Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

consultant clinical genetics

QUEEN ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Information pack

reF: 48836D

CLOSING DATE: 13TH OCTOBER 2017

SUMMARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS POSITION

Post: consultant clinical genetics

Base:Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus

The West of Scotland Clinical Genetics Service is seeking an additional Consultant Clinical Geneticist. You will join an established consultant team of 8 who provide a regional service to the West of Scotland. The post is a general genetics post with the possibility of further development of a specialist interest with a planned start date of the 01/11/2017. This is a permanent post, but we would consider a short term contract if desired by the applicant. Based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus (QEUH) in Glasgow, in the new purpose built Laboratories Medicine building,the clinical service is adjacent to the West of Scotland Laboratory Genetics Service who has outstanding facilities for cytogenetics, prenatal diagnosis, molecular genetics and molecular pathology. The unit is closely associated with the University of Glasgow Medical School and you will work in a progressive environment where research and audit are actively encouraged. For more information call Dr Carol Gardiner 0141-354-9201.

Applicants must have full registration with the General Medical Council and a licence to practise.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.

INFORMATION PACK

FOR THE POST OF

CONSULTANT

IN

CLINICAL GENETICS

CONTENTS

THE POST

Job Description and Information about the Departments

Information about the Division

Terms and Conditions of Service

• Further Information

• Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Background

This is a full time post, within the Department of Clinical Genetics, in the Diagnostics Directorate of Greater Glasgow and Clyde HB. Dr Carol Gardiner is the Head of the Clinical Genetics Service and Nicola Williams is the Head of the Molecular Genetics Service. The appointee will join the clinical team providing Regional Genetics Services to the five Health Boards of the West of Scotland, serving a population of 2.9 million. The department is based in the Clinical Genetics Department, in the new Laboratories Medicine Building at the Southern General Hospital, which houses the regional cytogenetics, molecular genetics and molecular pathology services.

Candidates must have a higher qualification, a broad clinical experience and have received specialist training in clinical genetics.

University Links

The unit is closely associated with the University of Glasgow Medical School, and assists with the teaching of clinical genetics to medical undergraduates and postgraduates.

2.WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT

The main work of the department is in providing clinical genetic diagnosis and advice to the 8000+ families referred every year. There has been a steady increase in referrals year on year, without any initiatives to invite referrals of families for whom genetic advice may be appropriate but who are not currently being seen. Part of the increase relates to the technological advances in ability to investigate conditions with a possible genetic basis.

There are currently 8 NHS consultants in addition to one honorary consultant, one specialty doctor and three specialist registrar posts. There are 11 Genetics Counsellors, one 8C, four 8As and six Band 7 Genetics Counsellors as well as one Band 7 Specialist Nurse, one Band 6 Research Nurse and one Band 5 Clinic Nurse. This post is a new Consultant position. The Consultants are all timetabled to be involved in a 9-5 duty rota to deal with health professional queries and review urgent ward referrals. There is no out of hours on call rota.

Clinics are held within the clinical genetics department at the QEUH, and at a number of peripheral sites including Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock, Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, Houldsworth Centre in Wishaw and Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. The Genetic Counsellors have a number of peripheral clinics throughout the five Health Board areas. A number of specialist joint clinics are at other sites within Glasgow, including skeletal dysplasias, cardiac genetics, growth, endocrine cancers, neurogenetics, craniofacial and facial clefting, and child development clinics.

The Clinical Genetics department moved into the new building in July 2012. The clinic floor encompasses a waiting area and patient reception, 7 clinic rooms, a treatment room, and a patient access information room. The departmental nursing staff also have offices on this floor. The floor above provides office space for the clinicians and genetic counsellors, secretaries, case note storage and a meeting room and library. The referrals to the clinics at the Southern and satellite sites, appointments, and other clinic related correspondence is all administered by the secretarial team in the Department. There are 2.5 full time staff who coordinate appointments and 8 clinical secretaries, 1 senior clinical secretary, and 1 receptionist.

The nearby laboratories have excellent facilities for cytogenetics, prenatal diagnosis, molecular genetics and molecular pathology and provide clinical diagnostic services for the West of Scotland.

The academic arm of the department has laboratories for medical genetics research, with interests in gene expression, human gene mapping and application of molecular genetics in addition to clinically based research. It also has a teaching role for postgraduate students with an MSc course in medical genetics.

The laboratories building has full laboratory facilities (haematology, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology). The Royal Hospital for Children at QEUH campus replaced the RHSC at Yorkhill in 2015, which provides general and specialist paediatric services for Glasgow and the West of Scotland, and national services for cardiac surgery, and ECMO. The QEUH adult hospital opened in 2015 and the Fetal Medicine Unit and a Neonatal Unit are based at QEUH as well as an Obstetric Service and Neonatal Unit at PRMH at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

3.THE JOB ITSELF

(a)Title: Consultant in Clinical Genetics

(b)Relationships:

(i)Name of Health Board(s)/Trust:

Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Board, Diagnostics Directorate, Laboratories Division.

(ii)Names of Consultant members of the Department:

Dr Carol Gardiner –Head of Clinical Service, consultant in Clinical Genetics

Dr Rosemarie Davidson – Cancer Lead, consultant in Clinical Genetics

Dr Margo Whiteford - consultant in Clinical Genetics

Dr Ruth McGowan – consultant in Clinical Genetics

Dr. Ester Kinning - consultant in Clinical Genetics

Dr Shelagh Joss - consultant in Clinical Genetics

Dr.Cheryl Longman - consultant in Neuromuscular Genetics (part-time)

Dr Ed Tobias - Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant

(c)Duties of the Post:

(i)Clinical- details of all clinical commitments

The consultant will be based at clinical genetics at the QEUH, and the administrative arrangements for the post will be the responsibility of Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The appointee will work in close collaboration with the Head of Clinical Service and the other consultant geneticists to further develop the clinical genetics services for the region. He / she will have continuing responsibility for care of patients in his / her charge, and will undertake administrative duties associated with the care of those patients. There will be 2-3 outpatient sessions per week, at QEUH or satellite clinics / specialist clinics as the need arises. Part of the clinical commitment involves giving advice on reproduction, contraception, prenatal diagnosis and selective termination of pregnancy. Other duties include ward visits to hospitals within the region for patient assessment and counselling, communication (and interpretation) of prenatal diagnostic and laboratory test results to clinical colleagues and patients, audit of the clinical service, and administrative duties associated with the running of the clinical service including pre-clinic workup, and maintenance of clinical databases.

(ii)Other duties: Audit, teaching, research, CPD etc

The appointee will have one session of SPA time which may include time for audit, CPD, teaching, research etc by negotiation with colleagues and according to their specific interests. Teaching duties may include assistance with the teaching of medical genetics to medical undergraduates (lecturing and in the clinic), to postgraduates and to members of the nursing and paramedical professions. It may be possible to negotiate one further session if a specific need for this can be demonstrated.

Other sessions of SPA time will depend on other duties the candidate may perform

(iii)Administration

Asabove.

(d)Timetable

The post is full time (10 PA), and an indication of duties is provided in the timetable but precise timings of commitments could be negotiated to suit individual circumstances.

This job plan is negotiable and will be agreed between the successful applicant and the Clinical Director. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde initially allocates all full time consultants 10 PAs made up of 9 PAs in Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and one core Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) for CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation, job planning, internal routine communication and management meetings. The precise allocation of SPA time and associate objectives will be agreed with the successful applicant and will be reviewed at annual job planning.

Day / Hours / Hospital or Clinic and Description of Duties e.g. ward Rounds, Theatres and Out-patients etc.
MON / AM / Satellite clinic OR Genetics clinic QEUH
MON / PM / Lab liaison work / ward visits OR admin / clinic prep
TUES / AM / Joint specialist clinic OR Genetics clinic QEUH
TUES / PM / Lab liaison work / ward visits OR admin / clinic prep
WED / AM / Lab liaison work / ward visits OR admin / clinic prep
WED / PM / Clinical audit meeting / journal club; genetics MDT meeting
THURS / AM / General genetic clinic QEUORSatellite Genetics clinics
THURS / PM / Lab liaison work / ward visits OR admin / clinic prep
FRID / AM / SPA activities / CPD
FRID / PM / Lab liaison work / ward visits OR admin / clinic prep
SAT / AM
SAT / PM
SUN / AM
SUN / PM

(e)Domiciliary consultations as may be required.

(f)The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, and for the proper functioning of his/her Department.

(g)The Consultant will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients and the running of his/her clinical department.

(h)In addition to the duties mentioned above, duties at other hospitals administered by the Health Board may be necessary.

5.DATE WHEN POST IS VACANT: Now

6.DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR APPLICANTS TO VISITHOSPITAL

In the first instance please contact:

Dr Carol Gardiner

Head of Clinical Service

Consultant in Clinical Genetics,

Clinical Genetics,

Laboratory Medicine,

1345 Govan Road

Glasgow G51 4TFTel: 0141 354 9200.

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 difficulty in filling the post, the Director of Human Resources has the authority to approve a second visit.

7.POSITION OF CONSULTANTS UNABLE FOR PERSONAL REASONS TO WORK FULL-TIME

Any consultant who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with consultant colleagues.

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde - Acute Services Division

EMPLOYEE SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE:Consultant Clinical Geneticist

GRADE:Consultant

DEPARTMENT/DIRECTORATE: Clinical Genetics, Diagnostics

DIVISION:Acute

LOCATION:Southern GeneralHospital

CRITERIA / ESSENTIAL / DESIRABLE
Full registration with the General Medical Council and a licence to practise. /

YES

MRCP/MRCPH or equivalent / YES
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. / YES
Special interest or willingness to develop special interest in relevant areas / YES
Good general medical training / YES
Experience of multidisciplinary team working / YES
Experience of audit and research / YES
Excellent organisational and communication skills / YES
Effective in the teaching and training of junior colleagues / YES
Knowledge of general management issues / YES
Proven team player / YES

Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Dr. Carol Gardiner on 0141 354 9201 with whom visiting arrangements can also be made.

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
£ 78,304 - £105,570per 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

For further information on NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, please visit our website on

View all our vacanciesat:

Register for Job Alertsat:

Applicants wishing further information about the post are invited to contact Dr. Carol Gardiner on 0141 354 9201with whom visiting arrangements can also be made.

How to apply

To apply for these posts please include your CV and names and addresses of 3 Referees, along with the following documents; (click on the hyperlinks to open)

Medical and Dental Application and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Declaration Form Regarding Fitness to Practice