Consultant Upper GI Surgeon

Responsibility for the continuing care and treatment of patients in your charge and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for proper delegation to and teaching of trainee staff. Provision of an out of hours general surgical service with consultant colleagues including on-call commitments. Cover for consultant colleagues annual leave and other authorised absence, including care of patients and supervision of trainee doctors (a minimum of 6 weeks notice must be given for all leave requests). Responsibility for the professional supervision, training and management of trainee medical staff, carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity locally and nationally as appropriate. Participation in medical audit under local arrangements, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD. Involvement in research and supervision of trainees in audit / research. Managerial, including budgetary, responsibilities where appropriate. Where it is agreed between the parties, work on behalf of the Trust such as domiciliary consultations, or services provided by the Trust for other agencies, e.g. the prison service.(This excludes work done under direct arrangements between an individual Consultant & a third party, e.g. Category 2) Participation in Medical Student Teaching Programmes and Examinations. Responsibility for implementing Infection Control Policies