Physician Assistant

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust; City Of London; Sur place; GBP 49 000 - 57 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is recruiting a Physician Assistant to work on Alder ward, primarily caring for diabetes patients and general medicine, in a 12-month fixed-term post. The PA will work under consultant supervision, assess, diagnose and manage a range of conditions, with emphasis on older adults and complex comorbidity.

The role runs 09:00–17:00, Monday to Friday, with duties including ward rounds, investigations, procedures with training, documentation, and discharge planning

Qualifications

• Clinical experience in general medicine or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to assess, diagnose and manage medical conditions.
• Competence in coordinating patient care within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsabilités

• Assess and examine medical patients, order investigations, interpret results, and develop differential diagnoses.
• Attend ward rounds and provide continuing care for patients on the ward(s).
• Coordinate patients on ambulatory pathways related to their specialty.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation.
• Perform diagnostic/therapeutic procedures with training (e.g., venepuncture, cannulation, ECG, catheterisation).
• Instruct and counsel patients and relatives on health issues.
• Contribute to discharge planning and bed management.

Connaissances

Clinical medicine experience

Formation

PG Dip in Physician Assistant Studies

Description du poste

This advert is for a 12 month fixed term post on Alder ward, which primarily provides care for patients with diabetes, alongside a cohort of general medicine patients.

The post holder will work 09:00 - 17:00 each day Monday to Friday.

The Physician Assistant (PA) plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across acute and frailty pathways. Working under the supervision of consultants, the PA supports the multidisciplinary team by assessing, diagnosing, and managing a range of medical conditions, with a particular focus on older adults and patients with complex co-morbidities.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work 09:00 - 17:00 Monday - Friday.

The key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Assess and examine medical patients, order appropriate investigations, interpret investigation findings, form a list of differential diagnoses and recommend management/treatment accordingly
• Attend consultant and/or StR ward rounds and provide continuing care for patients on their ward(s)
• Coordinate patients on ambulatory pathways related to their specialty
• Maintain timely and appropriate documentation
• Perform diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, subject to appropriate training and These include, but not exclusively:
  • Venepuncture
  • Cannulation
  • Arterial blood gases
  • Injections
  • ECG
  • Urethral catheterisation
  • Nasogastric tube insertion
  • Abdominal paracentesis

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Assess and examine medical patients, order appropriate investigations, interpret investigation findings, form a list of differential diagnoses and recommend management/treatment accordingly
• Attend consultant and/or StR ward rounds and provide continuing care for patients on their ward(s)
• Coordinate patients on ambulatory pathways related to their specialty
• Maintain timely and appropriate documentation
• Perform diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, subject to appropriate training and These include, but not exclusively:
  • Venepuncture
  • Cannulation
  • Arterial blood gases
  • Injections
  • ECG
  • Urethral catheterisation
  • Nasogastric tube insertion
  • Abdominal paracentesis
• Instruct and counsel patients and their relatives with regard to mental and physical health issues
• Have, develop and maintain specialist medical knowledge related to medicine. Keep up to date with current guidelines and maintain best practice
• Contribute to achieving and maintaining performance within the hospital and department
• To contribute to the development of efficient pathways of care in accordance with current best practice and national guidelines
• Develop clinical guidelines within their specialist area for use with the Trust by other staff
• To be accountable for the care given and to comply with the Fitness to Practice and Code of Conduct standard as established by the Faculty of Physician Assistants for the PA MVR (and subsequently the appropriate statutory regulating body, when this is in place).
• To work within the framework of the scope of professional practice
• Work within the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective team working in the provision of acute medical care to patients on a day-to-day basis
• Support and contribute to timely discharge planning including completing discharge summaries and support optimising bed capacity
• Abide by the Clinical and Corporate Governance policies of the Trust
• Take part in the administration of the department and the involvement in the management of resources
• Fully document all aspects of patient care, and complete all required paperwork

The job plan will be subject to review in line with service developments.

Qualifications

• PG Dip in Physician Assistant Studies from a UK PA programme

Experience

• Clinical experience in general medicine of at least 1 year outside of training

Qualifications

• Member of the Faculty of Physician Assistants at the RCP, which includes registration on the UK Physician Assistant Register (the PA Managed Voluntary Register)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearper annum plus HCA