Emergency Medicine Physician Associate

Job overview

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

Main duties of the job

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.

• 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• 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.

In addition, the following are core components:

• 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

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.