Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

Provision with General & Colorectal consultant colleagues of a General & Colorectal service for Southern Derbyshire and the surrounding areas, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis & treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department Responsibility for the continuing care and treatment of patients in your charge & personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to & teaching of trainee staff Provision of an out of hours general and colorectal 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 is to 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 & nationally as appropriate Participation in medical audit under local arrangements, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD Involvement in research & 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 e.g. 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 & Examinations Responsibility for implementing Infection Control Policies