Primary Care Physician Associate

Job summary

Under the supervision of the practice, Physician Associates will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, in a patient facing role. Independently assessing, diagnosing and managing patients with acute and chronic medical conditions, within their scope of clinical practice.

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Main duties of the job

Day to day responsibilities will include:

• Taking patients from initial clinical assessment through to the diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. Coordinating with other primary and secondary healthcare services and prescribers as appropriate.
• Working clinical sessions consisting of a mixture of telephone and face to face appointments, Physician Associates will exercise a high degree of personal autonomy, demonstrating safe, clinical decision making.
• Utilising the full range of non-drug therapies for all patients, consider pharmacological interventions and make recommendations to prescribers in accordance with national, local and practice protocols.
• Conducting home visits (acute (on the day) and chronic (holistic assessments)

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About us

We're a small group of close-knit surgeries in South East London on a mission to deliver the best healthcare to our patients. We use a multidisciplinary approach bringing together GPs, Nurses, HCAs, Pharmacists, Paramedics, Mental Health Nurses and our non-clinical team to deliver an efficient and effective service

With high levels of patient satisfaction (> 4* on Google at all our sites) and low waiting times, weve been able to grow to over 70,000 patients and we continue to grow at a rapid pace.

We serve our patients across 8 CQC Good rated sites in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, with each site having its own dedicated multidisciplinary team.

As part of Team Penrose, you will be covered by our Vitality Private Health Insurance, youll have the choice of a NOW or NHS pension and youll benefit from a comprehensive sick pay scheme after your first year with us.

On top of the employment benefits, we love to have a bit of fun. This year the whole team has gotten involved in a year-long Penrose Cup tournament including a bake-off, a steps challenge, a pub quiz and a fundraising round. We've also enjoyed surprise gifts and taken some proper time to celebrate the summer (see below).

Have a watch of our group-wide Summer Social Aftermovie here:youtu.be/KiKW1VbQUus

All our team are enthusiastic, friendly and we want to make a real difference to our patients come and be a part of the team!

To apply, please follow this URL: https://grnh.se/003e08084us