Physician Associate

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in London seeks a Physician Assistant to join the Hospital at Home team. This role involves assessing patients in their homes, working closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, evidence-based care. With no current on-call or weekend work required, successful candidates will have opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment. The ideal applicant will have strong clinical examination skills and a proven ability to contribute positively to clinical teams.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical examination skills with the ability to make clinical diagnoses.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams is preferred.
• Proven ability to provide holistic, evidence-based care.

Responsibilities

• Clinically assess patients under Hospital at Home care.
• Develop relationships with multidisciplinary team members.
• Contribute to quality improvement and service efficiency.

Skills

Clinical examination skills

Evidence-based practice

Teamwork and communication

Job description

Role

Physician Assistant to work with the Camden Hospital at Home team on their Hospital at Home of 20 beds. The role will consist of a combination of office-based and home visits within the London borough of Camden. The applicant will join a dynamic multidisciplinary team including consultant doctors, non-consultant doctors, advanced clinical practitioners, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and nursing staff. They will have consultant oversight and supervision with daily Hospital at Home rounds. Currently there is no on‑call or weekend commitments but there may be a move to 7‑day working within the 12‑month period, still 09:00‑17:00. An opportunity to work closely with acute hospitals (Royal Free Hospital and University College Hospital), as well as the community., Provide holistic, evidence‑based care for people suitable for Hospital at Home management, making clinical diagnoses and decisions within the scope of practice, based on strong clinical examination skills, evidence‑based practice, and Trust protocols.

Responsibilities

• Clinically assess people under Hospital at Home care, ensuring they remain safe at home, and escalating or de‑escalating medical oversight as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team to promote continuity, communication, and quality of care for the Hospital at Home caseload.
• Support the development and quality improvement of the Hospital at Home service, contributing ideas, feedback, and clinical insight to enhance patient outcomes and service efficiency.

About the Trust

CNWL is recognised locally, nationally, and internationally for providing high‑quality, innovative healthcare. Our track record in recruiting only the best people is well known, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries. The Trust holds grants from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), and our primary research focus is on characterising acute illness in the context of frailty, specifically delirium and its longitudinal outcomes. However, we are equally flexible in tailoring plans to suit the interests of the successful applicant.