Job summary
- Main area
- Physician Associate
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time)
- Job ref
- 435-CIC-087-24
- Employer
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Burnley General Hospital
- Town
- Burnley
- Salary
- Dependent on experience
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Physician Associate
NHS AfC: Band 7
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
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We are delighted to offer a role for a Physicians Associate. The role will comprise of a permanent post in Intermediate Care. Successful candidates will work under the supervision of a Consultant or senior medical staff being part of large multi-disciplinary teams. You will have the opportunity to assess unwell patient and formulate management plans which you then discuss with senior colleagues. This post will be based on the Intermediate Care Wards at Bunley General / Pendle Community Hopital and will focus on the care of patients who are deemed medically fit for discharge but who need some extra support in order for them to resume independent living or placement in external care facilities . This posts offer the opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with other advanced care practitioners, nursing and medical staff.
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Main duties of the job
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team assessing adult patients on the wards. You will need to formulate management plans and start initial treatments, discussing the case with senior medical colleagues. You will liaise closely with colleagues from other specialties to ensure patients receive the best care. You will have the opportunity to undertake additional training to gain advanced skills appropriate tothe role.
Working for our organisation
Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
The Trust is driven by strong strategic objectives which are underpinned by the Trust’s visions to ensure patients receive the best possible care.
The ward teams are made up of medics, nurses, therapists and support staff who work in a multi-disciplinary way to ensure the best outcomes for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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· Delivery and participation in the clinical care of patients · Ensure the provision of a high standard of care at all times · Exercise a high degree of personal autonomy when assessing and planning care for patients · As a dependant practitioner, undertake patient consultations, assessments, clinical examinations, order appropriate investigations and interpret investigation findings · Form a list of differential diagnoses, recommend management/treatment for discussion with and sign off by a clinical supervisor · Adapt specialist clinical knowledge and skills to different clinical settings and influence service delivery and patient care · Recognise patients with changing health status and undertake appropriate actions · As part of a multi-disciplinary team, support the delivery of care in a range of settings · Under clinical supervision, take responsibility for a dedicated patient caseload, where required · Maintain timely and appropriate documentation · Within your scope of practice and working as part of multi-disciplinary team, perform delegated diagnostic/therapeutic procedures · Interpret laboratory and radiological results and initiate appropriate patient management · Communicate highly complex and highly sensitive information to patients and families and within the healthcare team · Improve the quality of the patient experience by identifying and meeting the individual clinical needs of patients · Rigorously review with a supervisor, all aspects of the patient’s plan of care and identify and address issues that may result in less than high quality care · Contribute to the development of efficient pathways of care · Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including out of hours work and working across different clinical areas and hospital sites as required · Analyse reports in order to support patient care · Liaise closely and work collaboratively within the clinical/multi-disciplinary team to ensure good working relationships are in place which maximise benefits to patient care · Assist in the development of patient management systems, processes and tools within the work area and associated clinical/assessment areas · Comment on policies and processes to inform policy and process development relevant to the clinical department · Maintain own clinical development by keeping abreast of new treatments and technologies within your role or specialism · Implement effective systems and processes for infection control management and relevant audit within your clinical area · Act at all times, in such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times, in keeping with ELHT safeguarding policies
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Person specification
Shortlisting
Essential criteria
- Minimum postgrad diploma in Physician Associate
- Registered on the Faculty of physician associate voluntary body
- Current valid certification or re-certification of the National Certifying Examinations for PAs
Desirable criteria
- Passed and completed 1 year post graduate preceptorship
- Experience working as Physician Associate in a hospital setting
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Ability to assess and recognise acutely ill patients and escalate appropriately
- Ability to manage time and prioritise workloads
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to participate in audit
- Ability to read and understand clinical reorts and results and act accordingly
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Asif Garda
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01282 803523
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