St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Physician Associate - Clinical Infection

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Job summary

The Physician Associate posts are positions to support a team of consultants, junior doctors and nursing staff and therapists within each department. The post holder must hold a science-related degree prior to graduating from an established UK Physician Associate Training programme, which follows the Department of Health's Competence Curriculum Framework, has successfully passed the UK National Physician Associate Examination and is registered with the Managed Voluntary Register for Physician Associates. Consideration will be given to appropriately qualified Physician Associates from other countries as well.You will assess and examine patients, manage a specific caseload of patients, present them, initiate and interpret investigations and recommend treatment, whilst exercising a high level of professional judgment and expertise when delivering care. You will be supervised by a designated consultant and work alongside a highly-trained and committed team of doctors and nurses, working collaboratively with other members of the clinical team within the Trust's policies and clinical guidelines.

The post would suit Physician Associates looking to work in a very exciting, very rewarding but demanding environment. Quick thinking, flexible and thorough professionals will find the post to their liking.

Main duties of the job

The primary role of this post is to facilitate continuity care for inpatients from admission to discharge. An important component of this role is liaison with A&E, AMU, outpatient services (General ID, HIV, and TB) and General Practitioners. In addition, the appointee will assist in the development and implementation of a modernized patient-centered service including liaison with a developing rapid access /early discharge review/ outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) service.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, adaptable, and innovative Physician Associate who is eager to learn about Infectious Diseases and who will enjoy being part of a multidisciplinary team. They will contribute to assessment and management of complex specialist patients, help to develop improved care pathways and service delivery, and participate in audit and research. The post-holder will be key to ensuring care is patient-centred and meets the high standards expected of a specialist department. Specifically, they will ensure we meet targets for infection control, VTE prophylaxis, discharge summary completion, accurate coding etc.

With time, suitable training and experience, it is anticipated that the post-holder will develop greater autonomy and initiate improvements in clinical practice. This may include reviewing patients in the Infectious Diseases Rapid Access Clinical and becoming a qualified prescriber if regulations permit.

About us

With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George's Hospital is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

The main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

As well as acute hospital services, St Georges Hospital provides a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across south west London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.

Details

Date posted

04 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,488 to £57,802 a year Per annum including inner london HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-5622884-BC

Job locations

St Georges's NHS Foundation Trust

Tooting

London

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of medical procedures and terminology
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to organise and Prioritise workload effectively
  • Ability to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
  • Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to manage and lead a working group

Qualifications

Essential

  • BA/BS Degree prior to undertaking PA program
  • The Physician Associate must be a graduate of an accredited Physician Associate training program and be certified by the National Commission on Certification for Physician Associates (NCCPA).
  • CPR, ACLS and PALS certification required.
  • Member of UKAPA
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of medical procedures and terminology
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to organise and Prioritise workload effectively
  • Ability to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
  • Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to manage and lead a working group

Qualifications

Essential

  • BA/BS Degree prior to undertaking PA program
  • The Physician Associate must be a graduate of an accredited Physician Associate training program and be certified by the National Commission on Certification for Physician Associates (NCCPA).
  • CPR, ACLS and PALS certification required.
  • Member of UKAPA

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges's NHS Foundation Trust

Tooting

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges's NHS Foundation Trust

Tooting

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Care Group Lead, Infection Care Group

Dr Christopher Ward

Christopher.ward@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02087254594

Details

Date posted

04 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,488 to £57,802 a year Per annum including inner london HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-5622884-BC

Job locations

St Georges's NHS Foundation Trust

Tooting

London

SW17 0QT


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