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    Physician Associate - Swanley, United Kingdom - DGS Health LTD

    DGS Health LTD
    DGS Health LTD Swanley, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Physician Associate
    Employer DGS Health LTD Location Swanley Salary £43,742 to £50,000 a year WTE Closing date 24 Feb 2024
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    An exciting opportunity has been created to join our expanding team of healthcare professionals at DGS Health to be part of our primary care network team.

    The future of general practice will focus on working across multiple practices within networks, collaborating, building relationships and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe, high quality integrated care to improve the health of population.

    Working within a Primary Care Network offers both variety and flexibility, in terms of your day to day work, training and development, career progression but also opportunities to work flexibly across network locations.

    We are looking for an experienced or newly qualified Physician Associate to join our team in Swanley and rural PCN with this particular role being based within Swanley Medical Practice.


    Main duties of the job

    We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic and adaptable to change, with excellent clinical skills and a good level of competence in use of I.T.

    in systems such as EMIS.

    Candidates should exhibit good organisational skills and ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and other stakeholders including patients, families and carers.

    The successful candidate will work at practice level, independently, but also as part of a supportive practice team and the Primary Care Network, to deliver safe and effective use of medicines by applying their clinical and technical skills to a variety of tasks.


    These are new, exciting posts in which you could make a real impact. As the role is patient-facing, you will see how your role directly impacts the community you serve.

    About us

    The Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley area is located in North Kent, only a 15 minute commute by train from London St Pancras, and our main GP Federation office is metres away from Ebbsfleet International Rail Station.

    The area is undergoing considerable housing, retail and leisure development including the Ebbsfleet Garden City Area.

    The area also boasts the Bluewater retail centre, and there are a good variety of high performing schools including state, grammar and independent schools.

    All practices in the area are members of the GP Federation and we work together to design and deliver clinically led and managerially enabled services.

    We place great value on our staff and recognise our success is a result of the quality and commitment of the staff we recruit.


    Job description
    Job responsibilities


    JOB SUMMARY

    The post holder will provide care for patients through clinical assessment, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care.

    Post holder will deliver a high standard of patient care within in depth theoretical knowledge and evidence based practice working under the supervision of a GP.


    To manage a clinical caseload and deal with presenting patients needs in a primary care setting. Physician Associates will have a key role in supporting delivery of Network Contract DES services.


    KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES
    The post holder will provide first point of contact care for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems utilising history taking, physical examinations, problem solving and clinical decision making skills to establish a working diagnosis and management plan in partnership with the patients (and their carers where applicable)

    Review, analysis and action diagnostic test results

    Deliver integrated patient centred care through appropriate working with the wider primary care network multi-disciplinary team and social care networks

    Undertake face to face, telephone, video and online consultations for emergency or routine problems, as determined by the PCN, including management of patients with long term conditions.

    Where required by the PCN physician associates can offer specialised clinics following appropriate training including but not limited baby checks, COPD, asthma, diabetes and anti-coagulation

    Provide health/disease promotion and prevention advice to patients

    Utilise clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based practice, participate in clinical audits, significant event reviews and other research and analysis tasks.



    ADMINISTRATION

    Ensure continuing education, training and development is undertaken to meet clinical governance guidelines for Continuing Professional Development and a Personal Development Plan.


    Show a caring attitude towards patients, have well-developed communication skills to provide treatment plans. And work to their professional code of ethics

    Keep up to date with relevant medical research, technology and evidence-based medical practice by attending continuing education courses and professional meetings, reading journals etc.

    Work to deliver with other members of the practice and Primary Healthcare Team, the objectives of the PCN GP contract, including the terms of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and Practice Based Commissioning.

    Attend regular multi-disciplinary meetings organised by the Practice in order to discuss the health and social needs of particular patients.


    TRAINING / EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT/


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