Physician Associate (Orthopaedics)

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To provide ward cover for peri-operative surgical patients, acute and routine; assessment of the acutely unwell patient including but not limited to taking blood, cannulation, urinary catheters, arterial blood gases, ECG interpretation, wound reviews and escalation to medical team
2. Partake in daily ward round with registrars and nursing teams, delegating daily jobs where required.
3. Recommend and explain appropriate diagnostic tests, in depth discussion of care plans with patients following morning ward round.
4. Request and interpret results of laboratory investigations when necessary.
5. Holding ward cover bleep during working hours
6. Be accountable for care given and to comply with the Fitness to Practice and Code of Conduct standard as established by the UK Physician Associate Register (the PA Managed Voluntary Register) and subsequently the appropriate statutory regulating body when in place. They must within the framework of the scope of professional practice.
7. Exercise a high degree of personal autonomy when assessing and planning care pathways for patients.
8. In conjunction with the consultant team, be responsible for co-ordinating the admission, assessment, surgery, and discharge arrangements of patients.
9. To admit and discharge patients against care pathways/guidelines and refer on to other members of the multi-disciplinary team as required.
10. Support and contribute to timely discharge planning including completing discharge summaries and support optimising bed capacity.
11. To deliver compassionate care maintaining the patients privacy and dignity.
12. Ensure accurate, appropriate, and timely documentation for all aspects of the patients pathway and care is maintained.
13. Maintenance of outpatient and inpatient records with regular legible documentation.
14. Population of detailed discharge summaries to GPs to include any changes in medication or specific follow up care plans for patients.
15. You will receive close supervision, teaching, training, and mentorship enabling you to embed core skills, knowledge, and competencies.
16. You will need to have excellent communication and team working skills, be enthusiastic and have a strong drive to develop your clinical skills
17. Physician Associates will provide expert assistance to Medical Workforce in their specialty and the wider multidisciplinary team and will participate in all aspects of the teams activities as appropriate. They will be expected to perform delegated duties with a high degree of clinical skill and knowledge and to assist in clinical teaching and supervision of colleagues and students.
18. The post holder will recognise the importance of the multidisciplinary team in delivering a high quality, patient centred service. They will be accountable for ensuring that patient care is always of a high standard and that standards of care and treatment meet their departments requirements.
19. Physician Associates will be supervised by a designated Consultant with individual mentorship to oversee career development.
20. The post holder will possess, develop, and maintain extensive specialist knowledge and experience in the department, acting as a resource for the clinical team and allied health professionals.
21. Physician Associates will represent the department at local and external meetings as appropriate

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Person Specification

Qualification and Membership

Essential

• Postgraudate Diploma in Physician Associate Study
• Current and Valid certification or recertification by the UK Physician Associate National Examination
• Member of the Faculty of Physician Associates of the Royal College of Physicians
• Registered on the UK Physician Associate Register (the "PA Managed Voluntary Register"

Desirable

• CPR (BLS), Alert and ALS
• Prescribing Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Clinical Experience as physicians associate
• Evidence of taking responsibility for clinical care of patients under the supervision of consultants

Desirable

• Experience of clinical audit, research and or teaching

Skills, comptencies and knowledge

Essential

• Log of practical medical skills such as catheterisation, ABG cannulation, venepuncture
• Ability to take responsibility of clinical care of patients, under the supervision of designated doctors
• Able to perform structured clinical assessments.
• Able to organise investigations and collate results.

Desirable

• Experience with working in surgical wards and/or theatres.
• Experience working within a medical/respiratory ward.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT

Twmpath Lane

Oswestry

SY10 7AG

Employer's website

https://www.rjah.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)