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Physician Associate | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 16 Mehefin 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £51,488 - £57,802 Per Annum inc HCA |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Gorffennaf 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Cwmni: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 6355895/196-LIS8572 |
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This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Physician Associate to gain wide ranging experience in one of the leading and most respected Emergency Departments in London.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with around 13,500 staff; 1.6 million patient contacts a year. Our hospitals have a long and proud history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. We continue to build on these traditions and have a reputation for clinical, teaching and research excellence.
In February 2021, the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres.
The Emergency Department sees in excess of 500 patients per day with a range of medical, surgical and critical care presentations.
The successful post holder will be complimenting the current ED Medical team consisting of Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Physician Associates, training and non-training Medical grades as well as the Consultant team. You will also be part of the wider Emergency floor management group that consists of a multi-speciality assessment unit, ambulatory and frailty unit.
This post is a one year, fixed term post for secondment cover.
The post-holder will hold a science related degree prior to graduating from an accredited Physician Assistant training program, certified by the National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA). He/she will work under the direction 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, including review clinics.
The post-holder is expected:
· To manage patients in the Emergency Department under the direction of the ED consultant.
· To manage patients in all areas of the Emergency Department within their scope of practice.
· To develop extensive specialist knowledge and experience in emergency medicine
· To contribute to achieving and maintaining targets and standards for treatment in Emergency Medicine
· To support our work related to The Royal College of Emergency Medicine audit and quality improvement
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with around 13,500 staff and over 2 million patient contacts a year. Our hospitals have a long and proud history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. We continue to build on these traditions and have a reputation for clinical, teaching and research excellence.As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. We also have a positive approach to corporate social responsibility and are keen to engage our staff in an agenda that ranges from promoting environmental sustainability to the creation of local employment opportunities
To manage a caseload of emergency department patients, exercising a high level of professional judgment and expertise when delivering clinical care, under the supervision of the Emergency Department Consultant. This will include taking medical histories, undertaking physical examinations, diagnosing and explaining conditions during consultations.
In addition, the following are core components:
· To contribute to supporting colleagues to meet the national performance targets and indicators.
· To communicate with GPs and other health professionals the outcome of ED attendances in a timely fashion.
· To contribute to the development of efficient pathways of care in accordance with current best practice and national guidelines.
· To fully document all aspects of patient care, and complete all required paperwork.
· Order and interpret diagnostic tests
· Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings to recognise early stages of health issues.
· Establish differential diagnoses, making appropriate treatment plans and initiating emergency treatment where necessary.
· Instruct and counsel patients regarding their health and wellbeing.
· Refer and converse with the appropriate specialist teams in regard to patient management.
· Perform diagnostic, therapeutic procedures and clinical skills relevant to Emergency Medicine under appropriate supervision.
· Work to deliver national guidelines and objectives for emergency medicine.
This advert closes on Monday 1 Jul 2024