Operose Health

Senior Physician Associate - Streatham High

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Job summary

The role will require you to participate in all aspects of patient care through knowledge gained from your PA training. You will be working as part of an allied healthcare professional team including Pharmacists and Healthcare Assistants, and will be supported and supervised by a GP.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the decision making process. They will work collaboratively with the healthcare team to meet the needs of the patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures. The post holder will provide a holistic and clinical service, with support and supervision of GPs, implementing agreed management plans and following approved protocols as appropriate

About us

Operose Health are leaders in digital-first primary care providing high quality, accessible and resilient NHS services for our patients. We currently serve over 600,000 patients across 66 GP practices and in community services in ten locations. We are proud to be an accredited Living Wage employer.

Date posted

23 June 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0327-23-0094

Job locations

2-8 Gracefield Gardens

London

SW16 2ST

Job description

Job responsibilities

Under supervision of a GP, you will be required to:

Work clinical sessions consisting of either telephone triage appointments, face to face appointments or both

Conduct home visits (acute (on the day) and chronic (holistic assessments)Triage incoming pathology results and documents

Complete medical reports such as insurance, occupational health and DVLA

Act upon alerts (e.g. QOF, local enhanced services etc.) and reminders during a consultation.

Provide clinical services required (within own competencies) as part of the APMS contract held between AT Medics and the commissioning authority

Undertake surgeries during extended hours in accordance with the access needs of the practice population and the contractual obligation of the practice

Provide cross cover, where necessary, to other AT Medics practices (including telephone triage, on site clinics and home visits)Respond to medical problems presented by patients, including history taking and examination

Provide confidence to supervising GP in your findings and in you using your clinical findings to justify the differential diagnosis

Organise investigation, treatment and referral where appropriate.

Be confident in explaining to patients their clinical management plan and able to modify plan according to age and comorbidity.

Develop consultation skills to enable shared patient practitioner decision

Be able to justify choice of medication. Able to understand the impact of comorbidities and other medications, poly-pharmacy) on agent choice and prognosis

Provide appropriate preventative health care and advice.

Provide medical support as required to patients referred by nursing staff

Adhere to the practice prescribing formulary, local and national guidelines.

Ensure the practice EPS (electronic prescription rate, paperless prescription generation) is maximised

Under supervision of the GPs in the practice , make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation;

Record clear and contemporaneous IT based consultation notes to agreed standards

Collect data for audit purposes

Under supervision of the GP in the practice, the post holder will provide care for the presenting patient from focused history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the service. .