General Responsibilities of the Consultant General Surgeon The following is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of the duties of a Consultant Grade. The appointee is expected to: Provide senior clinician services to both the Emergency Department and the General Surgery Department as per job plan or as agreed within the Trust, and as required when on call. Work with consultant colleagues and nursing staff to ensure efficient use of Trusts resources and contribute actively to clinical governance in the department and to development of quality enhancement projects in the unit. Provide senior clinician services to area of special interest as per the job plan or as agreed within the Trust. Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated DCC sessions at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises. Actively participate in the Units Teaching Programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies. Actively participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD. There are 10 SPAs. Thus this post represents 7.5 DCC to 2.5 SPA. Upon agreement with the Divisional Clinical Director, the post holder can take on additional SPA activities. It is envisaged that the post holder will maintain a subspecialty colorectal/ upper GI interest to complement existing services.