When your Lead Employer is NHSGGC and you are on placement within the West Region the following policies, procedures and guidelines below will apply.
For copies of placement board policies please contact your placement board. If you are on placement in Greater Glasgow and Clyde please refer to HR Connect.
If you are on placement within the West Region and are a GPST, Occupational Health, Public Health, or National Programme Trainee you should refer to the NES HR Policies & Procedures.
Policy, Proceedures and Guidelines
- Attendance Policy: NHS Scotland Workforce Policy
- Grievance Policy: NHS Scotland Workforce Policy
- Relocation and Removal Policy: NHSGGC
- Management of Doctors in Difficulty (Capability): NHS Education for Scotland*
- Recruitment and Selection: Scottish Medical Training
- Locum Appointments for Training (LAT) Policy: National Policy – Scotland Deanery
- Bullying and Harassment Policy: NHS Scotland Workforce Policy
- Conduct Policy: NHS Scotland Workforce Policy
- Alcohol & Substance Policy: NHSGGC
- Fixed Term Contracts Policy: NHSGGC
- Junior Doctors Banding Appeals Process: National Guidance
- Work Life Balance Policies and Guidance: NHSGGC*
- Maternity Leave Policy: NHSGGC*
- Adoption & Fostering Leave Policy
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Lead Employer
NHS Scotland has 4 lead employers for doctors and dentists in training:
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde: West Region
- NHS Lothian: East Region
- NHS Grampian: North Region
- NHS Education for Scotland: GP Training and National Programmes.
NES is the Lead Employer for all GP and National Programme trainees with the 3 other Lead Employers covering the other specialties and foundation trainees on a regional basis.
The other Boards continue to host trainees on placement as part of the training programme, they are known as ‘Placement Boards’. Whilst the Employing Boards have employment responsibilities, the Placement Boards continue to have clinical governance responsibility and operational management for those engaged in providing clinical care to Placement Board patients. The Lead Employer model has been developed in partnership with the British Medical Association.
To support this work the Turas platform has been extended to include Turas People, an application that now assists medical staffing/ HR colleagues in employment related workflows, facilitating the provision of information between trainees, Placement Boards and Employing Boards, reducing duplication across systems and assisting in ensuring that the trainees get paid accurately.
We hope these changes have improved the Doctors and Dentists in Training employment journey as follows:
- Less employment related administration and duplication of information provided
- A single contract of employment for the duration of a programme
- Reduced tax issues
- Continuous service with one employer making it easier for you to access employee benefits
- Clearer employment arrangements for money lenders (e.g. mortgages, cars and credit rating).
Dental Trainees
In December 2021 all Dentists in Specialty Training transferred to NHS Education for Scotland (NES) employment. This move seeks to align the contract of employment to a National Board, provide consistency in business processes, and as a result improve the dental trainee employment journey.
This transfer has been agreed in partnership and consultation taken place with current Employing Boards and the British Dental Association.
Terms and Conditions
For terms and conditions for junior doctors and dentists please visit the MSG Website.
Standing Operating Procedures
Placement Boards deliver employment related activity on behalf of the Employing Boards, these can be found in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Contact Us
Your placement will determine which Board you should contact if you have a query. Please see list of Placement Boards below.
Placement Board: Placement Board NHSGGC
General HR Enquiries
Doctors and Dentists Recruitment
Payroll and Expenses
- Your payroll contact will be on your payslip.
Medical Education
Occupational Health
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Policies
Monitoring
Contact Lynne Sutherland, Senior Monitoring Officer: Lynne.Sutherland@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or 0141 201 0841
For the following areas:
- Emergency Care North, South and Clyde
- Medical Services North and South
- Geriatric Medicine North and South
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Sandyford
- South Stroke
- North & South Adult Cardiology.
Contact Andy Trench, Monitoring Officer: Andy.Trench@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or 0141 201 0842.
For the following areas:
- General Surgery North and South inc Surgical Specialities
- Anaesthetics North, South & Clyde
- Neonatology
- RHC & RAH Paediatric Medicine.
Temporary vacancy – in the interim contact 0141 201 0842
For the following areas:
- Clyde palliative medicine
- Diagnostics
- Regional inc INS
- Oral Health
- Paediatric Services for Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Cardiology, PICU, Haematology, Oncology & Anaesthetics.
Contact Claire Mortimer, Monitoring Officer: claire.mortimer4@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or 0141 201 0835
For the following areas:
- Clyde General Surgery
- Clyde General/Geriatric Medicine
- Clyde Orthopaedics & Urology
- Mental Health North & South
- Public Health
- Occupational Health
- General Practice FY2s.
Placement Board: NHS Ayrshire & Arran
General HR Enquiries
Doctors and Dentists Recruitment
Gillian Fullarton, Medical Workforce Recruitment Lead:
Expenses
Medical Education
Audrey Gallacher, Postgraduate/Foundation Administrator:
Sandra Hodgson, Postgraduate Medical Education and Foundation Administrator:
Occupational Health
Monitoring
Ross McGuiness, DRS project Lead/ Monitoring and Systems Officer:
Placement Board: NHS Dumfries & Galloway
General HR Enquiries
Gordon Hobbins, HR Business Partner:
Doctors & Dentists Recruitment
Claire Wall, Workforce Support Officer:
Payroll & Expenses
Joanne Inglis, Payroll Manager:
Medical Education
Peter Armstrong, Consultant Accident and Emergency:
Occupational Health
Heather Aitchison, Specialist Practitioner in Occupational Health:
Placement Board Policies
Margot Martin, Lead HR Advisor:
Monitoring
Claire Wall, Workforce Support Officer:
Placement Board: NHS Forth Valley
General HR Enquiries
Doctors & Dentists Recruitment
Payroll & Expenses
- Your payroll contact will be on your payslip.
Medical Education
Jacqueline McMenemy:
Occupational Health
Monitoring
Russell Morrison, Medical Workforce Analyst:
Placement Board NHS Golden Jubilee
General HR Enquiries
David Wilson, Senior Medical Staffing and Workforce Information Advisor:
Doctors and Dentists Recruitment
David Wilson, Senior Medical Staffing and Workforce Information Advisor:
Payroll & Expenses
Medical Education
Alan Kirk, Director of Medical Education
Occupational Health
Sharon Docherty, Occupational Health Specialist Advisor or Bernadene Thomson, Administrative Coordinator:
Placement Board Policies
David Wilson, Senior Medical Staffing and Workforce Information Advisor:
Monitoring
David Wilson, Senior Medical Staffing and Workforce Information Advisor:
Placement Board NHS Lanarkshire
Doctors and Dentists Recruitment
Monklands Trainees
Gill Swinburne, HR Advisor
Wishaw Trainees
Iain Crosby, HR Assistant
Hairmyres and Psychiatry Trainees
Isabel Rankin, HR Assistant
Payroll & Expenses
Medical Education
Lanarkshire
Bernadette Kennedy, Training Co-Ordinator:
University Hospital Monklands
Alison Ross, Postgraduate Administrator:
University Hospital Wishaw
Sheona Everett, Postgraduate Administrator:
University Hospital Hairmyres
Siobhan McKenzie, Postgraduate Administrator:
Occupational Health
- University Hospital Monklands: 01236 752292, 752296 or 752297
- University Hospital Wishaw: 01698 366770
- University Hospital Hairmyres: 01355 585360.
Placement Board Policies
Monklands Trainees
Gill Swinburne, HR Advisor:
Wishaw Trainees
Iain Crosby, HR Assistant:
Hairmyres and Psychiatry Trainees
Isabel Rankin, HR Assistant:
Monitoring
Danielle Kerr, HR Assistant, New Deal/EWTD for Junior Doctors:
Lead Employer Boards
NHS Education for Scotland
NHS Grampian
NHSGGC
NHS Lothian