Physician Associate

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JOB SUMMARY

Salary:£40,000 (Negotiable depending on experience)

Bounces Road Surgery is seeking to recruit a full time (37.5 hours a week) or part time proactive Physician Associate to deliver high quality, evidence-based care. The role is supervised daily by a GP and works closely with the multidisciplinary team to improve access, continuity, and outcomes for our patients.to see and treat patients with a wide range of conditions.

Bounces Road Surgery is a GP practice located in Edmonton N9 7HD, London, renowned for its rapid growth and diversity.

In this role, the physician's assistant will be given daily support by the duty GP partner who will provide training, mentorship and supervision.

The physician's assistant will need to be committed to improving health and putting patients first. Key qualities will be the ability to build effective relationships with patients, GPs, nurses, pharmacists, hospital & practice staff, and to work effectively as part of a team. Demonstrable general clinical skills and knowledge in core areas, including long term conditions, together with a good understanding of general practice are essential.

PRIMARY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

Key requirements of the role

• Must have a minimum of 1 year experiencein the GP setting
• Supporting the quality improvement agenda as directed by the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF)
• Management of minor ailments & self-limiting conditions
• Must be willing to upskill their clinical skills under supervision to be able to see and treat a wide range of patients and conditions

Key responsibilities

• Hold face-to-face, telephone, and online consultations
• Review and action pathology and imaging results; communicate outcomes to patients; safety-net appropriately.
• Contribute to long-term condition management (e.g., hypertension, COPD, diabetes) using templates/protocols.
• Make referrals to community, secondary care and social prescribing services under agreed pathways.
• Document contemporaneously to a high standard; use practice protocols, QOF/IIF templates, and coding accurately.
• Participate in significant-event reviews, audits, QI projects, and clinical meetings.
• Support patient education, health promotion, and self-management including consultations when helpful.

Scope of practice & supervision

• You will work under the supervision of a GP, with daily/regular debriefs and ready access to senior clinical advice.
• Work strictly within competence, escalating when needed and adhering to safeguarding and chaperone policies.

BENEFITS

• Private Pension available
• Daily GP supervision and training with protected debriefs
• Opportunity for career progression
• Opportunities to develop special interests aligned to practice priorities.

ANNUAL LEAVE

• 20 days annual leave plus banks holidays

DETAILED ASPECTS OF THE ROLE

Management of Minor Ailments:

• Support practices in improving patient access for minor ailments and acute presentations.
• Promote the importance of self-care and signpost patients to community pharmacies in line with national guidance on over-the-counter medicines.

Management of Major or Chronic Health Conditions

• Work towards being able to take a history, examine, investigate, diagnose and treatment major or chronic health conditions under GP supervision

Patient medication queries:

• Work towards the handling of medication queries from patients including acute prescription requests, early requests, controlled drug requests, whilst differentiating when a query can and cannot be resolved by a principal GP.
• Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.
• Effectively and clearly explain medication-related information to patients in a manner that is easy to understand.

Delivery of Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) targets:

• Delivery of QOF targets including atrial fibrillation, asthma, COPD, diabetes, CKD, heart failure, hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, mental health, rheumatoid arthritis and drug dependency targets

Delivery of PCN DES and IIF targets:

• Delivery of PCN IIF targets including hypertension, cardiovascular disease prevention, atrial fibrillation, structured medication reviews for high risk groups, asthma.
• Delivery of PCN DES targets including hypertension, cardiovascular disease prevention, and medicines optimisation targets.

Signposting:

• Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for specialist referral, monitoring and/or referred to the social prescriber for further support services where required.
• Booking patients in to speak to a GP when a concern or query is beyond their scope

KEY COLLABORATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

The post-holder will be required to work with a wide range of colleagues within the practice. It is important that the post holder recognises the roles of other colleagues to person-centred care, and liaises with other colleagues as needed for the collective benefit of patients including:

• Patients
• GPs, nurses and other reception staff
• Other external healthcare professionals including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, community nurses, optometrists, dentists, health and social care teams and dieticians
• Ability to work as a member of a team within the PCN

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Has experience/awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice.
• Minimum of 1 year post graduate experience in General Practice, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
• Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct.

HEALTH AND SAFETY/RISK MANAGEMENT

An expectation is for all staff to have a commitment to promoting and maintaining a safe and healthy environment and be responsible for their own and others welfare. In addition, staff will be expected to undertake the statutory mandatory health and safety training and other training relevant to their specialist area of work.

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and complete the required statutory mandatory training.

PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY

The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The person specification describes the characteristics (skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications) that are needed to carry out the duties in the job description.

Professional Registration

Essential:

• Registered with the GMC

Qualifications

Essential:

• UK PA qualification (PG Dip/MSc) and passed UK PA National Examination (PANE)

Desirable:

• Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential:

• Minimum of 1 year postqualification experience in the GP setting
• A good understanding of general practice and primary care
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
• Good IT skills, preferably with EMIS skills
• Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Work effectively independently and as a team member
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
• Self-Motivated, positive attitude, adaptable, self-aware and able to gain respect, trust and co-operation quickly

Other

Essential:

• Commitment to equality and diversity
• Current DBS check
• Information Governance toolkit completion

DISCLAIMER

In view of the dynamic nature of the role, this job description is intended to provide an outline of the duties and responsibilities; it will be subject to review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder. The post holder should be prepared to take on additional duties or relinquish existing duties in order to maintain the efficient running of the Practice.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From £40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexitime

Experience:

• GP surgery: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• GMC (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Must have a minimum of 1 year experience in the GP setting

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bounces Road Surgery

Address

Forest Primary Care Centre

308A Hertford Road

Edmonton

London

N9 7HD

Employer's website

https://www.bouncesroadpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)