Consultant Medical Liaison with Safeguarding

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Greater London seeks a part-time medical liaison consultant to support patient discharge processes and provide essential liaison across multiple specialist services. Responsibilities include conducting daily board rounds, providing ward referrals, and overseeing safeguarding matters. Applicants should possess strong organizational skills and experience in multidisciplinary teamwork. This role offers competitive benefits and the opportunity to contribute to an inclusive healthcare environment.

Benefits

24/7 wellbeing support

Rewards & Recognition platform

Dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub

Salary sacrifice schemes for transport and childcare

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patient flow and discharge processes.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide ward referrals and support for hospital staff.
• Conduct daily board rounds and case meetings.
• Lead and guide safeguarding matters within the trust.

Job description

Role Overview

As a medical liaison consultant you will play a key part in supporting the flow of inpatients at RNOH, working with multiple specialist services at RNOH to ensure that patients are safely discharged with appropriate onward care in place. We are looking for a part‑time consultant to grow our team and develop this essential service. of the 4PA, 2PA will be dedicated to Medical Liaison and the other 2PA to managing Safeguarding across the Trust.

Responsibilities

• Provide ward referrals, support to non‑consultant hospital staff and daily HDU liaison including reviewing step‑down patients.
• Weekly orthopaedic‑oncology meeting (with UCLH).
• Daily MDT board rounds for orthopaedic in‑patients.
• Weekly MDT complex case meeting (including psychiatry, anaesthetics and full MDT).
• Weekly anaesthetic complex‑case meeting.
• Weekly long‑stayers complex discharge meeting.
• Safeguarding adults and falls.
• Educational supervision to NCHDs.
• Lead and guide the Trust on safeguarding matters, working with the safeguarding team.

Staff Survey and Engagement

• Scored above the national average for the People Promises: "We are recognised and rewarded," "We are always learning," "We work flexibly," "We are a team," and for staff engagement.
• Ranked #1 among all Trusts in North and Central London for all People Promises and themes.
• Ranked #1 among all Acute Specialist Trusts for "We work flexibly."

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At RNOH, we are committed to being actively anti‑discriminatory and actively inclusive. We recognise our brilliant people do brilliant work, and we offer rewarding careers, no matter what their background.

Benefits

• 24/7 access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
• A Rewards & Recognition platform, offering opportunities to thank colleagues, send gifts, and access exclusive discounts.
• A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub, providing a space to relax and recharge away from the work environment.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for transport (season ticket loans, car and bike), electrical goods, and childcare.

Joining our organisation means enjoying a wide range of staff benefits, including the above.

At RNOH, we are more than a workplace--we are committed to patients, to excellence and the wellbeing of our staff.