Physicians Associate Non-Medical Clinical Education Fellow (INTERNAL)

Wye Valley NHS Trust

The closing date is 17 November 2024

Job summary

***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY*** 12M SECONDMENT

We are offering an exciting opportunity within Education to a WVT Physician's Associate.

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated Physician's Associate to join our Education team as a Non-Medical Clinical Education Fellow. The role is split 40:60 between your current role and the Education department, and as such will need agreement from your line manager. We are looking for someone who is interested in teaching primarily undergraduate medical students and Physician's Associate students, but who also actively seeks out and devises learning opportunities for all staff members at Wye Valley Trust. We aim to give you the autonomy to develop your own ideas, but we will strongly support you both within a 20-strong Academy team, and by financially supporting you to work towards a PGCME. For further discussion, please do get in touch with Dr Gajendran Kanagalingam, out Senior Coordinating Education Fellow, Dr Lisa Penny, Head of Academy.

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 , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals 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 we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's 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 time...all the time.

Date posted

01 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata, pa

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

229-COR-6730546

Job locations

The County Hospital

Union Walk

HEREFORD

HR1 2ER

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, Knowledge & Abilities

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, Knowledge & Abilities

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.