Locum Consultant Surgical Liaison Physician

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

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.