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Physician’s Associate
2 weeks ago
We have several exciting opportunities available for a Physician's Associate working within the hospital's Medicine department.
The post holder will have graduated (or be within 3 months) of graduating from an accredited Physician’s Associate Training Program and certified by the National Commission on Certification for Physician’s Assistants/Associates (NCCPA)
They will work under the direction and clinical supervision of the medical consultant on their base ward as part of the medical workforce on the ward.
The role is principally to provide the team with a regular, reliable medical assistant to support patient care especially relating to patient flow and continuity of care. The independence of the post-holder is anticipated to develop during the post leading to greater and varied clinical responsibility within the role depending on its needs.
The post holder will take part in quality improvement and clinical governance of the ward.
The Physician Associate will support the specialist trainees, the core medical trainees and the junior clinical fellows in the delivery of high quality care to the patients.The Physician Associate will have been trained to exercise autonomy in medical decision making from within the physician-PA relationship. This includes:
To conduct daily ward rounds with the medical team, review patients and formulate
- appropriate clinical plans
- Formulating a differential diagnosis based on history and physical examination.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests, radiological studies or various other therapies.
- Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings to recognise early stages of health issues.
- Establish differential diagnoses, making appropriate treatment plans and initiate emergency treatment where necessary.
- Instruct and counsel patients regarding their health and
- Refer and converse with the appropriate specialist in regard to patient
- Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures under appropriate supervision where appropriate, including venepuncture and
- To communicate with other health professionals in a timely
- To fully document all aspects of patient care, and complete all required paperwork Work to deliver with other members of staff national guidelines and objectives for emergency
- Ability to perform a range of tasks including assessment of patients, cannulation and venepuncture.
- efficient pathways of care
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
- The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
- To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional
- To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and
- To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of
