• Clinically and professionally responsible to the attending Consultant and / or Chief of Surgery.• To admit patients from the Emergency Department • To attend daily ward rounds with the surgical team.• To review patients on a regular basis in accordance with the plan of care made at the beginning of the shift and inform the consultant of any issues or problems. • Document review findings in clinical notes in a timely and legible manner• To contribute to quality improvement; risk management initiatives and policy development so that the overall Surgical Service is of the highest quality and reflective of best practice.

Ensuring good quality non-clinical services like infection prevention, security, diet, auditing