The role of the EM consultant is to provide senior clinical leadership to the ED. This will consist of providing direct clinical care to individual patients, the supervision and support of doctors in training in EM and other specialties and a close working relationship with Departmental and Hospital management teams to ensure safe systems and processes are in place for all patients attending with emergent and urgent conditions. A significant proportion of this work will require the consultant to be present within "normal" working hours, to enable engagement with other specialties and Hospital management