Physicians Assistant - Paediatric Nephrology

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's hospital in the UK is seeking a full-time Physician Associate to join their Paediatric Nephrology teams. The role involves assessing patients, coordinating care, and supporting both inpatient and outpatient services. The hospital is committed to inclusivity and diversity in its hiring practices and offers individual mentoring for career development. The ideal candidate will work closely with a designated consultant and the clinical team to deliver high-quality care to patients.

Responsibilities

• Assess and examine patients, present findings, and recommend treatment.
• Provide clinical documentation and liaise with other professionals.
• Support inpatient and outpatient nephrology services.
• Assist in managing long-term nephrology patients.
• Complete full clerking of patients, including ordering investigations.

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to appoint a Physician Associate to work alongside our clinical team within the Paediatric Nephrology teams. This is a full-time substantive post (37.5 hours).

Responsibilities

• Assess and examine patients, present findings, initiate and interpret investigations, and recommend treatment.
• Provide clinical documentation and liaise with other professionals and specialties as required.
• Work under supervision of a designated consultant with additional individual mentoring for career development.
• Coordinate patients on ambulatory pathways related to the speciality and review ward patients to provide subsequent management in conjunction with the clinical teams.
• Support the inpatient and outpatient nephrology service within the MDT, including reviewing and managing ward patients.
• Assist in the Renal Support Unit, managing long‑term nephrology patients in outpatients and when admitted to the ward, rotating across main areas to develop sub‑specialty knowledge.
• Provide telephone guidance and advice to the consultant team and MDT caring for long‑term renal patients across inpatients and outpatients.
• Perform initial assessment for ambulatory patients presenting for nephrology care.
• Complete full clerking of patients, including ordering appropriate investigations, interpreting findings, forming a list of differential diagnoses, and recommending treatment.
• Maintain timely and appropriate documentation.

See JD attached for more details of the role.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long‑term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long‑Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee‑led groups formed around interests, issues, and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.