Physician Associate

Job summary

As a Physician Associate, you will be acting within your professional boundaries, providing care for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care under the supervision of a GP.

Main duties of the job

You will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice multi-disciplinary team, in consultation with a GP.

Practice in compliance with the respective code of professional conduct and within the scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for your decisions, actions and omissions at this level of practice.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of your broadened level of responsibility and autonomy and the limits of your own competence and professional scope of practice, including when working with complexity, risk, uncertainty and incomplete information

Act on professional judgement about when to seek help, demonstrating critical reflection on own practice, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and openness to change.

About us

We provide care for approximately 6200 patients with a practice area that extends across Newport East. We employ a full range of professional medical and clerical staff and our large, spacious premises enable us to house additional services. We have a strong focus on training and development within the practice and accommodate GP Registrars, nursing students and administration apprentices.

Based in the heart of Newport, close to the local bus and train station, there is one waiting area available for patients, which provide a comfortable waiting space. The practice building has a first and second floor, with 6 clinical spaces.

With an exciting move coming in the nearer future, we are looking to expand our clinical team. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board are planning to build a new integrated Health and Wellbeing Centre in Newport East. The Welsh Government has approved the full business case for the new Newport East Health and Wellbeing Centre development, which is expected to open in January 2025. The Health & Wellbeing Centre will be based in Ringland and house two existing GP Practices working independently; Ringland Medical Practice and it is proposed, Park Surgery alongside Ringland Dental Surgery.