Job summary
We are offering an exciting opportunity within Education to a WVT Physicians Associate. We are looking for an enthusiastic team member to join us in delivering education in your area of expertise across the Trust: to medical students, doctors, nurses, physician associate students, physician associates and all other allied health professionals who may benefit. We look forward to seeing you deliver your educational objectives in innovative ways such as clinical skills, simulation and classroom-based teaching.
The post is designed to be shared with your current clinical role, and as such you would need agreement from your manager for you to be released for secondment. We can be flexible in the way and time you deliver your educational commitment, but would anticipate that you would spend 50% of your time in Education, and that the time would be within the hours of Monday to Friday 9-5pm.
The Academy has a large number of Education Fellows, who have traditionally been junior doctors, but we recognise the benefit of non-medical teachers both to students and yourself: we are happy to support you financially to undertake a PGCME or other educational courses to develop yourself as an educator.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will develop the Physician Associate (PA) Clinical Education Fellow (CEF) role to improve knowledge relating to their specialist interest across the organisation. The post-holder will be required to independently prepare, organise, facilitate, and deliver teaching sessions for Foundation Year trainees, undergraduates, and other healthcare professionals.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right timeall the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed descriptions of the main roles and responsibilities of this post can be found in the job description/person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed descriptions of the main roles and responsibilities of this post can be found in the job description/person specification.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of medical procedures and terminology
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Sound IT knowledge, including internet, Outlook, Word, Excel
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a healthcare setting
- A proven understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
Education and Qulifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Diploma in Physician Associate Studies from a UK PA programme
- Current and valid certification or re-certification by the UK Physician Associate National Examination
- Member of the Faculty of Physician Associates at the RCP, which includes registration on the UK Physician Associate Register (the PA Managed Voluntary Register)
Desirable
- MSc Degree in Physician Associate Studies, Physician Assistant Studies or Medical Sciences
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of medical procedures and terminology
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Sound IT knowledge, including internet, Outlook, Word, Excel
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a healthcare setting
- A proven understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
Education and Qulifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Diploma in Physician Associate Studies from a UK PA programme
- Current and valid certification or re-certification by the UK Physician Associate National Examination
- Member of the Faculty of Physician Associates at the RCP, which includes registration on the UK Physician Associate Register (the PA Managed Voluntary Register)
Desirable
- MSc Degree in Physician Associate Studies, Physician Assistant Studies or Medical Sciences
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
