Physician Associate

You will be a degree qualified Physician Associate with relevant clinical skills and expertise to work under the supervision of a clinical supervisor. You must have relevant experience enabling you to assess, diagnose, treat and refer patients as appropriate, under the guidance of a named clinical supervisor.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the provision of a clinical service, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population under the guidance of a clinical supervisor. The physician associate will be providing a range of services such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment, telephone triage, clinical decision-making and referring patients appropriately, under the supervision of a named clinical supervisor, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure when required.

About us

Springhead Health is a large GMS GP Practice, serving approximately 22,500 patients.

We adopt a team approach to patient care and endeavor to monitor the service provided to patients, to ensure that it meets current standards of excellence.

We occupy a purpose-built building with excellent road and rail links, and a nearby high-speed train service into St Pancras London.

We are currently using EMIS Web clinical system.

Job description
Job responsibilities

a. Identify, signpost or refer patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health

b. Provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

c. Examine, assess and diagnose patients and provide clinical care/ management as required

d. Triage patients and provide the necessary treatment during home visits

e. Triage and treat or refer patients who attend the surgery

f. Collect pathology specimens as required

g. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

h. Ensure read codes are used effectively

i. Ensure continuity of care, arranging follow-up consultations or reviews as necessary

j. Review the effectiveness of the treatment provided, making changes where necessary to improve patient outcomes

k. Chaperone patients where necessary

l. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

m. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

n. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

o. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure that the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

p. Ensure that they adhere to the relevant patient group directives and local clinical pathways at all times

q. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

r. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

s. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment Qualifications
  Essential
  • Physician Associate qualification
  • Member of physician associate managed voluntary register
    
    Employer details
    Employer name
    
    Springhead Health
    
    Address
    
    Fleet Health Campus
    
    Vale Road
    
    Northfleet
    
    Kent
    
    DA11 8BZ
    
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