Job summary
Lead Physician Associate
Full Time Position (37.5 hours per week)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, professionally driven, and enthusiastic Lead Physician Associate to lead our Physicians Associate team at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The role is split between working 2 days per week focusing on managerial duties and for the remaining 3 days you will be working in a clinical capacity.
Main duties of the job
You will provide strong clinical leadership, supervision and guidance to Physicians Associates across the Trust and operationally manage all Physician Associates. This role is an exciting opportunity to lead and manage the strategy for Physician Associates across Bradford. This will involve engaging with a broad range of stakeholders to promote and further develop the Physician Associate profession. You will be pivotal to enabling potential employers to understand this new role and to ensure Physician Associates are supported in their clinical practice.
You will be responsible for leading on the development of education, training, and workforce development opportunities in relation to Physician Associates within BTHFT working collaboratively across the local Integrated Care System.
You will be required to identify a clear vision of how these roles can be developed within BTHFT in line with specific clinical pathways and wider system agendas with the aim to maximise the workforce development investment available. In addition, you also will be accountable for ensuring that high quality patient care is delivered at all times.
About us
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership's ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience, knowledge and understanding of current issues/themes affecting the NHS locally and nationally
- Significant experience in a healthcare environment
- Extensive post qualification experience
- Demonstrable evidence of a high standard of clinical practice
- Experience of staff management, including the setting of objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues
- Experience in developing and delivering training/teaching programmes
- Experience of supporting others in their developmental needs, such as clinical supervision of colleagues
- Has been involved in service development and has experience of initiating and implementing changes to services
- Experience of co-ordinating programmes in complex and challenging environments
- Budget management experience
- Experience of managing risks and reporting
- Experience of investigation and root cause analysis
- Experience in report writing and delivering presentations, to formal presentations
Desirable
- Experience of working across networks, with wide ranging stakeholders
- Experience of conducting clinical audits
Qualifications
Essential
- First degree, or equivalent qualification in a related discipline
- Postgraduate Diploma in Physician Associate Studies
- Evidence of relevant CPD / academic achievements, e.g. prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
- Membership of UKPA
Desirable
- Leadership/management qualification
- Project management qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience, knowledge and understanding of current issues/themes affecting the NHS locally and nationally
- Significant experience in a healthcare environment
- Extensive post qualification experience
- Demonstrable evidence of a high standard of clinical practice
- Experience of staff management, including the setting of objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues
- Experience in developing and delivering training/teaching programmes
- Experience of supporting others in their developmental needs, such as clinical supervision of colleagues
- Has been involved in service development and has experience of initiating and implementing changes to services
- Experience of co-ordinating programmes in complex and challenging environments
- Budget management experience
- Experience of managing risks and reporting
- Experience of investigation and root cause analysis
- Experience in report writing and delivering presentations, to formal presentations
Desirable
- Experience of working across networks, with wide ranging stakeholders
- Experience of conducting clinical audits
Qualifications
Essential
- First degree, or equivalent qualification in a related discipline
- Postgraduate Diploma in Physician Associate Studies
- Evidence of relevant CPD / academic achievements, e.g. prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
- Membership of UKPA
Desirable
- Leadership/management qualification
- Project management qualification
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).
