A formal Job Plan will be agreed between the appointee and their lead Clinician, on behalf of the Medical Director, within three months after the commencement date of the appointee. The appointee is expected to contribute towards management of elective and emergency GeneralSurgery conditions. The appointee will be on-call with 11 other members of the department. The on call rota will be a 1:12 cycle. The appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his/her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive emergency surgical service including on call duties. The key areas for thepostholder will include: Provision of clinical leadership in the delivery of a high quality emergency surgical service. Providing teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level. A major role in the teaching of medical students is expected. Participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes, including reviews of manpower requirements. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a wide range of acute and elective general surgical conditions and have a special interest in benign Upper GI surgery. Medway NHS Foundation Trust has established formal development and mentorship programme for newly appointed consultants including a mentorship approach to settling down as a new consultant. This will be supported by the Clinical Lead at Medway. Abide by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the trust.