A named Lead Consultant has been identified from most of the Specialty Training Committees. The Consultant is important in speaking to training issues concerning flexible trainees in that speciality and in acting as a liaison between the Speciality Training Committee and the Flexible Training Office.
Roles and responsibilities include:

1. Informed opinion on the Speciality Training Committee on matters concerning flexible training in that speciality and the flexible trainees currently in training;
2. Receiving on behalf of the speciality, current information about the flexible training scheme and flexible opportunities;
3. Ensuring through the Speciality Training committee and with the Programme Directors that there are available part-time training programmes which fulfil the Colleges' curricular requirements and which are appropriate for intending flexible trainees.
4. Advising individual trainees:-
   
   (a) About flexible training opportunities in their speciality and practical considerations associated with this.
   
   (b) When appropriate, approve eligibility for flexible training, help implement flexible training at SpR grade, keeping Flexible Training Office informed, and co-ordinating arrangements with Specialty training Committee Chairman and Programme Directors.
   
   (c) From an overview of the flexible trainees and training opportunities to advise the Flexible Training Office about job-share opportunities and to help implement these where possible.
5. Facilitating return to full-time training if requested by trainee.