Substantive Upper Limb

Any changes will be by negotiation and will be reflected in the job plans of the team. Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate. Engage fully with the care of patients outside the department and provide a prompt opinion on request from consultant colleagues in other specialties. Engage with medical, nursing, management and all relevant co-workers in the delivery of department objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience; ensure the highest quality clinical care.

LEARNING, DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH The Trust encourages and supports consultants with a special interest to develop their interest, where it meets department objectives, and can be audited and reviewed, and provide learning opportunities for other staff. Participate in clinical audit activities of the department and hospitals, ensuring record-keeping is effective. Undertake research and develop special interests within the limits of clinical and service workload. Undertake continuing medical education internally and externally with study leave entitlement as appropriate.

**SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (SPA)**: ASPH is committed to ensuring that all Consultants have dedicated SPAs within their job plan which they will be expected to carry out on site/ in the workplace. Specific responsibilities will be developed on appointment and according to areas of interest, but Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) are intended to include Audit, research, and local clinical governance activity Formal teaching and preparation (e.g. giving lectures, seminars) Post-graduate teaching, and training (e.g. of junior doctors, medical students) external teaching and education delivery (e.g.

ATLS, APLS) Clinical management, attendance at departmental and trust meetings Appraisal, Job planning and rota organisation Service development, quality improvement work, Major incident planning SPA activity will be scheduled based on individual preference, and to meet the needs of the service. 4.3 THE JOB PLAN The Job Plan has 9 PAs of Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 1 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) which will be organised on a 1:12 week rota. This is an indicative weekly timetable for this post. A specific job plan will be agreed between the appointed Consultant and to meet the needs of the service.

The Job Plan will be reviewed annually