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Post: consultants in paediatric gastroenterology
Base: royal hospital for children
The Women & Children’s Directorate (An Acute Operating Division of Greater Glasgow & Clyde, NHS Board) is a world leader in the care of child and maternal health services. Located in the new south hospitals complex in Glasgow, the Royal Hospital for Children hosts many national and regional specialist services.
The Directorate also supports an extensive array of community child health services.
The New Children’s Hospital opened in June 2015. These jobs represent an expansion in existing consultant work force to become part of a team of 7 consultants within the department of paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition (PGHN).
These posts have been created to maintain excellence and support an expanding workload in PGHN care in a dynamic, research active and internationally recognised department.
Candidates should be trained in general paediatrics and ideally will have spent at least 3 years in approved posts/programmes in PGHN.
Applicants must have full registration with the General Medical Council and a licence to practice medicine in the UK.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
The job is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis but applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time. Up to 2 EPA’s may be available to undertake additional outpatient and/or procedure sessions or management activity.
Additional Non DCC (up to 2 PA’s in total – Inclusive of 1 core SPA plus 1 additional non DCC can be negotiated and agreed between the successful candidate and Management depending on the time required to support professional activities and the needs of the service.
All newly qualified Consultants are initially offered a minimum of 1 Core Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) which includes CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation, job planning and management meetings. This will be reviewed within 6 months (or earlier if required) of appointment and revised upwards if additional responsibilities are agreed.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.