Physicians Associate in Vascular

Job summary

An exciting post has become available for a Physicians Associate in Vascular. The candidate will work closely with our clinical teams in this busy unit. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual, who is a team player and keen to learn about vascular surgery. The job will be highly pressurized, but rewarding. The candidate will be involved in daily ward rounds, attending various theatre sessions, clinics and MDTs. The candidate will keep and eye on and manage the day-to-day progress of in patients, working closely with the wider clinical, nursing and admin teams.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to manage patients within clinical teams at the direction of the supervising consultant.

The post holder will manage patients in all areas covered by their supervising consultant and clinical team.

To exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy when assessing, managing and planning care for a caseload of specific patients with a variety of presentations.

To develop extensive specialist knowledge and experience in your clinical area, acting as a resource to the clinical team and allied health professionals.

To contribute to the trust professional standards and targets.

To support the work of local and national audits.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.