Physicians Associate

**Under supervision of a GP, you may be required to**: Work clinical sessions consisting of either telephone triage appointments, face to face appointments or both Conduct home visits following adequate training Triage incoming pathology results and documents Act upon alerts (e.g. QOF, local enhanced services etc.) and reminders during a consultation. Provide clinical services required (within own competencies) as part of the GMS/PMS/APMS contract held between NHSE and the individual Surgeries of the PCN. Undertake Surgeries during extended hours (i.e.

some evenings and Saturdays) in accordance with the access needs of the practice population and the contractual obligation of the practice and participation in other PCN activities, such as meetings, open days and educational events. Respond to medical problems presented by patients, including history taking and examination Provide confidence to supervising GP in your findings and in you using your clinical findings to justify the differential diagnosis Organise investigation, treatment and referral where appropriate. Be confident in explaining to patients their clinical management plan and able to modify plan according to age and comorbidity. Develop consultation skills to enable shared patient and practitioner decision Be able to justify choice of medication.

Able to understand the impact of comorbidities and other medications, poly-pharmacy on agent choice and prognosis Provide appropriate preventative health care and advice. Provide medical support as required to patients referred by nursing staff Adhere to the practice prescribing formulary, local and national guidelines. Under supervision of the GPs in the practice, make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation Record clear and contemporaneous IT based consultation notes to agreed standards Collect data for audit purposes