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A consultant typically leads a "firm" (team of doctors) which comprises Specialist Registrar s, Senior House Officer s and Pre-registration House Officer s, all training to work in the consultant's speciality, as well as other "career grade" doctors such as Clinical Assistant s, Clinical Fellow s and Staff Grade doctors. The time taken to become a consultant depends upon a number of factors, principally the speciality chosen - certain specialities require longer training, or are more competitive, and therefore becoming a consultant can take longer. Other specialities are relatively easy to progress through, and it is possible for a doctor to become a consultant much earlier in his or her career. Most consultants work on a long-term contract with one or more hospital trusts, and these posts are known as substantive consultant positions. Various titles(such as senior consultant, clinical director, medical director etc...) exist for consultants who have particular responsibilities for the overall management of the Hospital Other doctors, particularly those who have only just qualified as consultants, are Locum Consultants who have the same clinical responsibility to the hospital, but are not responsible for management or training of junior staff. See Also
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