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    Physician Associate - Northfleet, United Kingdom - Springhead Health

    Springhead Health
    Springhead Health Northfleet, United Kingdom

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    Physician Associate

    Employer Springhead Health Location Northfleet Salary Depending on experience Closing date 30 Apr 2024

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    Profession Contract Type Hours You need to or to save a job. You will be a degree qualified Physician Associate with relevant clinical skills and expertise to work autonomously.You must have relevant experience enabling you to independently assess, diagnose, treat and refer patients as appropriate, as well as manage your own patient lists. Clinicians are available for guidance if required.

    Main duties of the job

    To be responsible for the provision of a clinical service, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The physician associate will be required to work autonomously in the practice, providing a range of services such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment, telephone triage, clinical decision-making and referring patients appropriately, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure when required.

    About us

    Springhead Health is a large GMS GP Practice, serving approximately 22,500 patients.

    We adopt a team approach to patient care and endeavor to monitor the service provided to patients, to ensure that it meets current standards of excellence.

    We occupy a purpose-built building with excellent road and rail links, and a nearby high-speed train service into St Pancras London.

    We are currently using EMIS Web clinical system.

    Job description
    Job responsibilities

    a. Identify, signpost or refer patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health

    b. Provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

    c. Examine, assess and diagnose patients and provide clinical care/ management as required

    d. Triage patients and provide the necessary treatment during home visits

    e. Triage and treat or refer patients who attend the surgery

    f. Collect pathology specimens as required

    g. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

    h. Ensure read codes are used effectively

    i. Ensure continuity of care, arranging follow-up consultations or reviews as necessary

    j. Review the effectiveness of the treatment provided, making changes where necessary to improve patient outcomes

    k. Chaperone patients where necessary

    l. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

    m. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

    n. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice)

    o. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure that the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

    p. Ensure that they adhere to the relevant patient group directives and local clinical pathways at all times

    q. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

    r. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

    s. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

    Person Specification
    Experience
    Essential
  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
    • Qualifications
    Essential
  • Physician Associate qualification
  • Member of physician associate managed voluntary register
    • Employer details
    Employer name

    Springhead Health

    Address

    Fleet Health Campus

    Vale Road

    Northfleet

    Kent

    DA11 8BZ
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