Job summary
- Main area
- General Medicine
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 434-IM6771239
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wycombe Hospital
- Town
- High Wycombe
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Physician Associate - Stroke and Neurology
Band 7
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
We are recruiting three physician associates to join the Stroke and Neurology team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
These are permanent posts and are fully supervised by consultants. The role(s) will be primarily based at Wycombe Hospital with occasional shifts at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and potentially Amersham Hospital.
We are hiring to fill three full time posts (1.0 WTE). We will consider applications for part-time but please do specify this in your application.
The post(s) will be Monday to Friday (shift pattern includes 08:00-16:00, 09:00-17:00 and 10:00-18:00) or a total of 37.5 hours per week as agreed with the department. The post-holder(s) will be required to work 1:6 weekends with the acute medical team (Saturday and Sunday 09:00-17:00).
Please specify within your application if you have successfully completed the Physician Associate National certification and recertification Examination (PANE) and if you are registered on the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register or whether you are a graduate awaiting the national exam.
For any further information, please contact:
Rochelle Breen- Lead Physician Associate at Buckinghamshire NHS Health Trust
Amulya Misra – Clinical Lead for Stroke and Neurology
Main duties of the job
The postholder(s) will work across the entirety of stroke medicine with experience in Neurology clinics. This includes:
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Stroke wards: Hyperacute, Acute and Rehabilitation.
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Cardiac and Stroke Receiving Unit (CSRU): they will gain experience in clerking patients with cardiac and stroke presentations and in the assessment and management of acutely unwell patients.
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Clinics: Stroke Follow-up, TIA Clinic & Neurology Clinics.
There will also be an opportunity to learn advanced procedural skills relevant to the department, including but not limited to:
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USS-guided vascular access.
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Lumbar puncture.
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Botox Injection (following training and certification).
Main duties of the job:
- To assess and examine patients, order investigations, interpret results, form a list of differential diagnoses and recommend a management plan.
- To attend consultant and/or registrar-led ward rounds and provide continuity of care for patients on their ward(s).
- To perform PA-led ward rounds when deemed competent to do so.
- Instruct and counsel patients and their relatives with regard to mental and physical health.
- Develop and maintain specialist medical knowledge relevant to area of work.
- Keep up to date with current guidelines and maintain best practice.
- To contribute to the development of efficient pathways of care.
- Develop clinical guidelines within their specialist area for use across the Trust.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Member of Faculty of Physician Associates including PAMVR (or registered with the regulating body GMC once regulation has commenced)
- Relevant first BA/BSc degree prior to undertaking Physician Associate programme
- PG-Dip/MSc in Physician Associate studies OR MPAS Physician Associate studies from UK training programme or equivalent
- Current certification of Physician Associate National Exam or National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of relevant ongoing personal and professional development
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Understands how to perform an A-E assessment in the acutely deteriorating patient
- Recognises scope of practice for physician associates and current initiatives surrounding progression of the role
- Awareness of current developments and initiatives in stroke medicine
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working in stroke medicine
- Experience of conducting clinical audit and quality improvement projects
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to other sites within the Trust and to appointments off site.
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to diagnose and initiate management for common diagnoses in stroke medicine
Desirable criteria
- Ability to assist in the educational development of students through shadowing and/or teaching
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rochelle Breen
- Job title
- Lead Physician Associate
- Email address
- [email protected]
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