# Physician Associate in Trauma & Orthopaedics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physician-associate-in-trauma-and-orthopaedics/b1e235b5-4043-4d07-87e7-39bb47852155 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physician-associate-in-trauma-and-orthopaedics/b1e235b5-4043-4d07-87e7-39bb47852155.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St George's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physician associate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 Per annum pro rata including inner London HCAS - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri 08:00 - 16:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-16T09:10:53.890Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Tooting/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Trauma_Orthopaedics/Trauma_Orthopaedics-v8299105 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8299105?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team of Physician Associates providing care for patients admitted to Trauma and Orthopaedics. - The postholder will be part of a team of PAs working across different areas in the department; wards, clinic, theatres, etc. - They will be working closely with Consultant of the week, Registrars and Junior Orthopaedic Research Fellows responsible for patients on the ward, including both elective and trauma patients. Dedicated sessions for clinic and theatre work will also be developed for the post holder. - The PA team also lead the departments virtual fracture clinic alongside the on call consultant.The post holder will be required to provide assistance to the Consultant Surgeons and Specialist Registrars in the provision of high quality care within the department. - They will be expected to participate in all aspects of the patient pathway as appropriate and to perform delegated duties with a high degree of clinical skill and knowledge, working within operating theatres, wards and outpatient clinics. - The role involves being second on call with the registrars over night and weekend duties in a 1-9 week rota basis. ### Main duties of the job Assess and examine acutely unwell medical patients, order appropriate investigations, interpret investigation findings, form a list of differential diagnoses and recommend treatment accordingly. - Active member of the daily consultant led ward rounds, presenting and reviewing patients based on the ward, and making timely and relevant documentation as appropriate. - Perform diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, subject to training/experience. (Including, but not limited to Venepuncture, Cannulation, ABG sampling, ECG, Catheterisation, NG tube insertion, Fracture reduction and Casting, Joint aspiration, etc) - Review, asses and admit patients alongside the registrar during out of hours shift, in resus, A&E, and urgent care. - Perform other tasks, not prohibited by law in which the physician associate has been trained and is proficient to perform. - Conduct virtual triage phone call clinics led by the on call consultant - Liaise and initiate referrals to other specialties, other hospitals and GP practices as necessary within their line of work. - Liaise with families and next of kin as necessary, to ensure excellent care is always provided for our patients. - Support and contribute to timely discharge planning including completing discharge summaries and support optimising bed capacity. - Support the pre-operative assessment of patients for surgery to ensure optimisation of patients’ health prior to admission for surgery. Please see attached the job description for more details ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Awareness of current developments and initiatives in Orthopaedics. - Knowledge of medical procedures and terminology. - Verbal and written communication skills. **Desirable** - Additional competencies ### Experience **Essential** - Clinical training and experience - Experience of working in an acute and demanding clinical setting. - Ability to work cohesively within the multi-disciplinary team. **Desirable** - Demonstrate interest in Orthopaedics. - Experience of designing audit/projects and research. ### Qualifications **Essential** - BA/BS Degree prior to undertaking PA program - PG Dip/Masters in Physician Associate Studies from a UK training programme - Current and valid certification by the Physician Associate National Examination - Member of the FPARCP and on the PAMVR at the time of commencing the post **Desirable** - ILS/ALS certification ## Documents - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2411) - [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045) - [physician associate in general surgery jd (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10618227) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.