Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Emergency Medicine Physician Associate
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The post-holder will hold a science related degree prior to graduating from an accredited Physician Associate training programme. The post-holder will have a minimum of two years’ experience in Emergency Medicine. He/she will work under the direction of the consultant Emergency Physicians, working collaboratively with other members of the clinical team within the Trust’s policies and clinical guidelines. The job will principally be directed towards clinical and medical support in all areas of the Emergency Department.
The Post-holder Is Expected
- To manage patients in the Emergency Department under the supervision of the ED consultant
- To manage patients in all areas of the Emergency Department within their scope of practice
- To exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy when assessing, managing, and planning care for a variety of emergency presentations
- To develop extensive specialist knowledge and experience in emergency medicine
- To contribute to achieving and maintaining targets and standards for treatment in Emergency Medicine
- To support our work related to The Royal College of Emergency Medicine audit and quality improvement
To manage a caseload of emergency department patients, exercising a high level of professional judgment and expertise when delivering clinical care, under the supervision of the Emergency Department Consultant. This will include taking medical histories, undertaking physical examinations, diagnosing, forming management plans, and explaining conditions during consultations.
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- To contribute to supporting colleagues to meet the national performance targets and indicators.
- To communicate with GPs and other health professionals the outcome of ED attendances in a timely fashion
- To contribute to the development of efficient pathways of care in accordance with current best practice and national guidelines
- To fully document all aspects of patient care, and complete all required paperwork.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests
- Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings to recognise early stages of health issues
- Establish differential diagnoses, making appropriate treatment plans and initiating emergency treatment where necessary
- Instruct and counsel patients regarding their health and wellbeing
- Refer and converse with the appropriate specialist teams in regard to patient management.
- Perform diagnostic, therapeutic procedures and clinical skills relevant to Emergency Medicine under appropriate supervision.
- Work to deliver national guidelines and objectives for emergency medicine
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Emergency Medicine sits within the Acute and General Medicine Directorate at the Trust, which also includes the following services: Acute Assessment Unit, Ageing and Health, Respiratory Medicine and Sleep Services, Clinical Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, and Stroke Services.
The Emergency Department is located on the St Thomas’ Hospital site, delivering a 24/7 service of high quality care to a variety of patient groups. Emergency medicine is a consultant led and delivered service, supported by training and non-training StR, ST1/2, Clinical Fellows and FY1/2 grade doctors. There is an active multi-disciplinary teaching and education programme, monthly morbidity/mortality and clinical effectiveness meetings, which all staff are encouraged to attend.
To support the existing staff, we have decided to expand our well-developed Physician Associate Team, to support the medical and nursing teams.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Laura Hunter
- Job title: ED Consultant
- Email address: Laura.hunter35@nhs.net
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