanaesthetics, Neuropathology, Clinical Neurophysiology (including EEG, EMG and EP), Neuroradiology and Radiology including Spiral CT Scanner. There is also available a wide range of therapeutic services which include Audiology, Clinical Psychology, Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, ECG, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy.
There are close links with the Mental Health and Elderly Mental Health services provided by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Community Health Partnerships.
Acute Services Division
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is the largest Health Board in Scotland. The Board provides a comprehensive range of services from community based care (midwifes, dental services and various outreach services) through to a full range of general and specialist hospital services, including regional and national specialist services. In addition, the Division has close links with the universities in Glasgow and makes a significant contribution to teaching.
The Division has a catchment population of approximately 900,000.*
Dermatology services within Glasgow & Clyde are currently provided from eight main hospital sites – Glasgow Royal Infirmary, InverclydeRoyalHospital, RoyalAlexandraHospital, Southern General Hospital, StobhillAmbulatoryCareHospital, Vale of Leven Hospital, NewVictoriaHospital and Western Infirmary.
Vale of LevenHospital
The Vale of Leven Hospital is in an area of outstanding natural beauty adjacent to the southern shore of Loch Lomond and on the gateway to a National Park which opened in July 2002. The extent of the national park encompasses Loch Lomond, the Trossachs, the areaaround Callander, Balloch in the south to Crianlarich and Killin to the north, and further to the west to Loch Long, Gareloch and Strachur in the CowalPeninsula. This is where the Highlands meet the Lowlands, where the lochs, mountains, rivers and villages are renowned for legend and tradition.
The Hospital serves a population of approximately 80,000 covering the main areas of Helensburgh on the Clyde Estuary, Alexandra and Dumbarton. The population is considerably enhanced during the summer months by visitors attracted to the district, which is well served for those with outdoor interests such as hill walking, climbing, skiing, sailing, windsurfing, tennis etc. There are good local educational facilities and a wide range of housing opportunities.
The Vale of Leven Hospital is a 185 bedded hospital comprising Acute In-Patient facilities, Medical Assessment Unit, Coronary Care Unit, High Dependency Unit, Adult and Elderly Mental Health, Assessment and Rehabilitation (including Orthopaedic and Stroke Rehab) and a Community Maternity Unit. A nurse-led Minor Injuries Unit operates between the hours of 8.00 am and 9.00 pm with all other major surgical trauma being directed to the RoyalAlexandraHospital, Paisley.
In addition there is provision of:-
- 18 surgical day bed unit places
- 7 medical day bed unit places (accommodating 18-20 patients per day)
- 6 station Renal Unit
- 10 haematology day bed unit places (accommodating 18-26 patients per day)
- 30 Day Hospital places for elderly
- Dermatology OP Treatment Centre
The Southern GeneralHospital
The Southern General Hospital is a teaching hospital with an acute bed complement of 916 The Hospital is sited in the south-west of Glasgow and provides a comprehensive range of acute and related clinical services including Accident and Emergency, Dermatology, General Medicine (including sub-specialties), General Surgery (including sub-specialties), Geriatric Assessment, Geriatric Rehabilitation, Geriatric Day Services, ENT, Gynaecology, Neonatal Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Psychiatry, Urology and Assessment and Rehabilitation Services for Young Physically Disabled.
The Institute of Neurological Sciences
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.
Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit for Scotland
Based within the Southern General Hospital, the QENSIU provides acute and rehabilitation spinal injuries services to the whole of Scotland.
West of Scotland Mobility and Rehabilitation Centre
Regional prosthetic and fitting services form the West of Scotland Mobility and Rehabilitation Centre (WESTMARC), which is located in a purpose-built facility on the Southern General Hospital campus. The National Centre for Training in Prosthetics and Orthotics of Strathclyde University is also housed in this facility, which offers increased opportunity for collaboration
The Victoria Infirmary & New VictoriaHospital
The Victoria Infirmary is a teaching hospital situated in the south-east of Glasgow. This hospital provides a range of health care services including Accident and Emergency, General Medicine (including sub-specialties), General Surgery (including sub-specialties), Geriatric Assessment and Orthopaedic Surgery. The NewVictoriaHospital opened in 2009.
The MansionhouseUnit & MearnskirkHospital
The Mansionhouse Unit is in close proximity to the Victoria Infirmary and accommodates 220 elderly patients for assessment, rehabilitation and continuing care as well as housing the DayHospital. Mearnskirk in Newton Mearns is a purpose built 72 bed facility providing continuing care for the elderly.
The Western Infirmary
The Western Infirmary, which is on Dumbarton Road in Glasgow's West End, has 493 beds and 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 also provides elective gastrointestinal, breast surgery and cardiothoracic surgery. The Western's cardiothoracic department is one of the country's busiest. Medical specialities include cardiology (coronary care, invasive and non-invasive cardiac investigation, and angioplasty), general medicine, nephrology (including renal transplantation) and dermatology. As previously stated, the long-term goal is to transfer the clinical services from the Western to Gartnavel General to enhance services.
GartnavelGeneralHospital
Situated on Great Western Road, in the west of the city, the 465-bed Gartnavel General operates in close partnership with the Western Infirmary. A broad range of medical and surgical sub-specialities are provided, supported by an 8-theatre in-patient operating department. As the base for many of West Glasgow's ambulatory care facilities, Gartnavel has a 4 theatre day surgery unit, endoscopy suite, imaging department (including CT and interventional radiology) and main concentration of out-patient accommodation. The breadth and complexity of services at Gartnavel has expanded considerably over the past few years, with the development of the Brownlee Centre for communicable diseases, the new GlasgowHomeopathicHospital, and the new ophthalmology department. The Beatson Oncology Centre provides comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of cancer care for approximately half of Scotland's population and has linear accelerator radiotherapy units and associated treatment planning facilities.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Situated on Castle Street, Glasgow Royal Infirmary - or GRI - has 1077 beds and provides broad range of regional, supra-regional and national acute clinical services. The Division recently completed a £60m capital development programme at the GRI site. This saw the creation of major new developments which have significantly improved healthcare facilities for the people of North Glasgow. Further to the closure of CanniesburnHospital, the GRI now has a new Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, in addition to its new Emergency Receiving Centre, based within the JubileeBuilding.
RoyalAlexandraHospital
Situated less than 10 miles from Glasgow, RoyalAlexandraHospital provides an extensive range of acute health services to the Renfrew District and beyond, with a population of 220,000 mainly concentrated in and around Paisley. The hospital has a current bed complement of 520. In any one year the hospital treats nearly 30,000 inpatients, over 103,000 outpatients and day cases and there are some 2,400 births in the Maternity Unit.
InverclydeRoyalHospital
InverclydeRoyalHospital is a modern, 450 DGH in Greenock with magnificent views over the River Clyde and beyond. The hospital serves a population of around 125,000 in Inverclyde, Largs, Bute and the CowalPeninsula. The major specialties within the hospital include general surgery, urology, orthopaedic surgery, ENT, ophthalmology, A&E, general medicine, rheumatology and clinical haematology. There is also a geriatric assessment unit.
Princess Royal Maternity
PrincessRoyalMaternityHospital, which is adjacent to Glasgow Royal Infirmary on Alexandra Parade, has 140 beds and provides maternity and special care baby unit/ITU facilities for neonates.
StobhillAmbulatoryCareHospital
StobhillHospital, which is located in Springburn to the north of the city, provides a range of acute medical and surgical services to the population of North Glasgow and part of Cumbernauld and east Dunbartonshire, a population of more than 200,000 people.
Blawarthill
Situated in the Yoker area to the west of the city, Blawarthill provides long-term specialist care for the older patient. The hospital has 90 beds and the majority of the accommodation has been purpose-built for the treatment of elderly patients.
Lightburn
LightburnHospital, which is in Carntyne to the east of the city, has 120 beds and provides continuing and rehabilitative care for older patients. This service is supported by an assessment unit located at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Drumchapel
Drumchapel, in the west of the city, which has 120 beds, provides stroke, general and ortho-geriatric rehabilitation services for older patients. Over recent years major refurbishment has been undertaken to greatly improve the facilities on offer enhance services and improve therapy facilities.
DentalHospital
The DentalHospital and School is the pre-eminent centre for specialist oral health care, education and research in West and Central Scotland. In addition to its Sauchiehall Street premises, the Dental Hospital operates from out-reach clinics and surgeries and serves a population of 3 million, from a total of 26 locations, It is an active participant in joint health promotion initiatives with Greater Glasgow Health Board and the Greater Glasgow Primary Care Trust. The DentalHospital and University of Glasgow Dental School collaborate to provide first-rate training for under- and post-graduate dental education.