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Genitourinary Medicine Sub-Speciality Training at ST3+ |
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SPECIALIST TRAINING IN GENITO-URINARY
MEDICINE
About
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
University Hospitals of
Leicester NHS Trust comprises of three acute hospitals based in Leicester:-
Glenfield Hospital,
Leicester General Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary.
The three hospitals joined
together to form the Trust on 1st April 2000 to meet the increasing demands for
providing better healthcare. The Trust is one of the largest acute teaching
hospitals in the United Kingdom, with nearly 10,000 staff and an annual
operating income of over £400 million.
The importance of working with
patients and the public is paramount to the strategy of continuing to improve
healthcare services. The Pathway project is a major PFI scheme costing over
£400 million and is due to be completed in 2010.
Glenfield Hospital is situated about three miles north west of Leicester city centre. The
hospital has around 520 beds and over 2100 staff providing a range of
in-patient, day case and outpatient services within the specialty groupings of
Orthopaedics, Critical Care and Theatres, Cardiac Services and Integrated
Medicine.
Within Cardiac Services
the Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic, providing specialist cardiological
assessment for suspected cardiac pain, has been awarded ‘Beacon Site’ status by
the National Health Service (NHS).
Leicester
General Hospital is situated approximately three miles
east of Leicester city centre and offers a range of in-patient, day case and
outpatient services across the specialties of Medicine, Nephrology, Obstetrics
and Gynaecology, Surgery, Anaesthesia and Clinical Support Services. Leicester
General Hospital has approximately 680 beds and over 2700 staff.
Leicester Royal Infirmary is located close to Leicester city centre. The
hospital has over 1100 beds and over 5300 staff and provides the only Accident
& Emergency service. The main specialty groupings at the hospital are
Medical, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Surgery, Children’s Hospital, Clinical
Diagnostic Services, Cancer Services, Theatres and Critical Care and A & E
/ Orthopaedic Trauma.
The Hearing Services Department
(Surgical Directorate) at Leicester Royal Infirmary has been awarded two
Charter Marks in 1996 and 1999, for delivering excellence in public service.
Loughborough General Hospital has 76 beds for Medicine, Surgery and
Orthopaedics. Dr P C Schober provides
Genito-Urinary Medicine Services.
Hinckley And District Hospital has 37 beds - Out-patient clinics in Medicine,
Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT and Obstetrics and Gynaecology are held there.
Clinical
University Hospitals of
Leicester NHS Trust is one of the largest acute teaching hospitals in the NHS
and the largest provider of acute healthcare in Leicestershire, with close
relationships with the University of Leicester and DeMontfort University. A
number of specialities have a national and international reputation for their
ability to provide specialised or unique clinical services. Clinical research
has won recognition for contributions to advances in clinical knowledge and
practice.
Investment into the state
of the art clinical equipment and major initiatives to improve quality of
service ensure that services are more accessible and convenient to patients.
Obstetric and all other
women’s and neonatal services at the Leicester Royal Infirmary have been
combined into the Women’s Hospital which opened in 1997. The centralisation of all these services is
designed to improve the provision of women’s health in Leicestershire.
further information can be obtained via our website
at: www.uhl-tr.nhs.uk
APPOINTMENT
Whole-time, non-resident Specialist
Registrar in Genito-Urinary Medicine to the Leicestershire Hospitals, based at
the Leicester Royal Infirmary.
The post is approved for
higher specialist training by the Joint Committee on Higher Medical Training.
Possession of MRCP, MRCOG or
equivalent qualification is essential.
The Specialist Registrar
Training Programme is normally for a term of four years, during which time,
work is monitored for evidence of satisfactory progress. The contract is subject to satisfactory
annual appraisals to ascertain education attainment and work progress.
CONTRACTED HOURS
Standard Hours 40
THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
This is a busy modern department
where undergraduate clinical teaching is undertaken. All clinics are supervised by at least one
Consultant. There are definite periods
of secondment to various other departments including Gynaecology, Dermatology
urology depending on past experience and preference for training.
A wide experience in all
types of patients can be gained in the Department which has up to 10,000 new
patients per annum. Much emphasis is
given to the Social as well as the Clinical aspects of disease. All specialised procedures related to the
subject carried out.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
The important work of
tracing consorts of patients who are infected and recall of defaulters is
carried out by trained Health Advisers in the Leicester Royal Infirmary, who
also have a role in health education.
GENERAL MEDICINE
The need for the widest
possible training in all branches of medicine is recognised and clinical
meetings and teaching rounds are held each week in the Leicester Royal
Infirmary.
LABORATORY
There is close liaison with
the microbiology and virology labs in the P.H.L., and a small laboratory is
situated in the Dept. of G.U. Medicine.
Direct microscopy and culture of organisms is carried out there.
MEDICAL STAFFING
Consultants: Dr V C Riley, Dr P C Schober, Dr J Dhar, Dr M.
Malu,
Junior Staffing: Specialist Registrars x 3
posts
Senior House Officers x 2 posts
Staff Grade Specialist
Hospital Practitioners
Health Advisers
There are currently 8 health
advisers, many of whom are part-time, who provide a service for patients and
the community. Their role comprises
counselling, contact tracing and health education. They play an active part in teaching
different categories of staff and provide a rapid HIV results service for
selected patients.
Nurse led clinic
A nurse specialist is
available in the department and nurse-led clinics operate for both male and
female patients, and centre around wart treatments, tests of cure and Hepatitis
B immunisation.
DUTIES OF THE POST
Clinical
The proposed programme of
work for the Specialist Registrar in Genito-Urinary Medicine is as follows:-
Out-patient work, including HIV Clinic 6 sessions (2 sessions will be spent in a district general hospital)
Laboratory work 1
session
Administrative and teaching 1 session
Research 1
session
Medical Training in other
Departments 1 session
Total 10 sessions
The successful applicant will
carry out duties at most of the genito-urinary out-patient clinics at the Royal
Infirmary, and these may include laboratory work, teaching and research as well
as out-patient work.
The times for these clinics
being as follows:-
Monday 11.00 - 14.00 16.00 - 18.30
Tuesday 9.00 -
12.00 14.00 - 16.30
Wednesday 9.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 16.30
Thursday 9.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 -
16.30
Friday 9.00 - 12.00 CLOSED
In addition there will be definite
periods of secondment to other Departments (depending on the appointee’s
previous experience), and these can be arranged for example in:-
Department of Gynaecology - with Consultant Gynaecologist.
Department of Medicine - with Professor H Thurston, Professor of
Medicine.
Department of Medical
Microbiology - with Dr A Swann, Consultant Microbiologist.
Department of Urology - with Mr D Osborn, Consultant Urologist.
Department of Dermatology - with Professor R D R Camp.
Time will also be spent in
microbiology, ultra sonography and immunology and Family Planning experience is
gained at the local FPC under the guidance of Mr. Oloto.
District General Hospital
experience, a requirement of Calman training, will be provided at Derby Royal
Infirmary and Peterborough District Hospital.
An important component of
the training is in HIV medicine. This
is acquired both in the Department of G.U.M., and also in the Department of
Infectious Diseases where In-patient care, as well as Out-patient management occurs. There is an “on-call” commitment both for
H.I.V. and also G.U. Medicine
Typical Weekly Programme
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PM |
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Monday |
G.U. Clinic followed by X-Ray meeting and HIV Ward
Round |
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Clinic/ Research/ Audit |
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Tuesday |
G.U. Clinic |
Staff Meeting |
HIV Clinic |
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Wednesday |
Peterborough or Derby |
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Thursday |
GU Clinic |
Education Programme |
Research |
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Friday |
GU Clinic |
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Doctors Meetings |
Teaching
Undergraduate teaching, teaching
of nurses, midwives in training, Postgraduate and General Practitioners is
carried out in the department. Medical
students are taught GU Medicine within the obstetrics and gynaecology module in
the final years.
The Specialist Registrar
will be expected to attend weekly postgraduate meetings, particularly Grand
Rounds and Physician meetings.
Research
The Specialist Registrar
will be expected to engage in research directed by one of the Consultants and in
co-operation with Microbiology, Immunology and Public Health.
Administration
The Specialist Registrar
will gradually become acquainted with administration aspects of the department
and the Trust.
ON-CALLS
1:7 on-call rota weekdays
1:4 on-call rota weekends
NHS Hospitals and Trusts involved in LNR Training Programmes
University of Leicester and Undergraduate School of Medicine
University of Leicester Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences
The
City of Leicester
Leicester
is a thriving city in the centre of England.
It offers all the attractions of a busy urban setting with rolling countryside
within easy reach. The city has a rich
history going back to Roman times and now has prosperous industries based upon
hosiery, light engineering, printing and a range of service activities.
The
Leicester market is one of the largest in Europe and has occupied its present
site, in the centre of the city, for over 700 years. The surrounding shops are set in an
attractive pedestrianised area; there are two enclosed shopping centres and
squares, lanes and arcades with smaller shops and cafes. The city has some fine parks including Castle
Gardens and Abbey Park, both alongside the River Soar, and Victoria Park, which
is adjacent to the University.
The
Haymarket is one of the country’s leading theatres and has a large auditorium
as well as a small studio. The Phoenix
Arts Centre particularly attracts young people with a varied programme of film,
drama, dance and music. The De Montfort
Hall, adjacent to the University, is one of the finest concert venues outside
London and the city has a fine collection of museums. The city centre is linked to the Museum and
Art Gallery and to the De Montfort Hall by New Walk, an elegant pedestrian
thoroughfare laid out in 1785.
Leicestershire
and Rutland
Leicestershire
is a county of surprising beauty and style.
Its rural landscape and picturesque villages are within easy reach of
the city. Bradgate Park, 800 acres of
magnificent deer park, and the ancient rocks and hills of the Charnwood Forest,
lie to the north-west of the city. To
the east is the County of Rutland with delightful countryside and villages.
The county offers a
wide variety of sporting facilities. The
Grace Road ground houses the County Cricket Club, while the renowned Leicester
Tigers Football Club is a five minute walk from the University. For soccer enthusiasts, the Leicester City
Stadium is similarly close at hand.
Castle Donington and Mallory Park motor racing circuits are easily
reached and facilities for basketball, ten-pin bowling, roller skating and
swimming are to be found in the City.
The county is well known for its horse-riding, rambling and cycling, and
Rutland Water provides excellent facilities for fishing, sailing and
watersports.
The
county is well placed at the centre of England with good road and motorway
links. It is also well served by two
international airports - East Midlands and Birmingham. Midland Mainline operate a regular service to
London, approximately half hourly.
OTHER FACILITIES
The Leicester Royal Infirmary
is situated approximately 400 yards from the main City Shopping Centre and has
its own staff multi-storey car park.
The Leicester General
Hospital is approximately 4 miles from the main City Centre. The hospital has ample car parking, but is also
served by an excellent public transport service.
The Glenfield Hospital is
approximately 2 miles from the main City Centre and also has its own car
parking facilities. The hospital too is
served by the public transport service.
VISITING
Candidates are invited to
visit the hospitals concerned by direct arrangements with:-
Dr V C Riley or Dr P C Schober or Dr. J. Dhar
or Dr M.Malu
Department of G U Medicine
Leicester Royal Infirmary
LEICESTER
LE1 5WW
Tel: (0116) 258 5208
Last updated August 2006
by Dr J Dhar
MAIN CONDITIONS
OF SERVICE
The posts are covered by the Terms
and Conditions of Service for Hospital Medical and Dental Staff (England and
Wales) as amended from time to time, and also such other policies and
procedures as may be agreed by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
This is a whole-time appointment -
resident only when on-call.
Salary is in accordance with the
current nationally agreed salary scales of the Medical and Dental Whitley
Council.
N.B. It is possible that during
the lifetime of this contract of employment, further, appropriate adjustments
will be made to the working patterns for the post, in order to meet the
requirements of the European Working Time Directive or for other reasons.
As this post does not have a
specific set rotation, in line with the NHS Employers interpretation of pay
protection, the postholder will receive confirmation of the terms and
conditions of service (including banding supplement), only after a specific
post has been allocated to the post holder. The banding supplement payable to
the postholder will be the pay band applicable to the rota at the time when a
specific post is allocated. Pay protection will not be applied from date of
appointment.
In line with this situation, if you
are offered a training post as part of the 2007 MTAS application round, you
will be offered a post on the following basis:
"This is a confirmation of your
training placement, and not an offer of employment. Each Trust on the
rotational training programme will send you an appointment letter and confirm
the terms and conditions of employment to be offered in your contract with them
as soon as possible”
In accordance with the Trusts policy
on Hepatitis B and health care, appointment to this post is subject to
satisfactory clearance by the Leicestershire Occupational Health Department.
Unforeseen Circumstances
In cases of extreme urgency, the
holder of the post may be required to undertake duties in a hospital outside
the Unit to which he/she is appointed. Such secondment for other duties would
be reduced to the minimum.
Accommodation
Accommodation
may be available and enquires should be made to the relevant hospital regarding
availability and costs incurred.
The three
Leicester acute Hospitals are extremely short of married accommodation and this
cannot be guaranteed. The Leicester
Hospitals only pay abatements when you are living and working at the same
hospital. If you choose not to move in
the course of a rotation you will lose your abatement.
The three
Leicester hospitals only pay abatements when you are living and working at the
same Trust. If you chose not to move in
the course of a rotation you will lose your abatement.
Rehabilitation
Of Offenders Act 1974
All medical posts are exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975.
Applicants for this post are therefore NOT ENTITLED to withhold information about convictions which for
other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act, and in the event of
employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal
or disciplinary action by the Authority.
Any information given will be completely confidential and will only be
considered in relation to an application for positions to which the Order
applies.
Disclosure Of Criminal Background Of Those With Access To Children
The post is classified in accordance with Circular HC(88)9 as having
substantial access to children, and it will be necessary for a request to be
made to the police for a check on criminal convictions. The appointee to this post will be asked to
sign a consent form to the disclosure of information.
Any offer of appointment made, and contract
issued, will be subject to confirmation following receipt of a satisfactory
reply from the police. In the event of
an unsatisfactory reply, the contract will be withdrawn immediately.
Health
Clearance and Medical Examination
This
appointment is subject to medical fitness and the appointee may be required to
undergo a medical examination and chest X-ray.
Potential
applicants should be aware of the Department of Health and GMC/GDC requirements
with regard to HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Viruses.
Candidates are
advised that they will be asked at interview whether they are aware of anything
preventing them from fulfilling their professional commitment and this includes
health.
Health
and Safety
Employing
trusts within the Deanery recognise their duties under the Health and Safety at
Work Act 1974 to ensure, as far as it is reasonably practical, the Health,
Safety and Welfare at work of all its employees and in addition the business of
the Authority shall be conducted so as to ensure that patients, their
relatives, contractors, voluntary workers, visitors and members of the public
having access to Authority premises and the facilities are not exposed to risk
to their health and safety.
All medical
and dental staff under contract to the Region will be expected to comply with
Regional and all appropriate District and Unit Health and Safety policies.
Arrangements
will be made for the successful candidate to receive copies of the Health and
Safety policies of this Authority and the appropriate District/Region.