Locum Consultant Surgical Liaison Physician

Job overview

The Locum Consultant Post provides embedded physician support to emergency general surgery on the St Marys site in addition to providing rotational coverage to Albert Ward (surgical step down ward) on the St Mary’s site.

The ICHT Surgical Liaison Service consists of a team of consultant geriatricians who provide embedded medical care to adults of all ages admitted under surgical specialties; major trauma, orthopaedics, vascular surgery, general surgery, neurosurgery and spinal surgery. By effectively addressing medical needs and complexity alongside acute surgical issues they help to provide comprehensive holistic care, prevent complications, optimise outcomes, and give every patient the best chance of making a successful recovery

You will be working collaboratively both internal and external to the division to support our organisational strategy:

• To help create a high quality integrated care system with the population of north west London
• To develop a sustainable portfolio of outstanding services
• To build learning, improvement and innovation into everything we do

Main duties of the job

The Surgical Liaison service also plays a key role in the pre-operative setting, offering a dedicated pre-assessment clinic for patients with frailty or medical complexity before elective operations, known as the Comprehensive Assessment for Surgery (COMPASS) clinic. This clinic helps evaluate and prepare patients for surgery, providing them, their relatives, and the surgical and anaesthetic teams with all the necessary information to make informed decisions about surgery, perioperative care, and post-operative recovery.

Key features of the Surgical Liaison Service include:

- Preoperative assessment and optimisation of frailty, cognitive disorders, and multimorbidity.

- Prognostication and shared decision-making.

- Management of postoperative complications, hospital-acquired deconditioning, and cognitive disorders.

- Rehabilitation, goal setting, discharge planning, and referral to community services.

- Treatment escalation and advance care planning.

- Clear communication with patients and carers throughout the perioperative pathway.

- Collaborative working with other disciplines and specialties across the Trust.

The post provides embedded physician support emergency general surgery at the St Mary’s site, while also offering rotational coverage to Albert Ward (the surgical step-down ward) at St Mary’s Hospital.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Full job description attached

This role is allocated 10 PAs and is primarily based at St Marys Hospital, with a requirement to cover the Albert Ward which is our stepdown ward based at St Mary's Hospital.

This is a Locum post for maternity cover available immediately and ending August 2027.

The ICHT Surgical Liaison Service is led by a team of consultant geriatricians who deliver integrated medical care to adults of all ages admitted under surgical specialties such as major trauma, orthopaedics, vascular surgery, general surgery, neurosurgery, and spinal surgery.

By addressing medical complexities alongside acute surgical issues, the team provides holistic care that prevents complications, optimises patient outcomes, and supports every patient in achieving the best possible recovery.

Person specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential criteria

• On GMC’s register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
• On GMC’s Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registrationOn GMC’s Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
• Appropriate Royal College Membership

Desirable criteria

• MD, PhD

Knowledge/skills

Essential criteria

• Subspecialty higher grid completion in surgical liaison or orthogeriatric medicine.
• Completion of at least one full year training in a surgical liaison service.
• IT Skills and computer literacy

Desirable criteria

• Period of acting up or locum consultant role in surgical liaison

Leadership/ management skills

Essential criteria

• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
• Knowledge of finance/budgets
• Management of staff

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of service development

Teaching & Training

Essential criteria

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staffExperience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

Essential criteria

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit and quality improvement

Desirable criteria

• Formal QI training and experience of novel service development

Academic achievements

Essential criteria

• Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Desirable criteria

• Published research relevant to surgical liaison services

Language

Essential criteria

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Right to work

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