CONSULTANTS JOB PLAN Job Planning will be based on a partnership approach. Consultants are asked to prepare a draft job plan which is then discussed and agreed with the Clinical Director and then presented to the Medical Scrutiny Committee for approval. Job plans will list all the NHS and any private duties of the consultant, the number of Programmed Activities for which the Consultant is contracted and paid, the consultants objectives and agreed supporting resources. The duties and responsibilities set out in a Job Plan will include, as appropriate: Direct Clinical Care duties including on-call work Supporting Professional Activities Additional NHS responsibilities determined against the agreed Trust tariff allocation External duties The Trusts strategy is to increase the use of its capital resources e.g. Theatre, Endoscopy and OPC to facilitate increased productivity and efficiencies which supports the growth of market share and business development.