VACANCY BULLETIN 3rd December 2010

VACANCY BULLETIN 3rd December 2010 Unless otherwise stated, all posts close 17th December 2010 TACKLING INEQUALITIES

Welcome to the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Vacancy Bulletin. Inside you will find details of vacancies available across the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Area. To subscribe to the weekly email bulletin simply send an email to advertising@ggc.scot.nhs.uk Management, Administrative and Clerical Pages 1-2 Allied Health Professions Pages 3-5 Medical, Dental and Psychology Pages 6-8 Nursing and Midwifery Pages 9-10 Scientific and Technical Professions Pages 11-12 Salary Banding Information Page 13 HOW TO APPLY To download a job pack and application form for any of our vacancies visit www.nhsggc.org.uk/recruitment and follow the links OR send the job ref, closing date and the email address you want the job pack emailed to: nhsggcrecruitment@nhs.net For more information about working in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde visit our website www.nhsggc.org.uk For a list of all vacancies throughout NHS Scotland visit www.jobs.scot.nhs.uk Dont know what job is right for you? Visit our Careers Website www.infoscotland.com/nhs

MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND CLERICAL Job Ref & Job Title 22318G/VB Site Health Records Manager Band 7 37.5 Southern General Hospital, G51 4TF You will be responsible for the entire operational management and leadership of the Health Records Service on a complex multi specialty site including responsibility for its development in line with national and local strategies, operational performance against standards or waiting time targets and the management of resources through a delegated budget. You should have indepth highly specialised knowledge of Health Records gained through equivalent experience, educated to or working towards and operating at a post graduate level, and or a professional qualification such as the Institute of Health Records and Information Management (IHRIM) diploma or equivalent. You should have significant management experience and achievements with substantial experience working within the Health Records Service. For further information please call Margaret McMurtie on 0141 347 8352/8350 22319G/VB Site Health Records Manager Band 7 37.5 Victoria Infirmary, G42 9TY This is a temporary post until 9 August 2012. You will be responsible for the entire operational management and leadership of the Health Records Service on a complex multi specialty site including responsibility for its development in line with national and local strategies, operational performance against standards or waiting time targets and the management of resources through a delegated budget. You should have in-depth highly specialised knowledge of Health Records gained through equivalent experience, educated to or working towards operating at a post graduate level, and or a professional qualification such as the Institute of Health Records and Information Management (IHRIM) diploma or equivalent. You should have significant management experience and achievements, with substantial experience working within the Health Records Service. For further information please call Margaret McMurtie on 0141 347 8352/8350 22339G/VB Technical Analyst - Infrastructure Operations Band 5 37.5 Glasgow Royal Infirmary, G4 0SF Greater Glasgow and Clyde Infrastructure is hosted on dozens of Unix servers, hundreds of Wintel servers, with local and shared storage located in more than twenty computer rooms across the Board area, and with significant services hosted externally. These are backed up using a range of hardware and software. Many Users and devices are managed through AD and Group policies with application deployment and individual device support through SMS. You will work within a specialist team reporting to a team leader and have good technical understanding and support and maintain at least two critical infrastructure areas, Enterprise Server and Storage Solutions (ESS)Unix, Storage, Backup and Recovery Management, Microsoft Server (Wintel)Management, Microsoft Active Directory (AD), Microsoft Systems Manager (SMS), Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM), Anti Virus, Power management software (currently American Power Company APC) and Virtualisation. You should be educated to degree level in a technical subject with relevant IM&T experience within the specialist area. A working knowledge of NHS systems is highly desirable. For further information please call David Watkins on 07964989566 This post will be fixed term until March 2012 22355G/VB Deputy Outpatient Manager Band 5 37.5 Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, G2 3JZ This is a fixed term post until December 2011. You will be responsible and accountable for managing the day to day operational Health Records Service on a complex multi specialty site ensuring a quality service to patients, medical staff and other users of the service. This post requires the development and maintenance of strong communication links at all levels of the organisation. It is essential you have the following; substantial experience within a Health Care environment, demonstrating significant experience across a multi-sectional Health Records Service with significant supervisory experience. You should also have specialist knowledge of Health Records gained through relevant experience, be educated to or working towards and operating at degree level, and/or have a professional qualification and experience of Microsoft Office Packages: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access and experience of successfully building and developing teams with the ability to prioritise workload. Knowledge of Data Protection Act (1998), Access to Health Records Act (1990) and Freedom of Information Act (2004) is also required. It is also desirable that you have knowledge of current national guidelines: Electronic Patient Records, CNORIS, Caldicott and Clinical Governance relating to Records Management and experience of Patient Administration systems. You will also have the ability to work on your own initiative and as a team member. For further information please call Stella Williamson on 0141 211 9606 1

MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND CLERICAL Job Ref & Job Title 22357G/VB Administration Assistant - Speech and Language Therapy Band 2 37.5 New Sneddon Street Clinic, PA3 2AD An opportunity is available for an Administration Assistant to join the Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Team within Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership (CHP). You will assist and support the departmental secretary and administration team to provide an administration service for the Speech and Language Therapy Department based at New Sneddon Street Clinic. Duties will include reception, arranging clinic appointments, data input, record management, typing of clinic letters, reports and general correspondence. It is essential that you have experience of data inputting and processing and desirable that you have European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) or equivalent. For further information please call Claire Hutcheson on 0141 314 9413 This post closes on the 10/12/2010 22358G/VB Administration Assistant - Speech and Language Therapy Band 2 18.75 New Sneddon Street Clinic, PA3 2AD An opportunity is available for an Administration Assistant to join the Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Team within Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership (CHP). You will assist and support the departmental secretary and administration team to provide an administration service for the Speech and Language Therapy Department based at New Sneddon Street Clinic. Duties will include reception, arranging clinic appointments, data input, record management, typing of clinic letters, reports and general correspondence. It is essential that you have experience of data inputting and processing and desirable that you have European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) or equivalent. For further information please call Claire Hutcheson on 0141 314 9413 This post closes on the 10/12/2010 2

ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Job Ref & Job Title 22227G/VB Occupational Therapist - Glasgow Addiction Services Band 6 37.5 Legal House, G5 9DW We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who would like to join an Occupational Therapy (OT) team that is committed to developing and delivering modern, innovative, evidence based treatment. This post will offer an opportunity to play a pivotal role in working with other disciplines in an integrated health and social care partnership to develop services in the south of the city. There will be an emphasis on delivering both group and individual psychosocial interventions in the community that promote change and recovery by maximising skills and potential. The role will also support service users in the transition process if they require treatment in the new in patient facilities. You will be confident in your core skills and able to promote the principles of your profession. You will have excellent communication skills and a collaborative clinical style. Supervision of junior staff and students will also be part of the role. We offer both personal and clinical development opportunities through supervision, training and CPD activities. You should have a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent, relevant post graduate experience and current HPC registration. For further information please call Maureen Sullivan on 0141 418 4941 22371G/VB Speech and Language Therapist Band 6 37.5 Stobhill Hospital, G21 3UW/Glasgow Royal Infirmary, G4 0SF This post is based between Stobhill Hospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary. A competent therapist is required in the Voice and Fluency Team. The focus of the post is to provide specialist Out Patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a range of voice difficulties and to people who stammer. There is an opportunity to continue to have some clinical experience in other acute specialties on these sites. A first level degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent, current registration with the HPC and significant relevant experience is required. Post qualification specialist training with adult dysphagic patients is essential. Membership of RCSLT is highly desirable. For further information please call Liz Duff on 0141 355 1613 22359G/VB Therapy Radiographer Band 5 37.5 Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, G12 0YN We have a vacancy for a Band 5 Therapy Radiographer within the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre provides an integrated cancer management and treatment service for patients from the West of Scotland. Facilities are situated in the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre and the Tom Wheldon Building on the Gartnavel Hospitals site. Approximately 7500 courses of radiotherapy are provided annually requiring over 100,000 patient attendances. The Radiotherapy Department is equipped with some of the most up-to-date facilities currently available, which includes 11 linear accelerators, 3 CT Scanners, 1 Acuity simulator, an Advantage Windows Virtual Simulation system, an Eclipse planning system and all are networked via the ARIA Radiotherapy Management System. You are required to accurately and efficiently plan and deliver radiotherapy and to provide highest possible standard of care and support to patients with a wide range of clinical pathologies and varying presentations. You will be responsible for accurate planning of treatment, accurate calculation and delivery of radiation treatment while conducting checks and verification on all treatment prescriptions and treatment field positions. You will also be responsible for the maintenance of accurate treatment records for each patient. You will rotate through specialist areas such as pre-treatment, simulator, CT simulator and all treatment machines, and with supervision you will assist in the day to day operation of a treatment unit, simulator or other area of the department. You will also be responsible for supervision of radiotherapy assistants and student radiographers. You will have either a BSc in Therapeutic Radiography or the Diploma of the College of Radiographers or equivalent. For more information about the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Care Centre please visit www.beatson.scot.nhs.uk. For further information please call Lesley Cairns on 0141 301 7422 This post closes on the 10/12/2010 3

ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Job Ref & 22369G/VB Job Title Physiotherapist - Obstetrics & Gynaecology Band 5 37.5 Southern General Hospital, G51 4TF Working as an autonomous practitioner in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Physiotherapy Service within the Southern General Maternity Hospital, you provide a high standard of patient care. You will gain experience working within all areas of the Obstetric and Gynaecology specialty including: Obstetric inpatient and outpatients - both antenatal and postnatal, Gynaecology inpatients, Antenatal Education Programmes, Postnatal Exercise Programmes and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. You will also be required to participate in the weekend service provided to Obstetric inpatients. You should have a Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy or equivalent and HPC registration together with the ability to demonstrate evidence of experience within the specialty at undergraduate or postgraduate level. For further information please contact Jackie Montgomery Team Lead Physiotherapist - Obstetrics and Gynaecology, on 0141 201 0546 or email jackie.montgomery@ggc.scot.nhs.uk For further information please call Jackie Montgomery on 0141 201 0546 This post closes on the 10/12/2010 22370G/VB Speech and Language Therapist - Rotational Band 5 37.5 Various Locations, You will assess, diagnose and treat a non complex inpatient and outpatient case load independently on a 6 monthly rotational basis, on each hospital site, and in each specialist clinical area e.g. Stroke, Elderly, Acute receiving, Voice and Neuro. You will work within uni-professional and multi-professional teams to ensure the co-ordinated effective care of patients and support to carers. You will have a 1st level degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent along with current registration with the HPC. Adult dysphagia training or experience is desirable. You will take part on the Flying Start and Band 5 clinical and non clinical supervision programmes. For further information please call Fiona Paton on 0141 347 8660 22169G/VB Physiotherapy Support Worker - Community Falls Prevention Programme Band 3 37.5 Clutha House, G41 1AF The Home Falls Prevention Programme Team serves the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde population and aims to reduce the number of falls and injuries for community dwelling older people. You will assist the physiotherapist to carry out therapeutic exercise sessions which have been prescribed by the physiotherapist. You will also undertake clerical duties such as booking appointments, arranging transport for classes, sending out routine letters and data entry. You should have an SVQ III or equivalent in Health Sciences and experience of working in a health care, rehabilitation or social care environment. For further information please call Margaret Anderson on 0141 427 8311 This post closes on the 10/12/2010 22373G/VB Occupational Therapy Support Worker Band 3 18.75 Glasgow Royal Infirmary, G4 0SF You will provide support to Occupational Therapy (OT) services within acute assessment wards at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. This will include ADL (Activities of Daily Living) practices; accompanying Occupational Therapists on home assessment visits; checking, delivery and fitting of OT equipment; administrative duties as delegated by senior staff. You should have the ability to work on your own under direction. You will have an HNC or equivalent in OT support or significant experience as an OT support worker. Weekend work may be required. For further information please call Christine Reid on 0141 211 1532 This post closes on the 10/12/2010 4

ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Job Ref & 22374G/VB Job Title Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Band 3 37.5 Southern General /Drumchapel, G51 4TF You will be working between Southern General and Drumchapel Hospitals under the guidance and supervision of a Speech and Language Therapist, working with patients who may have communication and/or swallowing difficulties. This may include working with patients at mealtimes to ensure they are managing to follow instructions related to eating and drinking, preparing patient related resources i.e. communication books and delivering direct therapy programmes. You should have an SVQ level III or equivalent in health, therapy or care support and excellent IT skills. For further information please call Sandra Walker on 0141 201 1443 This post closes on the 10/12/2010 22367G/VB Speech and Language Therapist Clinical Support Worker Band 3 37.5 Hydepark Business Centre, G21 4SF Clinical Support Workers work as part of the Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Team in North and East Glasgow. The team provides specialist SLT services to a range of children and young people in nurseries, schools, clinics and home.you will work under the direct supervision of a qualified SLT in undertaking clinical tasks. Within this supervisory context you will work independently in the setting most suited for individual care to take place. It is desirable that you have an SVQ Level 2 in Health Care or equivalent and essential that you have experience working with children and/or young people. For further information please call Andrea Blair on 0141 557 2974 This post closes on the 10/12/2010 5

MEDICAL, DENTAL AND PSYCHOLOGY Job Ref & 22291D/VB Job Title LAT/Clinical Fellow in Respiratory Medicine Grade Hours Base LAT/Clinical 40 Southern General Hospital, G51 4TF Fellow This post is available from ASAP until 2nd August 2011. This post is based within General Medicine in Southern General Hospital. Candidates should be in possession of the MRCP (UK) or equivalent and have appropriate experience in General Medicine. This post will be offered as LAT depending on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate. This post holds educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean. If appointed as a Clinical Fellow this post will not be recognised for training. To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC registration and a licence to practice. This post may be eligible for Tier 2 General Sponsorship if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for the post. For further information please call Dr Kevin Blyth on 0141 232 4026 22363D/VB LAT - Clinical Fellow - Medicine for the Elderly ST1 Level LAT/Clinical Fellow 40 Mansionhouse Unit, G41 3DX This post is available from February 2011 for six months at ST1 level. You will spend a period of time attached to the Medical Admissions Unit, as well as being allocated duties in the assessment and rehabilitation wards of the Victoria Infirmary, Mansionhouse Unit and New Victoria Hospital. You will also be expected to assist at the out patient clinics and will see new and return patients under the supervision of a Consultant. This busy Department offers wide experience including acute receiving in acute adult General Medicine as well as Medicine for the Elderly acute assessment and rehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation, geriatric orthopaedic rehabilitation and out patient clinics. Posts are approved for GP vocational training and MRCP. This post holds educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean. If appointed as a Clinical Fellow this post will not be recognised for training. To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC registration and a licence to practice. The Mansionhouse Unit is located close to the Victoria Infirmary and accommodates 146 elderly patients for Medicine for the Elderly assessment, stroke rehabilitation, and general rehabilitation. Further acute assessment (approximately 100 patients) is also sited in the main Victoria Infirmary. The New Victoria Hospital houses outpatient and day surgery services for the south east of Glasgow, as well as the Day Hospital and accommodation for 46 elderly inpatients over two wards for Medicine for the Elderly Hip Fracture Rehabilitation and pre-discharge rehabilitation. This post may be eligible for Tier 2 General Sponsorship if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for the post. For further information please call Dr Liz Burleigh on 0141 201 6194 This will be a 6 month contract 22378D/VB Locum Appointment for Training-Clinical Fellow ST3 or above, Emergency Medicine LAT/Clinical Fellow 40 Southern General Hospital, G51 4TF This LAT, Clinical Fellow post will be based at the Emergency Department, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow which sees 50,000 patients per year and has a clinical emphasis on front door critical care. The department provides a full twenty-four hour a day service for all adult and paediatric emergences. The successful applicant will join the middle grade rota with five other doctors. The department is led by a team of six consultants and an associate specialist. There is an active teaching programme in place. For further details please contact either Dr P Munro or Mr M Gordon, Consultant in Emergency Medicine on 0141 201 1455. This post holds educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean. If appointed as a Clinical Fellow this post will not be recognised for Training. To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC registration and a licence to practice. This post may be eligible for Tier 2 General Sponsorship if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for the post. For further information please call Dr P Munro on 0141 201 1455 This will be a 6 month contract 6

MEDICAL, DENTAL AND PSYCHOLOGY Job Ref & 22379D/VB Job Title Locum Appointment for Training-Clinical Fellow, General Surgery Grade LAT- Clinical Fellow Hours Base 40 Victoria Infirmary, G42 9TY A vacancy exists until August 2011 based at the Victoria Infirmary, part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. You will require no less than 1 year General Surgery experience. The post holder will be expected to participate on the middle grade rota. Training opportunities will be made available to the successful candidate. This post holds educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean. If appointed as a Clinical Fellow this post will not be recognised for training. To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC registration and a licence to practice. For further information please contact Mr Ian Pickford, Consultant, on 0141 201 5172 (Victoria Infirmary). This post may be eligible for Tier 2 General Sponsorship if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for the post. For further information please call Mr Ian Pickford on 0141 201 5172 22380D/VB Locum Appointment for Training/Clinical Fellow in General and Geriatric Medicine (ST3 Level) LAT/ Clinical Fellow 40 Stobhill Hospital, G21 3UW This is an excellent opportunity to fill this maternity leave vacancy within the Department of Geriatric Medicine at Stobhill Hospital which will provide numerous learning experiences in General Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Stroke Medicine. The successful applicant will be joining a team of 6 Consultants, 4 Specialist Registrars (including this post), 1 CMT, 4 GPSTs and 4 FY2s. They will participate in the Acute Medical Receiving rota, ward rounds in both acute geriatric assessment and rehabilitation wards and outpatient clinics (geriatric medicine, TIA and stroke). The post will be based initially in Stobhill Hospital Department of Medicine for the Elderly but will move to Glasgow Royal Infirmary in February when all the acute inpatient services at Stobhill transfer to the Royal Infirmary site. The department is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching as well as training of Specialist Registrars, Foundation posts and GP trainees. All applicants must possess full GMC registration and a licence to practice. Completion of MRCP is preferred. This post holds educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean. If appointed as a Clinical Fellow this post will not be recognised for Training. This post may be eligible for Tier 2 General Sponsorship if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for the post. For further information please call Dr Pamela Fraser on 0141 201 3247 This will be a 6 month contract 22386D/VB LAT-Clinical Fellow - Gastroenterology and General Medicine LAT- Clinical Fellow 40 Southern General Hospital, G51 4TF Applications are invited for a STI level or above within General Medicine based in Southern General Hospital. This post is available immediately until 2nd August 2011. You will participate in acute medical receiving and also form part of the Gastroenterology team looking after Gastroenterology Wards and attending Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Out-patients. All medical patients attending Accident and Emergency are triaged depending on expected length of stay to either a short stay ward or to an Acute Admissions Ward where the planned length of stay is 48hours or less. The exact attachments and their duration may be tailored to suit the training needs and previous experience of the postholder. The Southern General Hospital is a large teaching hospital with an acute operational bed complement of approximately 930 beds. The Hospital is sited in the south-west of Glasgow and provides a comprehensive range of acute and related clinical services. District General Hospital services are provided for the south-west of the city, with some services provided for the whole city. For further information on the Southern General Hospital please visit www.nhsggc.org.uk or click this link. Candidates should be in possession of the MRCP (UK) or equivalent and have appropriate experience in General Medicine. To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC registration and a licence to practice. This post holds educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean. If appointed as a Clinical Fellow this post will not be recognised for training. This post may be eligible for Tier 2 General Sponsorship if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for the post. For further information please call Dr D Lassman on 0141 201 2177 This will be a 12 month contract 7

MEDICAL, DENTAL AND PSYCHOLOGY Job Ref & 22375G/VB Job Title Principal Clinical Psychologist or Clinical Psychologist Grade Band 8A or 7 Hours Base 37.5 Unit 7B The Quadrangle, G20 9PX This position is banded as a 8A, if you do not meet the full knowledge and skills required at this band you would be appointed at a Band 7. You will provide a clinical psychology service to clients with learning disabilities within the North West Sector of the Glasgow Community Health Partnership (CHP) and East Dunbartonshire CHP as a member of multi-disciplinary area learning disability teams. You will work autonomously within professional guidelines, providing a range of clinical interventions, supporting staff in delivering interventions and contributing to service development. The range of duties will depend on experience, with an 8A appointment being expected to provide placements for trainees undertaking the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. To enable you to do so you must have completed accredited university-based training in supervision, eligibility for which, requires postdoctoral clinical experience. Current registration with the HPC is also essential For further information please call Lindsay McNair on 0141 427 8271 8

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY Job Ref & Job Title 22382N/VB Anticoagulant Specialist Nurse Band 6 37.5 Stobhill Hospital, G21 3UW An exciting opportunity has arisen for registered nurses to become part of the Glasgow and Clyde Anticoagulation Service (GCAS). GCAS monitors patients in hospitals, in the community and in their own home. You will work autonomously with a specialised patient caseload under the technical direction of the appropriate Consultant Haematologist and managerial direction of the Lead Nurse. You will be a First Level Registered Nurse with significant experience at Band 5 and will be an organised and hard working individual with computer skills and excellent communication skills. Experience of working with patients who require anticoagulation therapy and outpatient-clinic experience is desirable. A driving licence is essential. Please note interviews for this post will be held on Monday 10th January 2011. For further information please call Ann Marie Etherington on 0141 201 3719 22297N/VB School Nurse Band 5 16 Ferguslie Clinic, PA3 1NT Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership (CHP) is a dynamic and supportive organisation dedicated to improving the health of its population. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Renfrewshire CHP for a School Nurse who will be employed on a permanent basis, based in Paisley. Working within the Children and Families Health Team you will be responsible for the continuous management of your school nursing caseload. You will play a key role in facilitating and empowering individuals, families and the wider community to engage in healthy lifestyles through identification of health needs. You will be a First Level Registered Nurse with significant post registration experience and a desire to work within the community setting, working closely with schools. As part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clydes pre employment checking for all appointed candidates, evidence of current NMC registration will be required prior to start date. You should therefore note candidates who are unable to provide confirmation of current NMC registration, in line with projected start date for this post, may not be shortlisted for interview. For further information please call Elaine Byrne on 0141 207 7454 22381N/VB Nurse - Renal Unit Band 5 34.5 Inverclyde Royal Hospital, PA16 0XN The renal dialysis unit is a small, friendly, progressive unit that offers excellent in-service training and mentorship programmes. Working within the nursing and multi-professional team you will ensure a high standard of care to a defined patient group. You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of care. You will be a Registered General Nurse with NMC registration, excellent communication skills and evidence of continuing professional development. Significant haemodialysis experience is desirable. Extended role skills would be an advantage but full training in these will be given. This is a highly technical area, however all successful applicants will work closely with their mentor to help them develop their skills in haemodialysis. Your shift pattern will be rotational. As part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's pre employment checking for all appointed candidates, evidence of current NMC registration will be required prior to start date. You should therefore note candidates who are unable to provide confirmation of current NMC registration, in line with projected start date for this post, may not be shortlisted for interview. For further information please call Julie Tortolano on 01475 504 558 22384N/VB Community Addiction Nurse - Band 5 37.5 Greater Pollok Addiction Service, G53 5DP Treatment and Care You will be responsible for managing your own community caseload and supporting practice education of student nurses under direct supervision from a more senior Community Addictions Nurse or Nurse Team Leader. You will play a key part in delivering integrated addiction services to patients who are experiencing addiction problems within the Glasgow addiction partnership across a defined community geographical location and will also have a key role in promoting and developing the role of the Community Addictions Nurse. Caring is fundamental to nursing services and to all nursing functions. The core values of nursing must underpin the practice of every nurse and drive care that promotes positive and equitable engagement with patients, families and carers as the central focus of practice. You will be a First Level Registered Nurse with evidence of continuing professional development and excellent communication and organisational skills. Your shift pattern will be Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. As part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's pre employment checking for all appointed candidates, evidence of current NMC registration will be required prior to start date. You should therefore note candidates who are unable to provide confirmation of current NMC registration, in line with projected start date for this post, may not be shortlisted for interview. For further information please call Iain McGoldrick on 0141 276 3010 9

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY Job Ref & Job Title 22385N/VB Nurse- General Surgery Band 5 37.5 Western Infirmary Glasgow, G4 0SF Vacancies exist for Staff Nurses in surgical wards within the Western Infirmary on a short, fixed term basis. You will be required to work within the nursing and multi-professional team to ensure a high standard of care to a defined patient group and competently perform the necessary aspects of care for this defined patient group. You will be a First Level nurse trained in general nursing or adult nursing of the NMC register. As part of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's pre employment checking for all appointed candidates, evidence of current NMC registration will be required prior to start date. You should therefore note candidates who are unable to provide confirmation of current NMC registration, in line with projected start date for this post may not be shortlisted for interview. For further information please call Fiona Smyth on 0141 211 2679 This will be a 4 month contract 10

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS Job Ref & 22327G/VB Job Title Consultant Clinical Scientist, Head of Biochemical Genetics and Director of the Newborn and Pregnancy Screening Services Band 8D 37.5 Royal Hospital for Sick Children, G3 8SJ An experienced and dynamic HPC registered Clinical Scientist is required to lead the delivery and development of the Biochemical Genetics Service. As Head of Department and Director of Newborn and Prenatal screening services you will have a specialist interest in screening and oversee the delivery and further expansion of these large population screening services. In conjunction with the National Services Division who are the commissioners of these services in Scotland, you will play a leading role in the strategic planning and development of these screening programmes. The post offers an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a specialised department and maintain an active research programme. The Biochemical Genetics Department provides the national Newborn Screening service for Scotland, the regional Prenatal Screening service for the west of Scotland and a specialist diagnostic service for selected inherited metabolic disorders. There are 21 Scientific and Support staff and the current workload is over 350,000 tests per year. These screening programmes are funded as national specialist services by the National Services Division in Scotland. The laboratory is extensively equipped with two Autodelfia Immunoassay analysers, an Access 2 Immunoassay analyser, two Tandem Mass Spectrometers, a Variant ll HPLC system and two automated bloodspot punchers interfaced to a highly developed Specimen Gate/ Lifecycle Laboratory Information Management System. The department offers one of the largest and most comprehensive screening services in the UK, has full CPA accreditation and an active research and development programme. The Department is closely aligned with the Regional Molecular Genetics and Cytogenetics Departments located within the Institute of Medical Genetics and with the Regional Clinical Genetics Service at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill. In mid 2012 the Institute will be moving to a new, purpose built, state-of-the-art laboratory development which will incorporate all major laboratory disciplines at the South Glasgow Hospitals site as part of Glasgow's Acute Services strategy which will see the co-location of Maternity, Adult and Paediatric Services on the same site by 2015. You will be an HPC registered Clinical Scientist and be expected to hold Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath). A postgraduate qualification (MSc, PhD or equivalent) in an appropriate discipline or relevant publications would be an advantage. You should have the skills and experience necessary to lead and develop the Department, together with substantial experience in Newborn and or Prenatal Screening. Experience in teaching and research is also required.. For further information please call Dr David Aitken or Dr Jenny Crossley on 0141 201 0370 or 0141 201 0373 This post closes on 14/01/2011 22329G/VB Principal Clinical Scientist, Regional Prenatal Screening Service, Deputy Head of Biochemical Genetics Band 8B 37.5 Royal Hospital for Sick Children, G3 8SJ A Principal Scientist is required to lead the regional Prenatal Screening service for Down's syndrome. This service is provided to over 22,000 women a year residing in 7 Health Boards in the West of Scotland. The service provides second trimester quadruple screening and first trimester combined screening. The post offers an exciting opportunity to work within a specialised department, contribute to the development of the service through active participation in steering committees and advisory groups, and to be involved in research, audit and teaching. You will also deputise for the Head of Department. The Biochemical Genetics Department provides the national Newborn Screening service for Scotland, the regional Prenatal Screening service for the West of Scotland and a specialist diagnostic service for selected inherited metabolic disorders. There are 21 Scientific and Support staff and the current workload is over 350,000 tests per year. These screening programmes are funded as national specialist services by the National Services Division in Scotland. The laboratory is extensively equipped with two Autodelfia Immunoassay analysers, an Access 2 Immunoassay analyser, two Tandem Mass Spectrometers, a Variant ll HPLC system and two automated bloodspot punchers interfaced to a highly developed Specimen Gate/ Lifecycle Laboratory Information Management System. The department offers one of the largest and most comprehensive screening services in the UK, has full CPA accreditation and an active research and development programme. The Department is closely aligned with the Regional Molecular Genetics and Cytogenetics Departments located within the Institute of Medical Genetics and with the Regional Clinical Genetics Service at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill. In mid 2012 the Institute will be moving to a new, purpose built, state-of-the-art laboratory development which will incorporate all major laboratory disciplines at the South Glasgow Hospitals site as part of Glasgow's Acute Services strategy which will see the co-location of Maternity, Adult and Paediatric Services on the same site by 2015. Experience in Prenatal Screening, together with HPC registration as a Clinical Scientist is essential. In addition you should have or be working towards Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath) or equivalent higher professional qualification. A postgraduate qualification (MSc, PhD or equivalent) in a relevant discipline would be an advantage. For further information please call Dr David Aitken or Dr Jenny Crossley on 0141 201 0370 or 0141 201 0373 This post closes on 14/01/2011 11

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS Job Ref & Job Title 22387G/VB Specialist Biomedical Scientist Band 6 37.5 Stobhill Hospital, G21 3UW Applications are invited from HPC Registered Biomedical Scientists with microbiology experience for Specialist Biomedical Scientist post in the Scottish National Reference Laboratory. This full time post will complement an existing team by performing serological, biochemical and molecular analysis on isolates of the above micro-organisms. Although experience is preferred, full training in phenotypic and genotypic typing of these bacteria will be given. Recent graduates who have completed their honours degree in Biomedical Sciences by co-terminus degree, and who are eligible for HPC registration, will be also be considered for this post. The laboratory has full accreditation under the Clinical Pathology Accreditation (UK) Scheme. For further information please call Alistair Brown on 0141 201 3836 This post closes on the 10/12/2010 22388G/VB Medical Laboratory Assistant Band 3 37.5 Stobhill Hospital, G21 3UW Applications are invited for a Medical Laboratory Assistant with microbiology experience for this post in this Scottish Parasitology Diagnostic Laboratory. This post will complement an existing team by providing technical, administrative and clerical support to evaluate UK drinking water samples from laboratories participating in the Drinking Water Inspectorate External Quality Assurance scheme - CRYPTS (Cryptosporidium proficiency testing scheme). Although experience is preferred, full training will be given to the successful applicant. The laboratory has full accreditation under the Clinical Pathology Accreditation (UK) Scheme. For further information please call Huw Smith on 0141 201 3028 This post closes on the 10/12/2010 This will be a xxx month contract 12

Annex Pay Bands and Pay Points on Second Pay Spine from 1 April 2010 Point Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6 Band 7 Band 8 Band 9 Range A Range B Range C Range D 1 13,653 13,653 2 14,008 14,008 3 14,364 14,364 4 14,779 5 15,194 6 15,610 15,610 7 16,145 16,145 8 16,753 16,753 9 17,118 10 17,604 11 18,152 18,152 12 18,577 18,577 13 19,250 14 19,933 15 20,554 16 21,176 21,176 17 21,798 21,798 18 22,663 19 23,563 20 24,554 21 25,472 25,472 22 26,483 26,483 23 27,534 27,534 24 28,470 25 29,464 26 30,460 30,460 27 31,454 31,454 28 32,573 32,573 29 34,189 34,189 30 35,184 31 36,303 32 37,545 33 38,851 38,851 34 40,157 40,157 35 41,772 36 43,388 37 45,254 45,254 38 46,621 46,621 39 48,983 40 51,718 41 54,454 54,454 42 55,945 55,945 43 58,431 44 61,167 45 65,270 65,270 46 67,134 67,134 47 69,932 48 73,351 49 77,079 77,079 50 80,810 80,810 51 84,688 52 88,753 53 93,014 54 97,478 Note: with effect from 1 April 2010 pay spine point 20 in pay band 5 has been removed. The incremental date of staff on the removed pay spine point (20) will change to 1 April. Staff on pay spine point 20 on 31 March 2010 will move to the new pay spine point 20 on 1 April 2010 and will have a new incremental date of 1 April 2011. Staff on pay spine point 21 and above on 31 March 2010 will have their pay spine point re-numbered but will retain their existing incremental date where applicable and will progress to the next pay spine point on their normal incremental date. Pay spine point 20 and all the following pay spine points have been renumbered and the total pay spine is reduced from 55 to 54 points. abcde abc a 13 SE Approved Version 1.1