1

This appointment is on a whole-time basis however applicants who are interested in job sharing or who wish to undertake flexible training will be considered.

2

The salary is within the Specialist Registrar salary scale.

3

The hours of duty related to this post are the standard working week of 40 hours. The Bandings specified in the job description are current and may be amended during the Specialist Registrar tenure of appointment.
Specialist Registrars are reminded that they may not engage in any outside employment without the written consent of their employing Trust or Health Authority. They must also declare to their employing Trust/Authority any interests they may have which may affect Trust/Authority policies and decisions.

4

The Specialist Registrar will be expected in the normal run of his/her duties, and within his/her contract to cover for the occasional brief absence of colleagues and during occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances without additional remuneration.

5

The post is non-resident, but residence must be sufficiently near the hospital for each placement, for the general duties to be undertaken without Health and Safety implications arising. Residence must also be sufficiently near for on-call duties to be undertaken, or the Specialist Registrar must sleep in hospital when on-call in accordance with local policy. If the holder chooses to live in hospital accommodation, and it is available, a deduction from salary for lodgings will accordingly be made in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of Service.

6

Study leave will be granted in accordance with paragraphs 250-254 of the Terms and Conditions of Service for Hospital Medical and Dental Staff, subject to local conditions as agreed by the Hospital Study Leave Committee. For Addenbrooke's posts only, it should be noted that there are currently no funds available to cover the costs of attending any specialty-specific courses which Colleges regard as mandatory, and which exceed maximum payment of expenses in any financial year (currently £700).

7

Removal expenses will be paid in accordance with the set limit of the Anglian Deanery Relocation Policy for Specialist Registrars. This information is attached see Appendix A. Those on Fixed Term Training Appointments/Locum Appointment Training will be subject to the provisions of the Employing Trusts.

8

The holder is required to maintain full/limited registration with the General Medical Council/General Dental Council. Medical Staff are advised to continue membership of one of the Medical Defence Organisations.

9

This appointment is governed by the Terms and Conditions of Service for Hospital Medical and Dental Staff and by appropriate local terms and conditions, as amended from time to time.

10

This post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Applicants 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 Employer. Any information given will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation to an application for positions to which the order applies.

11

With the terms of DHSS circular (HC(88)) - Protection of Children - applicants are required when applying for this post to disclose any record of convictions, bindover orders or cautions.

12

The appointment is subject to three months notice of termination of appointment by either side.

13

The postholder may be involved in directing exposures under the terms of the Ionising Radiation (Protection of persons Undergo Medical Examination or Treatment) Regulations 1988. If he/she does not already hold an appropriate qualification under these Regulations, he/she may be required to attend a "Core of Knowledge Training Session" in order to obtain this, and to present a copy of the appropriate certificate to the Medical Staffing Department at the start of the appointment.

14

This post is superannuable, and you will be subject to the NHS Superannuation Scheme unless you opt out. The current rate of contribution is 6%.

15

In the course of your duties, you will have access to confidential material about patients, members of staff and other Health Services business. On no account must information relating to identifiable patients be divulged to anyone other than authorised persons. Similarly, no information of a personal or confidential nature concerning individual members of staff should be divulged to anyone without the proper authority having first been given. Failure to observe these rules may lead to further action under local Trust procedures. This requirement is not intended to conflict with the principles on openness as laid out in EL(93)51.

16

Determination of rotations - the job description and contract of employment will detail as far as possible the rotation applicable to individual trainees at the time of appointment. During the course of the training programme, it may be necessary for training or other reasons, for the Programme Director to make changes to the rotational arrangements. In determining amendments to the rotation, any proposed changes will be discussed with the trainee and consideration given to individual preferences. In the event of further representations from the trainee, the Dean has the authority to determine the placements and to require a trainee to undertake the revised rotation.

17

Assessment of progress - trainees are required to participate in assessment and other review processes in accordance with Deanery procedures, with rights of appeal where progress is not judged satisfactory. Following an adverse assessment, the Dean has the Authority to require a trainee to repeat training experience at the same or a different location, or to withdraw a trainee from a training programme in accordance with the Deanery review panel or appeal committee decision.

18

Placement of Specialist Registrars following notification of the completion of training - under the national provisions Specialist Registrars can in certain circumstances remain in the grade after they have been notified that their training is complete and are no longer pursuing either a training programme leading to a CCST or undertaking sub-specialty training. It may not be appropriate for them to remain in the final placements they occupied before the award of the CCST. The Postgraduate Dean will, therefore, identify an appropriate location in the grade which will allow the Specialist Registrar to maintain their skills while seeking a consultant post, taking into account the expressed educational needs and personal wishes of the Specialist Registrar. Appropriate locations will include: (1) a placement at the beginning of the rotational programme, and (2) vacancies elsewhere in the programme, including those where trainees are undertaking research, or where cover it required.

19

Research and Specialist Registrar training - trainees wishing to undertake research during higher specialist training must submit details including the timing and duration of the research in writing to the Postgraduate Dean for consideration. In the case of a doctor wishing to undertake research before starting a training programme, the duration of research must be agreed with the Dean before the NTN/VTN is awarded.

20

The post holder may be required to be a car driver/owner in accordance with the Person Specification. Disabled candidates able to meet this requirement by other means, or following reasonable adjustments to the job description, will be considered.

21

The successful candidate will be required to attend for pre-employment health assessment. Offers of employment will not be confirmed until satisfactory health clearance has been obtained.

22

At each placement, the trainee will be allowed pro rata leave for the amount of time, which has been spent working at that Trust. Days in lieu of Bank Holidays should also be taken at the Trust where the Bank Holidays were worked. Periods of annual leave cannot be transferred between Trusts.

23

As an employee of a NHS Trust, you are expected to develop the IT skills necessary to support the tasks included in your post. You will, therefore, be required to undertake any necessary training to support this. This is to take account of the increasing need for all staff to be able to use the information systems relevant to their post.

24

Where entry to the training programme requires the allocation of a training number, continued employment would be dependent on the trainee continuing to hold their individual number.

25

Health and Safety - It is the general duty of every employee to take reasonable care for the health and safety of himself/herself and others, including the use of necessary safety devices and protective clothing and to co-operate with management in meeting its responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act. Any failure to take such care or any contravention of safety policy or managerial instructions, may result in disciplinary action being taken.

26

Sick Leave - All absences of sick leave must be reported to the appropriate person, instructions will be contained in your contact of employment issued by the individual Trusts. Full details of the sick leave allowances and the conditions governing the allowances are set out in the Terms and Conditions of Service.

27

Annual Leave - In accordance with Terms and Conditions of Service for Hospital Medical and Dental Staff and local terms and conditions.