Job summary
The Oncology department provides a comprehensive service to the population of Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton Health Authority (approximately 610,000) and to patients from Kingston and Richmond, North West Surrey, Croydon and South East London. The Department of Oncology provides expert services for the investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of all forms of malignancy and provides comprehensive clinical care to patients using inpatient, outpatient, day care and community facilities. There is on site access to both CT and MRI scanning.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for a Physician's Associate in the oncology department at St. George's University Hospitals Foundation Trust. This is a full time substantive post for the successful candidate to work as an integral member of a dynamic oncology department within an acute teaching hospital trust starting as soon as possible.
The successful applicant will join a team of consultants, specialist registrars, junior doctors, clinical nurse specialists and a growing acute oncology team.
You will be working as part of a team managing patients on our inpatient wards as well as the chemotherapy unit and Ambulatory Oncology Care Unit.
About us
With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.
Job description
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Person Specification
Education / qualifications
Essential
- BA/BS Degree prior to undertaking PA program
- PG Dip in Physician Assistant Studies from a UK training programme
- Current and valid certification or re-certification by the Physician Assistant National Examination
- If US Trained: Current and valid certification with the National Commission on Certification for Physician Associates (NCCPA)
- Registration with the UK Managed Voluntary Registry for physician assistants as soon as it is in place
- Member of UKAPA
Desirable
- CPR, ACLS and PALS certification required
Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and Prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to manage and lead a working group
- Ability to implement and interpret policies and procedures
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Assist in the educational development of Physician Associate students through student shadowing and/or teaching
- Awareness of current developments and initiatives in emergency medicine services.
Desirable
- Assist in the development of the role of Physician Associate in the UK
Skills, Knowledge, abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of medical procedures and terminology
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to respond to questions in a tactful and professional manner
- Ability to adhere to regulations as well as work flexibly to meet the needs of the Trust
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An inquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude toward patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, nurses, other staff and agencies
- Commitment to CME and professional development.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
- Residence within a reasonable distance of the hospital
Person Specification
Education / qualifications
Essential
- BA/BS Degree prior to undertaking PA program
- PG Dip in Physician Assistant Studies from a UK training programme
- Current and valid certification or re-certification by the Physician Assistant National Examination
- If US Trained: Current and valid certification with the National Commission on Certification for Physician Associates (NCCPA)
- Registration with the UK Managed Voluntary Registry for physician assistants as soon as it is in place
- Member of UKAPA
Desirable
- CPR, ACLS and PALS certification required
Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and Prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to manage and lead a working group
- Ability to implement and interpret policies and procedures
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Assist in the educational development of Physician Associate students through student shadowing and/or teaching
- Awareness of current developments and initiatives in emergency medicine services.
Desirable
- Assist in the development of the role of Physician Associate in the UK
Skills, Knowledge, abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of medical procedures and terminology
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to respond to questions in a tactful and professional manner
- Ability to adhere to regulations as well as work flexibly to meet the needs of the Trust
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An inquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude toward patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, nurses, other staff and agencies
- Commitment to CME and professional development.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
- Residence within a reasonable distance of the hospital
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
