consultant in clinical genetics
EAST OF SCOTLAND REGIONAL GENETIC SERVICE, WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH
INFORMATION PACK
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cLOSING DATE: nOON on 26th February 2016
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SUMMARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS POSITION
Post: consultant in clinical genetics
base: east of scotland regional genetic service, western general hospital, edinburgh
The West of Scotland Clinical Genetics Service is seeking a Consultant Clinical Geneticist.
The post forms part of a job share. The successful applicant will be based in the East of Scotland Regional Genetic service, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. They will join the existing neuromuscular consultant in providing a neuromuscular genetics service to the central belt of Scotland and will have a pan-Scotland role in paediatric neuromuscular Genetics.
Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT in Clinical Genetics or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of Interview.
Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Dr Rosemarie Davidson on 0141-354-9234.
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
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Background
This is a half time time post, job sharing with the current Consultant Clinical Geneticist with a Neuromuscular interest. The post has a Scotland wide remit, although the contract is held with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and the postholders will work together to provide the service across Scotland.
It will be based within the Departments of Clinical Genetics, in the Laboratory Directorate of NHS Lothian and in the Diagnostics Directorate of Greater Glasgow and Clyde HB. In Glasgow, Dr Gordon Lowther, Consultant Cytogeneticist is currently the Head of Service and Dr Rosemarie Davidson is the Lead Clinician for Clinical Genetics. The department is based in the Clinical Genetics Department, in the new Laboratories Medicine Building at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (former Southern General Hospital), which houses the regional cytogenetics, biochemical genetics (pregnancy and newborn screening), 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 7000+ 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. .
There are currently 8 NHS consultants in addition to one honorary consultant, two part time specialty doctors and three specialist registrar posts. There is a consultant genetics nurse counsellor who specializes in community genetics, a genetic counsellor with a special interest in Huntington’s disease, 4 cancer genetics counsellors and a Macmillan cancer genetics counsellor, one community genetic counsellor, a genetic counsellor for haematology, a genetic counsellor for cardiology and one of the cancer genetic counsellors also works with muscular dystrophy families. Also based within the department are four nursing staff, two family support nurses, for complex disorders and Muscular Dystrophies, a research nurse and a clinic nurse. The physiotherapist for muscular dystrophies is also housed within our department.
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 Genetics laboratories have excellent facilities for cytogenetics, prenatal diagnosis, molecular genetics, molecular pathology and biochemical genetics and provides clinical diagnostic services for the West of Scotland, and pregnancy and newborn screening for Scotland.
The laboratories building has full laboratory facilities (haematology, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology). The Royal Hospital for Children, the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Regional Department of Neurosciences are also based on site. The maternity services are centralised in Glasgow at the Glasgow Royal Maternity hospital and on the Southern General site, which has a fully equipped Neonatal unit, and departments of Obstetric ultrasonography and Fetal Medicine.
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 Gordon Lowther - Head of Service, Head of Cytogenetics
Dr Rosemarie Davidson - Lead clinician, consultant in Clinical Genetics
Dr Ed Tobias - Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant
Dr Margo Whiteford - consultant in Clinical Genetics
Dr. Victoria Murday - consultant in Clinical Genetics (part time)
Dr Ruth McGowan – consultant in Clinical Genetics (part time)
Dr. Ester Kinning - consultant in Clinical Genetics
Dr. Carol Gardner - consultant in Clinical Genetics
Dr Shelagh Joss - consultant in Clinical Genetics
Dr Daniela Pilz – consultant in Clinical Genetics
Dr.Cheryl Longman - consultant in Neuromuscular Genetics.
(c) Duties of the Post:
(i) Clinical- details of all clinical commitments
The consultant will job share with the current Neuromuscular consultant. They will work between the Glasgow and Edinburgh departments of Clinical Genetics and the administrative support for the post will be split between those centres. The appointee will work in close collaboration with the Head of Service, Lead Clinicians and the existing Neuromucsular Consultant to further develop neuromuscular clinical genetics services in the East of Scotland and paediatric genetic neuromuscular services across Scotland. 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 1-2 outpatient sessions per week, at Glasgow or Edinburgh Genetic Centres, 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. 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.
(iii) Administration
As above.
(d) Timetable
The post is half time (5 PA), and an indication of duties is provided in the timetable but precise timings of commitments could be negotiated to suit individual circumstances. There will be one SPA to reflect activity such as appraisal, personal audit and professional development occurring outside study leave time, undergraduate and postgraduate medical training which takes place outside direct clinical care, research and management / development of the Scottish Genetic neuromuscular service.
Day / Hours / Hospital or Clinic and Description of Duties e.g. ward Rounds, Theatres and Out-patients etc.MON / AM / Genetics clinic Western General Hospital Edinburgh
MON / PM / Lab liaison work / ward visits OR admin / clinic prep
TUES / AM
TUES / PM
WED / AM / Paediatric genetic neuromuscular joint clinic Glasgow or Edinburgh (monthly) OR admin / clinic prep
WED / PM / MDT Meetings (including MRI and biopsy review and clinical meetings within Genetics/Neurology) Glasgow or Edinburgh as appropriate
THURS / AM
THURS / PM
FRID / AM / SPA activities / CPD
FRID / PM
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.
(i) Travel time will be included where appropriate
4. DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR APPLICANTS TO VISIT HOSPITAL
In the first instance please contact:
Dr Rosemarie Davidson,
Consultant in Clinical Genetics,
Clinical Genetics,
Laboratory Medicine,
1345 Govan Road
Glasgow G51 4TF. Tel: 0141 354 9200 / 9201.
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.
EMPLOYEE SPECIFICATION
JOB TITLE: Consultant Clinical Geneticist
GRADE: Consultant
DEPARTMENT/DIRECTORATE: Clinical Genetics, Diagnostics
DIVISION: Acute
LOCATION: Southern General Hospital
CRITERIA / ESSENTIAL / DESIRABLEFull registration with the General Medical Council and a licence to practice. /
YES
MRCP/MRCPH or equivalent / YESThose 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
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 / PermanentGRADE 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 / Part Time 20.00
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: www.sppa.gov.uk
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.
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