Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Physician Associate who wishes to work within the department of Acute Medicine.
This is a great opportunity to improve focused history-taking/examination skills, and arranging investigations/ management plans. All areas are very well supervised and supported by senior clinicians and trainers.
You will gain experience of being on the Acute Medicine Unit (AMU), our enhanced care area and in ambulatory emergency care (AEC) - seeing patients referred by the Emergency Department and GPs.
This is a great opportunity to work with a well led and integrated team, in a multidisciplinary Acute Medical Unit with a wealth of experience in both training and working alongside Physician Associates.
Main duties of the job
Our priorities within Acute Medicine are in accordance with the Trust priorities, and these include:
- To provide excellent urgent and emergency care
- To provide planned care such as Ambulatory care and Hot clinics in a way that's safe and efficient for patients
- To ensure that the research work we do translates from the bench to the bedside
- To make sure that our team have the right skills and experience through high quality multi professional training
- To be innovative in our service design, using data to drive forward change
About us
About the Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection. Our facilities are some of the best in the country.
We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To improve the efficiency of the acute medicine team and support the acute medical pathways and clinical workload
- To assess, clerk and review patients that are referred to medicine via the Emergency Department or General Practice
- To participate, and lead where appropriate, in ward rounds
- To perform and assist with practical procedures such as venepuncture, cannulas, blood gases, urinary catheters, paracentesis, pleural procedures, lumbar punctures, and support the booking of procedures and investigations as appropriate
- To participate in multidisciplinary meetings
- To support our medical specialty colleagues by identifying and referring suitable patients for review on the Acute Assessment Unit
- To facilitate the safe and timely discharge of medical patients
- To contribute to the achievement and maintenance of key acute medical performance indicators
- To act as a consistent member of the medical team and to help in handover processes and continuity of care for our patients
- To participate in teaching and quality improvement projects developing and embedding new and innovative practices and policies
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To improve the efficiency of the acute medicine team and support the acute medical pathways and clinical workload
- To assess, clerk and review patients that are referred to medicine via the Emergency Department or General Practice
- To participate, and lead where appropriate, in ward rounds
- To perform and assist with practical procedures such as venepuncture, cannulas, blood gases, urinary catheters, paracentesis, pleural procedures, lumbar punctures, and support the booking of procedures and investigations as appropriate
- To participate in multidisciplinary meetings
- To support our medical specialty colleagues by identifying and referring suitable patients for review on the Acute Assessment Unit
- To facilitate the safe and timely discharge of medical patients
- To contribute to the achievement and maintenance of key acute medical performance indicators
- To act as a consistent member of the medical team and to help in handover processes and continuity of care for our patients
- To participate in teaching and quality improvement projects developing and embedding new and innovative practices and policies
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of Physician Associates Studies MSc or equivalent
- Be on the voluntary register of the Faculty of Physician Associate
Desirable
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- General and acute medicine experience
- Understanding of Clinical Audit
- Experience in teaching
Personal qualities
Essential
- Good organisational and leadership qualities
- Demonstrable evidence of being able and willing to understand our Trust values
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of Physician Associates Studies MSc or equivalent
- Be on the voluntary register of the Faculty of Physician Associate
Desirable
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- General and acute medicine experience
- Understanding of Clinical Audit
- Experience in teaching
Personal qualities
Essential
- Good organisational and leadership qualities
- Demonstrable evidence of being able and willing to understand our Trust values
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).