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SalaryResponsibility for Human Resources Contractual Commitment The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his or her charge and for the proper functioning of the service, and will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the running of the clinical department. If the post holder does not take undertake their contractual obligations then this will be seen as a breach of contract, and as such may be actioned under Trust policies and procedures. Code of Conduct Professional staff who have a national Code of Conduct are expected to adhere to that Code and failure to do so could result in disciplinary action being taken. Diversity The Trust has a Diversity Policy and aims at positive measures to eliminate discrimination and promote a diverse and inclusive culture. As a minimum you should ensure that your own actions support diversity and equality by complying with Trust Policies, accepting differences and treating all with dignity and respect. Responsibility for Health & Safety Infection control You are accountable for the effective deployment of activities that ensure that your department/ward/clinical team is reducing hospital acquired infection. You will ensure that you and your staff comply with the Trusts policies on infection, prevention and control. You will ensure that you and your staff receive the training required to maintain competence to execute the Trusts policies on infection, prevention and control. You have a responsibility to bring deficiencies in the deployment of such policies to the attention of your line manager. Health and Safety The Trust has a comprehensive health and safety policy with local policies and procedures at Directorate level. It is the responsibility of each employee to observe corporate and local policies. Risk Management A comprehensive risk management strategy is in place with a successful serious incident reporting system in operation. The Trust has an electronic adverse event reporting system. All employees are required to work within the system. Departmental risk profiling has been introduced and is linked to the Trusts Risk Management Department. Clinical Governance Clinical governance requires that all clinical staff adopt personal responsibility for not only knowing what constitutes best practice in their field, but also defining policies that translate knowledge into practice within their own service and for systematically measuring performance and outcomes when changes in practice are implemented. Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Responsibility for Teaching The appointee will be expected to participate in the teaching of undergraduate staff and the professional development of junior medical staff working in the department. There is a modern education centre on site at RAEI and it is equipped with all modern teaching and training facilities including lecture theatre Audit, morbidity and mortality meetings are held monthly during working hours and shared audit with colleagues from other disciplines are held regularly. The Trust supports the College guidelines on CME and is committed to providing time & funding for this. Work Circumstances & on-call A hospital consultant has continuing clinical responsibility for any patient admitted under his or her care. A consultant and the chief executive responsible for the management of the consultants contract shall agree a job plan. The job plan will identify the average time per week required to perform the duties of the post, based upon 10 programmed activities per week, is expected however that as provider of specialist service the appointee will undertake additional 2-3 PA. For consultants on part-time contracts, including honorary contracts, duties will be negotiated to ensure fairness. If this part-time role is the consultants only work then a reasonable allowance will be made for supporting professional activities. The flexible and special interest sessions will be average over 12 months and it is expected that a total of 21 additional sessions each, which could be theatre, outpatients, Consultant of the day, endoscopy etc. as appropriate and required by the trust and agreed between the Clinical Director and Surgical Management Team. There is a possibility of offering an additional PA based on contracted activity and expertise of the applicant (such as endoscopy skills). Where a consultant has private practice commitments the timing, location and nature of these will need to be declared to the Trust. The number, nature and location of programmed activities may be varied with the agreement of the consultant and the chief executive, (who may delegate this function to the appropriate clinical director) taking account of the job plans of the other consultants, the resources available at certain time and the service delivery needs of the department. There is an expectation that the consultant will fulfil all job plan commitments, emergency situations will take precedent over this, and the Clinical Director may agree some deviation from the job plan, provided it fits the needs of the service. The successful candidates will participate in an on-call rota which averages a 1 in 10 commitments (hot week, weekend and out of hours). This is category A on call and at 1 in 10 gives a 3% uplift to basic salary. The out of hours on-call commitment currently agreed for this position has been estimated as 1.5 PA. A full timetable will be agreed with the appointees within 3 months of starting. An indicative table of activities and related Pas is shown below: Activity PAs Theatre Sessions 2 Outpatient Clinic 1 Ward Rounds 1 Endoscopy 1 Administration 1 SPAs (including audit) 1.5 Consultant of the day 2.5 Review of the Job Plan The job description contains an indicative job plan, and this may change based on the service needs and re-allocation of resources. The job plan sets out your main duties and responsibilities, service responsibilities and objectives. You and your Clinical Manager / Lead are required to review the job plan annually in line with the provisions in Schedule 3 of the Terms and Conditions of the new Consultant Contract (England) 2003. You will ensure that that you participate in job plan reviews and that it contributes to the efficient and effective. Clinical Governance The post-holder will participate in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies. Personal and professional development The post holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up to date with their relevant area of practice and be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust. Personal or study leave will be granted at the discretion of the Trust in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other appropriate personal development needs. The post holder is required by the trust to participate in annual appraisal. Supporting professional activities The SPA allowance is for core activities leading to revalidation (i.e. CPD and audit). Any additional activities which fall into the SPA category will be remunerated separately. These activities will be reviewed at 3 months and at the formal 12-month job plan review. For applicants already in a consultant position, consideration will be given to an increased SPA allowance from appointment, reflecting additional roles. use of NHS resources. This appointment is subject to the terms and conditions of the New Consultant Contract. Appraisal will be carried out with the Clinical Director as outlined in the consultant contract on a yearly basis.
