Physician Associate - Chelsea, United Kingdom - The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

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Chelsea, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Physician Associate - Sarcoma/Lymphoma

Applications are invited to join our growing team of Physician Associates at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer research, treatment and education.

Together with our academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), we are the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and the only National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre specialising in cancer in the UK.

The Physician Associate role has been developed to work alongside the medical, surgical and nursing teams, managing patients with a full-range of oncological conditions.

Our first Physician Associates joined in 2018 we now have a team of 8 across the trust. We are looking to appoint to the Medical Oncology Sarcoma Team.

You will build on your skills in clerking, assessing and examining patients gained during your physician associate training, present cases to more senior members of the team, initiate and interpret investigations, and recommend appropriate management/treatment.

You will be expected to liaise with other professionals and specialties as required and complete necessary documentation relating to their patients.

You will be supported by a team of consultants, including a dedicated consultant supervisor, and you will be fully integrated within your clinical team.

There will be opportunities for education and service development and your skills will be vital in helping us achieve our mission of continuing to make a national and international contribution to cancer research and treatment, so that more people are cured and quality of life is improved for those with cancer.

Please note that this post includes long day weekends on a roughly 1:6 rota.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre.

Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer.

We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services.

We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits and learning and development opportunities.

We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.