This is a fixed term (up to five years) Clinical Lectureship tenable in the Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology. Suitable applicants will hold MRCP (UK)/or equivalent and will have completed general professional training in Core Medicine. The successful candidate will be appointed at the level of Specialist/Specialty Registrar and will enter the West of Scotland Higher Specialty Training Programme.
Applicants must already have a national training number in Neurology at the time of taking up the post. The post will be based within the Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology in West Glasgow, but for training and research purposes rotation to other clinical units or departments may be required.
Clinical training will be a major focus of the Lectureship in order to ensure the appointee can successfully complete their CCT. Training will be offered in Clinical Neurology.
Standard Terms & Conditions
Salary will be on the Clinical Academic scale, £34,125 - £60,356 per annum. The post will carry an additional entitlement depending on "on-call" responsibilities. This banding payment is paid under a separate arrangement with the NHS for which the University acts as paymaster only.
This is a fixed term contract (up to 5 years). Clinical Lectureship in Neurology and will end within 5 years or within 6 months of completion of CCT, whichever comes sooner. This post is justifiably fixed-term, as a training post, under the Fixed-term Employees (prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002.
An honorary contract at Specialist/Specialty Registrar level will be applied for to the NHS.
Members of staff are normally eligible to contribute to the Universities' Superannuation Scheme (USS) and on appointment shall be deemed to be in membership of the scheme and contributions deducted accordingly, unless the University is advised in writing prior to the commencement of employment of a wish not to join." Further information regarding the scheme is available from the Superannuation Officer, who is also prepared to advise on questions relating to the transfer of Superannuation benefits. It may be possible, if the relevant NHS Superannuation Scheme Criteria are met, for appointees to remain in the NHS Superannuation Scheme while in this post.”
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If you are successful in your application, the offer of employment will be subject to PVG Scheme membership. Further information is available at: https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme/.
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Informal enquiries may be made to: Professor Keith Muir, Telephone (0141) 451 5892, Email address: keith.muir@glasgow.ac.uk.
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Professor Keith Muir: keith.muir@glasgow.ac.uk
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