Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities
Your main responsibilities in this role include the following:
The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (NP/PA) in this position is responsible for providing a full range of primary care, preventative, occupational health and emergency medical services for the U.S. Embassy's official community.
Services will be provided through direct patient evaluation, examination and treatment.
The NP/PA is responsible for determining when hospitalization/medical evacuation is required and arranging all appropriate aspects of patient care.
They are expected to participate in the regular call schedule as well as provide after-hours medical consultations, referrals, and provide medical supervision of the Medical Unit staff in the absence of the MP/RMO.
Job Requirements
All Interested Candidates / All Sources
Nurse Practitioner: Must have completed a recognized and accredited Master's level Nurse Practitioner program and must hold and maintain a valid licensure and current certification(s) in the respective curriculum within the host country, country of citizenship, or the U.S. At the time of application for the position, must be certified and registered with relevant UK entities to legally practice in the UK, including having the ability to prescribe medication and order medical tests.
Physician Assistant: Must have completed a Bachelor level Physician Assistant program and must hold and maintain a valid licensure and current certification(s) in the respective curriculum within the host country, country of citizenship, or the U.S. At the time of application for the position, must be certified and registered with relevant UK entities to legally practice in the UK, including having the ability to prescribe medication and order medical tests.
Nurse Practitioner: Clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner in a primary or urgent care setting with at least 50% of their time spent in clinical care situations is required. At the time of application for the position, must be certified and registered with relevant UK entities to legally practice in the UK, including having the ability to prescribe medication and order medical tests.
Physician Assistant: Clinical experience as a Physician Assistant in a primary or urgent care setting with at least 50% of their time spent in clinical care situations is required. At the time of application for the position, must be certified and registered with relevant UK entities to legally practice in the UK, including having the ability to prescribe medication and order medical tests.
English level IV (Fluent) Reading/Writing/Speaking is required
Incumbent must be a skilled and experienced clinician with excellent working knowledge of all aspects of clinical medicine. Must recognize and understand the challenges of delivery health care to a large and diverse population including family members. Incumbent must quickly gain on-the-job knowledge of the local health care system and mechanisms of successful interactions with the system
The incumbent must possess the ability to objectively analyze patient problems, utilize competent decision-making skills, and apply sound judgment in assessing possible solutions.
Must possess a high degree of integrity, decisiveness and fairness in order to equitably apply regulations and policies of the medical program.
Must be sensitive to the needs and perspective of others and be approachable.
Maturity, stability, objectivity, resourcefulness, adaptability and sound professional judgment are essential.
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Job Details
Company/Organization: U.S. Embassy, London
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary/Compensation: GBP £60,944
