Clinician in Sa Medicine

**Job Purpose**
To deliver an efficient and effective internal medicine and critical care service by providing expertise and clinical activity in the Small Animal Hospital. To enhance and develop the delivery of clinical teaching to undergraduates, interns and residents. To undertake clinical scholarship, thereby contributing to the School objectives relative to national and international excellence in clinical service and teaching.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
Clinical:

1. To contribute to internal medicine and critical care services by providing a high-quality service and appropriate advice to external referring practices that will consequently maintain a clinical referral workload necessary to support teaching and scholarship activities.
2. To develop novel approaches and techniques to aid diagnosis and treatment and exploit the opportunities to enhance the income generation capability of the service.
3. To participate in the out-of-hours service, ensuring adequate cover is available for the provision of direct supervision, advice and expertise when required.
4. To provide scholarship and mentorship to staff associated with the small animal internal medicine and critical care services and assist with the planning, organisation and delivery of training requirements of the clinical scholars by supervision of clinical duties and research projects, with a view to their successful completion of appropriate Board examinations.
5. To become involved with practical/professional and/or clinical practice bodies related to the service area at national and international level as appropriate.
6. To ensure compliance with the continuing professional development requirements of the appropriate speciality and the RCVS.
7. To participate in promotional activities and events relating to the small animal internal medicine and critical care services of the Small Animal Hospital.
8. Contribute to the ongoing development of the academic discipline of the Division, by developing links with colleagues in external bodies as appropriate so that the highest professional standards are maintained.
Teaching:

9. To contribute to the planning, organisation and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities and the Clinical Scholar didactic programme within veterinary medicine in accordance with established programme.
10. To deliver a range of assessment activities (using a variety of methods and techniques) and engage fully in the examination process and provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students to support learning.
11. To support the development of, and encourage the development of, creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning, in accordance with the University’s Quality Enhancement Strategy, so that the educational opportunities available to students are maintained or improved.
Scholarship:

12. To conduct personal scholarship of an external reputation and maintain a consistent output of publications in high quality refereed journals and/or textbooks.
13. To collaborate in appropriate clinical scholarship projects/trials through a portfolio of individual/joint research projects, to secure the funding required to under-pin the long-term growth of the activity and to present findings at national and international meetings to ensure a high profile for the School, as well as the University of Glasgow.
14. Attend and actively contribute/participate in national/international events/major clinical seminars/conferences within service area.
Administration:

15. To contribute to the administrative work of the Hospital/Division as assigned by the Clinical Director/Head of Division.
16. Contribute to performance and development review processes as appropriate in accordance with University Strategy

**Knowledge / Qualifications**

**Essential**:

A1 Veterinary degree registerable with RCVS.
A2 Postgraduate clinical qualification in small animal internal medicine or emergency and critical care (European or American - DipECVIM/ACVIM or DipECVECC/ACVECC) or eligibility to take qualifying diploma examination.
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**Skills**

**Essential**:

C1 Expertise across the field, corresponding to training and qualifications, and ability to provide expert advice to clinicians, external veterinary surgeons, research bodies and organisations.
C2 High standard of communication skills both orally and written.
C3 Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
C4 Self-motivated, able to plan for contingencies and think strategically.
C5 Ability to accept collegiate responsibilities and act accordingly.
C6 High standard of presentation skills.

**Desirable**:

**Experience**

**Essential**:

E1 Experience in internal medicine and/or critical care.
E2 Teaching experience relevant to the HE sector.
E3 A track record of clinical research publications.

**Terms and Conditions**
Salary will be Grade 7, £37,474 - £46,047 per annum plus market supplement for residency-trained clinicians and an addition