Physician Associate

Transformationunitgm; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking a qualified Physician Associate to support neurology services. The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to patient care and provide expert assistance to physicians in a dynamic team. This role offers opportunities for professional development and further specialization in neurology, stroke, and rehabilitation.

Qualifications

• Must hold a science-related degree and PG Dip in Physician Associate Studies.
• Certification by the Physician Associate National Examination required.
• Experience of conducting clinical audits and working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assistance to consultant physicians in the neurology department.
• Rotate to different departments for a wide range of clinical experience.
• Represent the department at local and external meetings.

Skills

Clinical Audit

Prioritisation

Judgement

Communication

Caring Attitude

Education

BA/BSc Degree

PG Dip in Physician Associate Studies

Current certification by the Physician Associate National Examination

Job description

Employer St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St George's Hospital Town London Salary £54,320 - £60,981 PA Salary period Yearly Closing 18/06/2025 23:59

Band 7

Job overview

The Physician Associate posts support a team of consultants, junior doctors and nursing staff and therapists within each department. The post holder must hold a
science-related degree prior to graduating from an established UK Physician Associate Training
programme, which follows the Department of Health’s Competence Curriculum Framework,
has successfully passed the UK National Physician Associate Examination and is registered with the Managed Voluntary Register for Physician Associates and /or GMC. Consideration will be given to
appropriately qualified Physician Associates from other countries as well.
This is an innovative idea to give newly qualified or more experienced Physician Associates the chance to work for 1 year or more to put into practice the knowledge and skills they have
acquired in their training. Although this is a neuroscience group there is a lot of acute general medicine available to further PA training. The PAs will rotate through Stroke, Neurology and Rehabilitation. They will
have Educational Supervision and an appraisal at the end of the year. The emphasis will be on ensuring the basic clinical and management skills will be put into practice but there will also be a lot of subspecialty learning available too.

Main duties of the job

• To provide expert assistance to the consultant physicians and specialist registrars in the provision of a
  high quality service to patients in the neurology department including neurosurgery and rehabilitation
• The Physician Associate role is being developed to work alongside the department’s doctors.
• The Physician Associate may be asked to rotate to different departments within neuroscience to
  provide a wide range of clinical experience, improve their overall skill and ability and the service they
  provide to the departments.
• Physician Associates will represent the department at local and external meetings as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one oft he UK’s largest healthcare
organisations and has recently integrated with Community Services Wandsworth. The Trust shares it's main hospital site in south west London with St. George’s University of London and is linked to Kingston Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences. St. George’s has an established national and international reputation as a leading hospital for specialist care
including neuroscience, cardiac care, stroke and cancer. We provide excellent local care to the residents of Wandsworth and regional care as both, a hyper-acute stroke unit and trauma centre.
As well as acute hospital services, St. George’s provides a wide variety of specialist and community hospital-based care and a full range of community services to children, adults, older
people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St George’s Hospital, Tooting, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton, 11 health centres and clinics, schools and nurseries, patients’ homes and Wandsworth Prison. We employ 8,000 staff, have an annual
income of c£560m, around 1,100 beds and we serve a population of 1.3 million across south west London.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust – being excellent,
kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the job, including the main duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Education and Qualifications

BA/BSc Degree prior to
undertaking PA program
PG Dip in Physician
Associate Studies from a
UK training programme
Current and valid
certification or re certification by the
Physician Associate
National Examination
(OR:if US trained, Current
and valid certification with the
National Commission on
Certification for Physician
Associates(NCCPA)
Registration with the UK
Managed Voluntary
Registry for physician
Associates as soon as it is
in place
Member of the UKAPA

ILS,ACLS&PALS
certification

Experience

Experience of conducting
clinical audit
Ability to organise and
prioritise workload
effectively
Ability to exercise sound
judgements when faced
with conflicting pressures
Ability to work cohesively
within the multi-disciplinary
team.

Skills

Knowledge of medical
procedures and
terminology
Verbal and written
communication skills
Ability to maintain
confidentiality
Ability to respond to
questions in a tactful and
professional manner
Ability to adhere to
regulations as well as work
flexibly to meet the needs
of the Trust
Energy and enthusiasm
and the ability to work
under pressure
An inquiring and critical
approach to work
Caring attitude toward
patients
Ability to communicate
effectively with colleagues,
patients, relatives, nurses,
other staff and agencies
Commitment to CME and
professional development.
Ability to précis clinical work correctly

Knowledge

Awareness of current
developments and
initiatives in emergency
medicine services.

Person specification

• PG Dip in Physician Associate Studies from a UK training programme
• Current and valid certification or recertification by the Physician Associate National Examination (OR:if US trained, Current and valid certification with the National Commission on Certification for Physician Associates(NCCPA)
• ILS,ACLS&PALS certification
• Demonstrable interest in neurology
• Registration with the UK Managed Voluntary Registry for physician Associates as soon as it is in place
• Experience of conducting clinical audit
• Ability to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
• Ability to work cohesively within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Knowledge of medical procedures and terminology
• Commitment to CME and professional development.
• Awareness of current developments and initiatives in emergency medicine services.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.

Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.

If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:

- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image

As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.