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Principle Duties of the Post: The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

1. To at all times, comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or substituted from time to time.

2. To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.

3. To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.

4. To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.

5. On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).

6. To participate in the Trust’s Statutory & Mandatory training programme.

7. To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and out patients under your care.

Teaching & Training

1. To share responsibility with other Consultants for the recruitment, appointment and supervision of junior medical staff in accordance with Trust policies.

2. To devote time on a regular basis for teaching and training of junior medical staff, nursing staff and Physician Associates contributing as appropriate to post-graduate and continuing medical education.

3. To devote time, through agreement on a regular basis for teaching and training of medical students as part of agreed teaching arrangements with the Foundation School.

Management & Governance

1. To be responsible for the management, appraisal and discipline of junior doctors who are attached to you, after taking appropriate advice, where appropriate.

2. To maintain personal and professional development. The post holder will be expected to register with their respective Royal College for the purpose of CME/CPD and to fulfil the requirements of that registration.

3. To provide advice, as required to the Executive and Trust board, General Practitioners and other interested parties, on the provision of planning of clinical services locally, regionally and nationally in keeping with confidentiality agreements relating to Trust business.

4. To co-operate in the present framework agreement of management arrangements.

5. To fully participate in Clinical Governance arrangements across the Trust including participation in clinical audit, research (where appropriate), pursuing an agreed agenda with colleagues and the Trust Board and fully co-operating in implementing the results in order to achieve best practice.

6. To participate, on at least an annual basis in consultant appraisal and job planning reviews.

7. To comply with Trust policies and procedures where appropriate.

8. To ensure that all intellectual property rights of the Trust are observed.