Senior Clinical Academic Contracts

Senior Clinical Academic Contracts

This section covers the Consultant Contract and the new Contract for Senior Academic General Practitioners.

1. Timetable

1. Timetable

It has been agreed, by the Joint Workforce Planning and Development Sub-group, to align our consultant appraisal and job planning schedule with the timetable set out for NHS Consultants.  Full details of the revised timescales are available in the attached flowchart.

2. Consultant Appraisal

2. Consultant Appraisal

The annual appraisal cycle begins on 01 August and should be completed by 31 October annually.  Full details of the appraisal scheme and the relevant form is available at: www.gla.ac.uk/services/humanresources/staff/medical/consultant/appraisal.  Once completed, the Form 4 should be copied to:

  • Director of Research Institute/Head of School (if not one of the appraisers)
  • Appropriate NHS Chief Executive
  • Associate Medical Director
  • Clinical Director (if not one of the appraisers)

3. Job planning administration

3. Job planning administration

The formal job plan is jointly agreed between the honorary consultant, Director of Institute/Head of School and the relevant NHS Clinical Medical Director between 01 November and the beginning of March each year.  During the job planning meeting the Job Plan Template and the Annual Pay Progression Form should be completed.  Please note, the pay progression form cannot be signed off until the appraisal process has been completed and Form 4 returned to your Director of Institute/Head of School.

The fully signed job plan (excluding senior signatures) and pay progression form should be returned to the Head of Institute/School Administration for your area (Head of Research Institute-School Admininstration contacts) who will collate all forms and forward them to College HR. 

Once returned College HR will obtain the signatures of the Head of College and NHS Medical Director/Associate Medical Director.  HR will issue the academic EPA contract and when this has been signed and returned, HR will advise payroll to implement pay progression.

Please note that there will be no seniority progression or EPA payments made until the job plan and pay progression form is received in HR.  If there is a substantial reason why you cannot submit the necessary paperwork by 31 March, please contact College HR at Kathy.McCormick@glasgow.ac.uk or on 0141 330 7533.

If you have been appointed recently and your first appraisal and job plan is due one year from the date of appointment, it is recognised that there will need to be some flexibility.  However, your aim should be to move onto the same timetable, albeit that your pay progression will be actioned on the anniversary of your appointment rather than the 01 April annually.

4. Advice/Further information

For further advice on Senior Clinical Academic Contracts please contact Ms Kathy McCormick, HR Officer, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences in the first instance on Kathy.McCormick@glasgow.ac.uk or on 0141 330 7532.

The full text on the Scottish NHS Handbook has been issued to each consultant and can be found at the Scottish Executive’s Health Department website or by clicking on the link below: 

5. Schedules for academic substantive contract

5. Schedules for academic substantive contract

Schedule 4

Consultants

Senior Academic GPs

6. Consultant appraisal

6. Consultant appraisal

 

  • P&DR reference guide