Job summary
Physician Associate (PA)
ELFT believes that the role of the Physician Associate (PA) is a crucial part of many of our teams moving forwards. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a cohort of 8 Physician Associates joining our Trust. With newly developed posts available across multiple directorates including child and adolescent services, forensic services, learning disability services and inpatient services, across East London NHS Foundation Trust. (Please note that each of these roles will be advertised separately, so please ensure that you apply to the post/posts that you wish to be considered for.) These roles provide an opportunity for enthusiastic Physician Associates to play a key role in the management of patients and to support the effective functioning of the multidisciplinary inpatient and community teams and contribute to wider service developments. Although you may be working in different services, as a part of this PA cohort you will have the opportunity to meet regularly with the other PAs in the trust, for peer support and teaching opportunities, facilitated by the Lead PA at the trust.
This advert is for the role of a Physician Associate within the Learning Disability services.
Main duties of the job
The Physician Associate (PA) will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team under the supervision of a consultant Psychiatrist and will be a source of continuity for service users by monitoring physical as well as mental health requirements, ensuring that high quality patient care is delivered at all times.
As a PA you will be acting within your professional boundaries, providing care for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care under the supervision of a Consultant.You will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients, in consultation with the supervising Consultant. You will work with the multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of policy and procedures and meet the needs of patients.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in a health or life science prior to undertaking the Physician Associate programme
- Postgraduate Diploma or Masters in Physician Associate studies from an accredited UK training programme
- Evidence of having successfully passed the UK National Physician Associates exam (evidence of six-year recertification exam pass where necessary)
- Registration on the Faculty of Physician Associates Managed Voluntary Register- post qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of the needs of the healthcare sector and the patients'/service users
- Demonstrable knowledge of evidence informed practice
- Knowledge of national and local guidance for the role of a Physician Associate
- Demonstrable patient assessment skills
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to use own initiative to organise and prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines
- Ability to exercise sound judgment when faced with conflicting pressures
- Able to build rapport and communicate effectively with service users, colleagues, relatives and other professionals and agencies
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Aware of own limitations, knowing when to ask for help from senior colleagues
- Knowledge of maintaining confidentiality and implementing data protection legislation requirements including information governance
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in a health or life science prior to undertaking the Physician Associate programme
- Postgraduate Diploma or Masters in Physician Associate studies from an accredited UK training programme
- Evidence of having successfully passed the UK National Physician Associates exam (evidence of six-year recertification exam pass where necessary)
- Registration on the Faculty of Physician Associates Managed Voluntary Register- post qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of the needs of the healthcare sector and the patients'/service users
- Demonstrable knowledge of evidence informed practice
- Knowledge of national and local guidance for the role of a Physician Associate
- Demonstrable patient assessment skills
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to use own initiative to organise and prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines
- Ability to exercise sound judgment when faced with conflicting pressures
- Able to build rapport and communicate effectively with service users, colleagues, relatives and other professionals and agencies
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Aware of own limitations, knowing when to ask for help from senior colleagues
- Knowledge of maintaining confidentiality and implementing data protection legislation requirements including information governance
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
