Job summary
This is a new post, based at the Royal Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust, to support clinical staff to provide a busy, seven-day Respiratory Consultant-led services and to support the newly developed respiratory virtual ward service. The Trust has a commitment to the provision of excellent quality services in Respiratory Medicine, to improving care, reducing mortality and promoting close working with the Community team.
Main duties of the job
It is expected that the PA will assist the respiratory virtual ward team to deliver the service. We envisage the job plan will be flexible enough to accommodate changes in the number of junior doctors on the wards at any one time and provide some weekend cover on the respiratory wards to facilitate flow of patients and weekend discharges. Details will be discussed and mutually agreed with the successful candidate.
The PA will be assisting the junior doctors in carrying out the ward duties which include:
- Attend morning Board Rounds
- Attend ward rounds and document management plans on EPR
- Perform blood tests and cannulation.
- Look up investigation results and act upon results
- Communicate with patients, their families or carers.
- Undertake speciality referrals and discussions.
- Complete Discharge Summary
- Review ward patients if necessary and discuss their management with senior clinicians.
- Ensure that COPD and Asthma Discharge Bundles are completed on EPR before patients are discharged.
About us
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2008 and, in 2011, became an integrated provider with community health services joining the trust. Covering a catchment area that also incorporates parts of Bury, Wigan and Salford, we deliver hospital and community based services from the Royal Bolton Hospital in Farnworth and from 20 health centres across Bolton, to a catchment population of 320,000 people.
At present there exists a well-developed, cohesive Respiratory Team based within the Trust but outreaching into primary care. This encompasses two Respiratory Wards, Outpatient Department, a Lung Function Laboratory and Bronchoscopy Service.
The service is medically staffed by 9 full time/part-time Consultant Physicians.
There are also 13 Specialist Respiratory Nurses in various subspecialties including lung cancer, asthma and COPD, bronchiectasis and TB. There is currently one Specialist registrar and one Clinical Fellow, 3 Foundation trainees, 4 CMT/VTS trainees and one respiratory physician associate working within the Respiratory Department. The junior staff are allocated on a ward based system. The Registrar/Clinical Fellow attends two clinics per week and support the clinic system under consultant supervision. The CMT/VTS trainees attend outpatients on a rotational basis and are supernumerary in this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
It is expected that the PA will assist the respiratory virtual ward team to deliver the service. We envisage the job plan will be flexible enough to accommodate changes in the number of junior doctors on the wards at any one time and provide some weekend cover on the respiratory wards to facilitate flow of patients and weekend discharges. Details will be discussed and mutually agreed with the successful candidate.
The PA will be assisting the junior doctors in carrying out the ward duties which include:
- Attend morning Board Rounds
- Attend ward rounds and document management plans on EPR
- Perform blood tests and cannulation.
- Look up investigation results and act upon results
- Communicate with patients, their families or carers.
- Undertake speciality referrals and discussions.
- Complete Discharge Summary
- Review ward patients if necessary and discuss their management with senior clinicians.
- Ensure that COPD and Asthma Discharge Bundles are completed on EPR before patients are discharged.
On Call:
We anticipate the appointee will be able to support Respiratory wards work over the weekends. Details will be discussed and mutually agreed with the successful candidate.
Other activities:
Attend respiratory clinics: Attendances in clinics will be supported by senior clinicians.
The candidate will be offered on-going teaching and training in general Respiratory Medicine with further opportunities for training in a respiratory subspecialty.
Job description
Job responsibilities
It is expected that the PA will assist the respiratory virtual ward team to deliver the service. We envisage the job plan will be flexible enough to accommodate changes in the number of junior doctors on the wards at any one time and provide some weekend cover on the respiratory wards to facilitate flow of patients and weekend discharges. Details will be discussed and mutually agreed with the successful candidate.
The PA will be assisting the junior doctors in carrying out the ward duties which include:
- Attend morning Board Rounds
- Attend ward rounds and document management plans on EPR
- Perform blood tests and cannulation.
- Look up investigation results and act upon results
- Communicate with patients, their families or carers.
- Undertake speciality referrals and discussions.
- Complete Discharge Summary
- Review ward patients if necessary and discuss their management with senior clinicians.
- Ensure that COPD and Asthma Discharge Bundles are completed on EPR before patients are discharged.
On Call:
We anticipate the appointee will be able to support Respiratory wards work over the weekends. Details will be discussed and mutually agreed with the successful candidate.
Other activities:
Attend respiratory clinics: Attendances in clinics will be supported by senior clinicians.
The candidate will be offered on-going teaching and training in general Respiratory Medicine with further opportunities for training in a respiratory subspecialty.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Member of Faculty of Physician Associates which includes registration with the UK Managed Voluntary Registry
- Relevant first BA/BSC degree prior to undertaking PA programme with attainment at 2:2 level or above
- Post graduate Diploma in Physician Associate studies from UK training programme or equivalent
Desirable
- Additional clinical qualification and registration that would allow study for Non-Medical Prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams - this can be part of the PAs training.
- Experience of managing complex workloads and prioritisation - able to demonstrate and understanding of this as part of the applicants training.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a clinical environment prior to undertaking PA training
- Experience of clinical audit
- Teaching and education experience
- Experience of preventative medicine and chronic disease management
Skills
Essential
- Clear written and oral communication skills
- Good IT skills - to use administrative and clinical systems
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical procedures and medical terminology
- Knowledge to undertake a structured clinical assessment
- High degree of understanding of confidentiality
Management/Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team
Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
Essential
- To assist in the development of the Physician Associate role in the UK
- Assist in the educational development of Physician Associate students through student shadowing and/or teaching
Aptitudes
Essential
- Strong and positive role model
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a high degree of tact
- Ability to pioneer a new role and resilience to be part of the development of these new roles within the Practice for positive service change
- Ability to influence others around positive change in clinical practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Member of Faculty of Physician Associates which includes registration with the UK Managed Voluntary Registry
- Relevant first BA/BSC degree prior to undertaking PA programme with attainment at 2:2 level or above
- Post graduate Diploma in Physician Associate studies from UK training programme or equivalent
Desirable
- Additional clinical qualification and registration that would allow study for Non-Medical Prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams - this can be part of the PAs training.
- Experience of managing complex workloads and prioritisation - able to demonstrate and understanding of this as part of the applicants training.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a clinical environment prior to undertaking PA training
- Experience of clinical audit
- Teaching and education experience
- Experience of preventative medicine and chronic disease management
Skills
Essential
- Clear written and oral communication skills
- Good IT skills - to use administrative and clinical systems
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical procedures and medical terminology
- Knowledge to undertake a structured clinical assessment
- High degree of understanding of confidentiality
Management/Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team
Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
Essential
- To assist in the development of the Physician Associate role in the UK
- Assist in the educational development of Physician Associate students through student shadowing and/or teaching
Aptitudes
Essential
- Strong and positive role model
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a high degree of tact
- Ability to pioneer a new role and resilience to be part of the development of these new roles within the Practice for positive service change
- Ability to influence others around positive change in clinical practice
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).
