I got a permanent post in the St George’s Hospital Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) team. As an ENT physician associate I take part in all aspects of treatment and assessment for adults and children. I am also a teaching fellow on the St George’s physician associate course one day a week.
The skills I have developed during my two years as an ENT physician associate allow for flexibility in where I work. On the ward I support the team with note taking, examination, referrals and procedures. This involves everything from taking blood and inserting cannulas (plastic tube into vein) to performing fibreoptic nasendoscopes (nasal camera), inserting nasogastric tubes and inserting anterior nasal packs. In the operating theatre I am able to first assist, doing things like preparing patients for surgery, closing incisions from the muscle layer up, and inserting drains.