Physician Associate - Specialist Neonatal and Paediatric Surgery

Job summary

To provide expert assistance to the Consultant, middle grade and junior doctors in the provision of a high quality, patient centred service. You are expected to participate in all aspects of the patient pathway as appropriate and will be expected to perform delegated duties with a high degree of clinical skill and knowledge.

The Physician Associate role is being developed to work alongside the surgical team. They will assess and examine patients, present them, initiate and interpret investigations, and recommend treatment. They will liaise with other professionals and specialities as required and complete necessary documentation relating to their patients.

They will be supervised by a designated consultant and will also have individual mentors to oversee their career development.

It is expected that the Physician Associate will become involved in the activities of the Department, including coordinating patients on ambulatory pathways related to their speciality, reviewing patients admitted to their ward/s and providing subsequent management of their case in conjunction with the surgical Team. It is envisaged that the role will be developed flexibly over time in accordance with the appointee's clinical interests and in line with the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties

• Full clerking of patients to include assessing and examining acute medical / specialty patients, ordering appropriate investigations, interpreting investigation findings, forming a list of differential diagnoses and recommending treatment accordingly.
• Coordinating patients on ambulatory pathways related to their specialty.
• Reviewing patients admitted to their ward(s) and providing subsequent management of their care in conjunction with the medical team.
• Maintaining timely and appropriate documentation.
• Performing diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, subject to training/experience. Including, but not exclusively:
  • Venepuncture
  • Cannulation
  • ECG
  • Urethral catheterisation
  • Nasogastric tube insertion
• Instructing and counselling children, young people and their families with regard to mental and physical health issues.
• Developing and maintaining specialist medical knowledge.
• Keeping up to date with current guidelines and maintain best practice.
• Contributing to achieving and maintaining performance within the hospital and department.
• Contributing to the development of efficient pathways of care in accordance with current best practice and national guidelines.
• Holding accountability for the care given and complying with the Fitness to Practice and Code of Conduct standard as established by the Faculty of Physician Associates and governed through the UK PA managed voluntary register (and subsequently the appropriate statutory regulating body, when this is in place).

About us

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.