Job summary
What are we offering?
A full time PA role (over 4 days) working
as part of our senior clinicalteam (3PAs and 3 Nurse Practitioners).
We are currently a single GP practice so our GP works in a consultant role meaning that all patients traditionally seen by GPs are seen, diagnosed and treated by our senior team with the support (often immediate) of the GP.
You need to be someone looking to work in a
supportive environment who is a good communicator and team player. You will need to have the skills to work
autonomously but also work closely with all members of the primary care team on a daily basis.
This role is currently funded using PCN ARRS funding but you will be employed and work exclusively for Mundesley Medical Centre.
Main duties of the job
You will see, diagnose and treat patients presenting with a full range of presentations either face to face or via a phone call in 15 minute appointments.
You have protected time for referrals and associated paperwork.
Working within our team of 3 PAs you will carry out home visits, reporting to the GP or if required video calling the GP whilst with the patient.
You will have the opportunity to focus on areas of clinical or management interest if opportunities arise. For example one PA attends our quarterly business meeting, helping to develop services and forward plan and another PA is now the infection control lead for the practice. Post natal and baby checks are carried out by a PA with an interest and previosu expereience in this area. We have been training a PA to carry out joint injections.
About us
Mundesley Medical Centre is located in a lovely seaside village and we asked the team why this is a good place to work:
"friendly"
"team work"
"one big family"
"the day goes fast in a nice way"
"rewarding"
"good opportunities and access to courses"
"no drama"
"ice cream in my lunch break"
"best practice in Norfolk"
We have a high percentage of older population whom whilst
complex, are appreciative of good care.
We like to provide care following the principles of our
mission statement:
Modern - ensure we use up to date practises and are forward
thinking
Unique - do it our way that is right for our patients, staff
and practice
Never give up do not let challenges defeat us
Develop - the business with new ideas and collaboration with
other organisations and staff through learning and opportunities
Environment - clean and pleasant whilst considering our part
in the wider world (reduce, recycle, reuse)
Sustainable - making the business profitable and planning
for the future
Learning - all mistakes are a learning opportunity
Empathy - treat patients and colleagues with kindness and
consideration
You - care is about the individual, employee or colleague.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Primary Care Physician Associate
Job Summary:
Work as part of the primary care team to see, diagnose, treat, and refer patients as required. To provide and maintain a high standard of care for patients with a range of health needs.
Job Responsibilities:
Primary
- Undertake face to face, telephone, online and video consultations for acute or routine problems either in the practice, or the patients home (including care homes).
- Supporting patients presenting with medical problems including history taking, physical examinations and using clinical decision making skills to formulate a management plan, arrange appropriate investigations and signpost to other health professionals as needed
- Managing patients with long term chronic diseases, including annual reviews and advising on their care.
Refer patients as appropriate to secondary care or signpost to other services as required.
- Work with the whole practice team and wider health care community to develop the PA role within general practice.
- Undertake training to become a prescriber when development allows.
General
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to nurse practitioner or GPs as appropriate.
- Able to document consultations according to professional guidelines.
- Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral.
- Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child/adult abuse and report any safeguarding issues.
- Able to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines
- Ensure infection control guides are maintained
- Attend and participate in any practice meetings when required
- Undertake home visits as required
- Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.
Special Requirements of the Post:
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
- Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
- A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post
- A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection control measures are met and to report any problems to the practice manager
- A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources
- An awareness of own limitations and experience
- To work only in accordance with The Faculty of Physicians Associates (FPA) Code of Conduct
- To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up to date portfolio this meets the requirements of any future registration requirements and re-certification requirements (currently every 6 years).
- Cooperate with annual appraisal meetings
- To attend clinical meetings and present any significant events.
Confidentiality:
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
- In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
- Reporting potential risks identified
Infection Control
Use appropriate infection control procedures and maintain work areas in each clinical room so that they are clean, safe and free from hazards reporting of any potential risks identified, including:
- hand washing
- universal hygiene procedures
- collection and handling of laboratory specimens
- segregation and disposal of waste materials
- decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment
- reporting and treatment of sharps injuries
- dealing with blood and body fluid spillages
- assist patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
The post-holder will:
- Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
- Participate in audit where appropriate
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Primary Care Physician Associate
Job Summary:
Work as part of the primary care team to see, diagnose, treat, and refer patients as required. To provide and maintain a high standard of care for patients with a range of health needs.
Job Responsibilities:
Primary
- Undertake face to face, telephone, online and video consultations for acute or routine problems either in the practice, or the patients home (including care homes).
- Supporting patients presenting with medical problems including history taking, physical examinations and using clinical decision making skills to formulate a management plan, arrange appropriate investigations and signpost to other health professionals as needed
- Managing patients with long term chronic diseases, including annual reviews and advising on their care.
Refer patients as appropriate to secondary care or signpost to other services as required.
- Work with the whole practice team and wider health care community to develop the PA role within general practice.
- Undertake training to become a prescriber when development allows.
General
- Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to nurse practitioner or GPs as appropriate.
- Able to document consultations according to professional guidelines.
- Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral.
- Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child/adult abuse and report any safeguarding issues.
- Able to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines
- Ensure infection control guides are maintained
- Attend and participate in any practice meetings when required
- Undertake home visits as required
- Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post.
Special Requirements of the Post:
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
- Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
- A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post
- A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection control measures are met and to report any problems to the practice manager
- A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources
- An awareness of own limitations and experience
- To work only in accordance with The Faculty of Physicians Associates (FPA) Code of Conduct
- To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up to date portfolio this meets the requirements of any future registration requirements and re-certification requirements (currently every 6 years).
- Cooperate with annual appraisal meetings
- To attend clinical meetings and present any significant events.
Confidentiality:
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
- In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
- Reporting potential risks identified
Infection Control
Use appropriate infection control procedures and maintain work areas in each clinical room so that they are clean, safe and free from hazards reporting of any potential risks identified, including:
- hand washing
- universal hygiene procedures
- collection and handling of laboratory specimens
- segregation and disposal of waste materials
- decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment
- reporting and treatment of sharps injuries
- dealing with blood and body fluid spillages
- assist patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
The post-holder will:
- Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
- Participate in audit where appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree at 2:2 level or above
- PG Dip in Physician Associate Studies from a UK PA programme
- Current and valid certification or re-certification by the UK Physician Associate National Examination
- Member of the Faculty of Physician Associates at the RCP, which includes registration on the UK Physician Associate Register (the PA Managed Voluntary Register)
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Good verbal and written skills
- Good observation and reporting skills
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to display common sense
- Ability to display calm, mature response to difficult situations
- Be self-aware and have the ability to learn
- Ability to motivate others
- Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a multi-professional team.
Desirable
- Experience of working primary care
- Experience of preventative medicine and chronic disease management
- Experience of acute medicine
- Experience of palliative care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree at 2:2 level or above
- PG Dip in Physician Associate Studies from a UK PA programme
- Current and valid certification or re-certification by the UK Physician Associate National Examination
- Member of the Faculty of Physician Associates at the RCP, which includes registration on the UK Physician Associate Register (the PA Managed Voluntary Register)
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Good verbal and written skills
- Good observation and reporting skills
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to display common sense
- Ability to display calm, mature response to difficult situations
- Be self-aware and have the ability to learn
- Ability to motivate others
- Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a multi-professional team.
Desirable
- Experience of working primary care
- Experience of preventative medicine and chronic disease management
- Experience of acute medicine
- Experience of palliative care
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).