Physician Associate
- Employer
- Greenwich Health Ltd
- Location
- London
- Closing date
- 3 Oct 2023
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- Profession
- Physician associate
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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To be responsible for the provision of a clinical service, working as part of the practice and PCN multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice/PCN to the entitled patient population. The physician associate will be required to work autonomously providing a range of services such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment, telephone triage, clinical decision-making and referring patients appropriately, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure when required.
Main duties of the job
The following are the core responsibilities of the physician associate. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. The physician associate will work within their scope of clinical practice and:
Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough and have a not-for-profit ethos. This means we reinvest all of our surplus into developing our staff, our organisation and to support our GP Practices in being sustainable for the future. We are committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and providing services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population.
Why work for Greenwich Health?
- We are local organisation owned by our local GP Practices we care what happens in Greenwich and want to make a difference to our patients and our partners.
- We offer competitive remuneration as well as other benefits including:
o NHS Pension
o Occupational sickness pay entitlement
o Counselling services
o Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
o Cycle to Work Scheme
o Private Healthcare Membership - Benenden Healthcare
- We have a track record for developing individuals in their careers
- Through our partnerships in our local healthcare environment, we can develop shared posts for example, with the hospital trust and our GP practices.
-You will have ongoing support and mentorship.
- We have developed a working culture which harnesses openness and togetherness which has resulted in high staff retention rates.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the physician associate. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. The physician associate will work within their scope of clinical practice and:
a. Undertake face-to-face, telephone and online consultations for emergency or routine problems, as determined by the PCN, including management of patients with long-term conditions. Where required by the PCN, physician associates can offer specialised clinics following appropriate training including (but not limited to) family planning, baby checks, COPD, asthma, diabetes and anticoagulation.
b. Identify, signpost or refer patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
c. Undertake home visits and participate in duty rotas
d. Provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
e. Examine, assess and diagnose patients and provide clinical care/ management as required
f. Triage patients and provide the necessary treatment during home visits
g. Collect pathology specimens as required
h. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
i. Ensure read codes are used effectively
j. Ensure continuity of care, arranging follow-up consultations or reviews as necessary
k. Review the effectiveness of the treatment provided, making changes where necessary to improve patient outcomes
l. Chaperone patients where necessary
m. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
n. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
o. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
p. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure that the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
q. Ensure that they adhere to the relevant patient group directives and local clinical pathways at all times
r. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
s. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the physician associate may be requested to:
a. Support the PCN audit programme, undertaking audits when necessary
b. Support junior members of the team, providing guidance when necessary
c. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
d. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
e. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
f. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
g. Take personal responsibility for own learning and development, including the requirement to maintain currency, achieving all targets set in their Personal Development Plan (PDP)
h. Work in accordance with PCN policies, including the equal opportunities policy and practice.
i. Participate in clinical governance activity and contribute to the improvement in quality of health outcomes through audit, risk management and the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
Work with due regard to the Health and Safety Policies across the PCN, ensuring that all practices and procedures are undertaken in accordance with issued guidelines
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
Greenwich Health Ltd
Address
25 John Wilson Street
London
SE18 6PZ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
U0055-23-0158
Main duties of the job
The following are the core responsibilities of the physician associate. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. The physician associate will work within their scope of clinical practice and:
- Undertake face-to-face, telephone and online consultations for emergency or routine problems, as determined by the PCN, including management of patients with long-term conditions. Where required by the PCN, physician associates can offer specialised clinics following appropriate training including (but not limited to) family planning, baby checks, COPD, asthma, diabetes and anticoagulation.
- Identify, signpost or refer patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
- Undertake home visits and participate in duty rotas
Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough and have a not-for-profit ethos. This means we reinvest all of our surplus into developing our staff, our organisation and to support our GP Practices in being sustainable for the future. We are committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and providing services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population.
Why work for Greenwich Health?
- We are local organisation owned by our local GP Practices we care what happens in Greenwich and want to make a difference to our patients and our partners.
- We offer competitive remuneration as well as other benefits including:
o NHS Pension
o Occupational sickness pay entitlement
o Counselling services
o Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
o Cycle to Work Scheme
o Private Healthcare Membership - Benenden Healthcare
- We have a track record for developing individuals in their careers
- Through our partnerships in our local healthcare environment, we can develop shared posts for example, with the hospital trust and our GP practices.
-You will have ongoing support and mentorship.
- We have developed a working culture which harnesses openness and togetherness which has resulted in high staff retention rates.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the physician associate. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. The physician associate will work within their scope of clinical practice and:
a. Undertake face-to-face, telephone and online consultations for emergency or routine problems, as determined by the PCN, including management of patients with long-term conditions. Where required by the PCN, physician associates can offer specialised clinics following appropriate training including (but not limited to) family planning, baby checks, COPD, asthma, diabetes and anticoagulation.
b. Identify, signpost or refer patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
c. Undertake home visits and participate in duty rotas
d. Provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
e. Examine, assess and diagnose patients and provide clinical care/ management as required
f. Triage patients and provide the necessary treatment during home visits
g. Collect pathology specimens as required
h. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
i. Ensure read codes are used effectively
j. Ensure continuity of care, arranging follow-up consultations or reviews as necessary
k. Review the effectiveness of the treatment provided, making changes where necessary to improve patient outcomes
l. Chaperone patients where necessary
m. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
n. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
o. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)
p. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure that the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
q. Ensure that they adhere to the relevant patient group directives and local clinical pathways at all times
r. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
s. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the physician associate may be requested to:
a. Support the PCN audit programme, undertaking audits when necessary
b. Support junior members of the team, providing guidance when necessary
c. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
d. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
e. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
f. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach, i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
g. Take personal responsibility for own learning and development, including the requirement to maintain currency, achieving all targets set in their Personal Development Plan (PDP)
h. Work in accordance with PCN policies, including the equal opportunities policy and practice.
i. Participate in clinical governance activity and contribute to the improvement in quality of health outcomes through audit, risk management and the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
Work with due regard to the Health and Safety Policies across the PCN, ensuring that all practices and procedures are undertaken in accordance with issued guidelines
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working as a physician associate
- Experience in triage
- Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
Essential
- Post graduate diploma or degree (physician associate)
- Member of Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register
Essential
- Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
- Wound care
- ECGs
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- Spirometry
- CHD
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS/SystmOne/Vision user skills
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Understanding of the audit process
- Understanding of clinical risk management
Employer details
Employer name
Greenwich Health Ltd
Address
25 John Wilson Street
London
SE18 6PZ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
U0055-23-0158
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