Physician Assistant

Grove Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced physician assistant (PA) to join our team on a full-time basis, for 36 hours per week working over 4 days.

The role will offer the post-holder the opportunity to build on their experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team, as well as developing positive new working relationships across organisational and professional boundaries.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Providing direct clinical care for patients, including clinical assessments, diagnoses and treatment, under the supervision of a GP;
• Interviewing patients, taking medical histories, performing physical examinations, analysing, diagnosing and explaining medical problems;
• Working with the wider practice clinical team, to deliver services to meet the needs of the patients, which may include home visits;
• Consulting and referring patients to physicians, medical specialists and other health professionals, as indicated;
• Recommending and explaining appropriate diagnostic tests and treatments;
• Requesting and interpreting results of laboratory investigations;
• Performing specialised diagnostic physical exams and treatment procedures;
• Instructing and educating patients in preventative healthcare;
• Conducting telephone consultations, which may involve discussing the result, and implications, of laboratory investigations with patients;
• Dealing appropriately with routine and emergency complaints;
• Fully documenting all aspects of patient care and completing all required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes.