Locum Consultant in Chronic Pain Management

1. To provide a service and this includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Chronic Pain department. 2. Responsible for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness. 3. Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues. 4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical Education and clinical governance initiatives. 5. Responsible for out-patient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed by Croydon Health Services 6. To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework. 7. To contribute to the Audit Programme. 8. To take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Trusts Objectives. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with both internal and external agencies. 9. To conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for the Department. 10. To exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained. 11. To work in conjunction with clinical and professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for junior colleagues. 12. To undertake management duties as agreed with the Clinical Lead, Clinical Director and Head of Service. Job description Job responsibilities 1. To provide a service and this includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Chronic Pain department. 2. Responsible for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness. 3. Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues. 4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical Education and clinical governance initiatives. 5. Responsible for out-patient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed by Croydon Health Services 6. To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework. 7. To contribute to the Audit Programme. 8. To take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Trusts Objectives. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with both internal and external agencies. 9. To conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for the Department. 10. To exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained. 11. To work in conjunction with clinical and professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for junior colleagues. 12. To undertake management duties as agreed with the Clinical Lead, Clinical Director and Head of Service.