Consultant Medical Liaison with Safeguarding | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

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

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a part-time Medical Liaison Consultant to enhance patient care and support the flow of inpatients. The role involves guiding safeguarding initiatives and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams. Candidates should possess relevant medical qualifications and experience with safeguarding and educational supervision. This position offers unique opportunities to shape specialized services while contributing to a highly supportive workplace environment.

Benefits

24/7 wellbeing support

Rewards & Recognition platform

Dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub

Salary sacrifice schemes for transport and childcare

Qualifications

• Must have a relevant medical qualification and preferably experience in inpatient care.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in safeguarding adults is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the flow of inpatients at RNOH.
• Provide referrals and educational supervision.
• Lead safeguarding matters and guide the Safeguarding team.

Skills

Ward referrals

HDU liaison

Safeguarding

Educational supervision

Complex case management

Education

Relevant medical qualification

Job description

Job 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.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop specialist interests depending on their professional needs and have time working in a teaching capacity with specialist registrars across the Trust.

The main duties of this role are to provide a number of services for adults (18+) at RNOH including:

• Ward referrals
• Support of non-consultant hospital staff
• Daily HDU liaison including reviewing step‑down patients
• Weekly ortho‑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
• Falls
• Educational supervision to NCHDs

Additionally, this role will lead and guide the Trust on Safeguarding matters, working with the Safeguarding team.

Organisational Excellence

At the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), we are committed to achieving the best staff experience in the NHS. In the 2023 NHS Staff Survey, we proudly:

• 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."

At RNOH, we’re 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. We continue to strive to break down barriers to be the Trust where people come together because what they do matters, makes a difference and where they can thrive.

Staff 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.

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

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026.