Physician Associate in Emergency Medicine | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 20 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,178 - £55,492 per annum inc HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2024 |
| Location: | Southall, UB1 3HW |
| Company: | London North West Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6294721/337-NP-7789NO |
Summary
Cross-site Northwick Park and Ealing Hospitals
The post-holder will hold a science related degree prior to graduating from the recognised Physician Associate training program neither from UK or equivalent from the States.
He/she will work under the supervision of the consultant emergency physicians, working collaboratively with other members of the clinical team within the Trust’s policies and clinical guidelines. The job will principally be directed towards clinical and medical support in all areas of the Emergency Department. The post will give an opportunity to manage patients in Emergency department as well as get experience on working within ward (Observation ward).
The successful candidate will work alongside and under the supervision of Emergency Medicine Consultants in the ED and ED observations unit to deliver high quality patient care.
The post-holder is expected:
• To manage patients on the Clinical Decision Unit under the direction of the duty consultant.
• To manage patients in all other areas of the Emergency Department within your scope of practice.
• To exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy when assessing, managing and planning care for a caseload of specific emergency medicine patients with a variety of emergency presentations.
• To develop extensive specialist knowledge and experience in emergency medicine, acting as a resource to the clinical team, allied health professionals.
• To contribute to achieving and maintaining targets DH standards for treatment in Emergency Departments.
• To support our work related to College of Emergency Medicine audits
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Thursday 30 May 2024