Job summary
We are currently looking for qualified Physician Associate (PA)
to join within Malvern Town Primary Care Network. This exciting opportunity has
arisen for someone trained as healthcare professional to work under the
supervision of doctor as part of a medical team. Malvern Town PCN is mainly looking for a Physician Associate to support patients in residential care and /
or nursing homes, support the wider Care Home Team, this includes, however, not
exclusive to GPs, community nursing team, pharmacy team and being an integral
member of the wider MDT.
Main duties of the job
The successful
candidate must need to be healthcare professional, who works directly under
the supervision of a doctor as part of the medical team. Usually generalist
with broad medical knowledge but strong interest to develop expertise/specialism
in a particular field.
The main responsibilities
associated to this role include direct patient contact through assessment,
examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment. Physician Associate will have
an important role in order to support delivery of Network Contract DES
Services.
About us
SW Healthcare is a Federation that sits above 31 GP practices within South Worcestershire. Malvern Town PCN is one of the 5 Primary Care Networks part of SW Healthcare Federation.
We are a fast growing provider of community based healthcare services to NHS patients. We utilize the excellent clinical expertise that already resides within the local NHS environment and harnesses it with efficient administration pathways to provide patients with more convenient and accessible services.
SW Healthcare offers:
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
- Pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Additional annual leave
- Contribution towards Eye Test
Job description
Job responsibilities
To better understand the role and all the resposabilities associate to this vacancy please read the full job description attach to this advert as a “Support Document”.
We expect the successful PA to:
- Provide first point of contact care for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems
- Review, analysis and action diagnostic test results
- Deliver integrated patient centered-care
- Undertake face-to-face, telephone and online consultations for emergency or routine problems, as determined by the PCN, including management of patients with long-term conditions.
- Provide health/disease promotion and prevention advice to patients
- Utilize clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based practice and partake in clinical audits
- Participating in continuing professional development opportunities Physician associates will keep up to date with evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of their role, meeting clinical governance guidelines for continuing professional development (CPD)
Job description
Job responsibilities
To better understand the role and all the resposabilities associate to this vacancy please read the full job description attach to this advert as a “Support Document”.
We expect the successful PA to:
- Provide first point of contact care for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems
- Review, analysis and action diagnostic test results
- Deliver integrated patient centered-care
- Undertake face-to-face, telephone and online consultations for emergency or routine problems, as determined by the PCN, including management of patients with long-term conditions.
- Provide health/disease promotion and prevention advice to patients
- Utilize clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based practice and partake in clinical audits
- Participating in continuing professional development opportunities Physician associates will keep up to date with evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of their role, meeting clinical governance guidelines for continuing professional development (CPD)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a physician associate
- Experience in triage
- Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
- Relevant Clinical Skills to manage care needs of the Practice Population
- Relevant clinical leadership skills
- Well-developed word processing/data collection/IT skills
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Negotiation & conflict management skills
- Reflective practitioner
- Change management skills
- Clinical governance awareness in primary care
- Time management and ability to prioritise workload
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- EMIS user skills
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Understanding of the audit process
Qualifications
Essential
- Post graduate Diploma/Master (physician associate)
- Member of Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register
Clinical Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
- Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc.)
- Understanding of their accountability arising from the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2004) and medico-legal aspects of the Practice Nurse role and others within the organisation
- Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
Desirable
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- CHD
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a physician associate
- Experience in triage
- Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
- Relevant Clinical Skills to manage care needs of the Practice Population
- Relevant clinical leadership skills
- Well-developed word processing/data collection/IT skills
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Negotiation & conflict management skills
- Reflective practitioner
- Change management skills
- Clinical governance awareness in primary care
- Time management and ability to prioritise workload
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- EMIS user skills
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Understanding of the audit process
Qualifications
Essential
- Post graduate Diploma/Master (physician associate)
- Member of Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register
Clinical Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
- Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc.)
- Understanding of their accountability arising from the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2004) and medico-legal aspects of the Practice Nurse role and others within the organisation
- Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
Desirable
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- CHD
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
