Job summary
Healthier West Wirral are looking for A Physician Associate who is passionate about Primary Care to join our well established Physician Associate team. Your role will require
you to participate in all aspects of patient care through knowledge gained from
your PA training. This is a hybrid role that will see you working in Practice but also in the community as part of our Home Visiting Service.
Physician Associates will work within their scope of clinical
practice and demonstrate safe clinical decision making and care for patients
within the GP practice in consultation with the supervising GP.
Main duties of the job
Our PA's see patients in their own appointment slots, they treat and diagnosis, and develop patient-centred management plans. The responsibilities held by our PA is that of an autonomous practitioner encouraged by the support of their named supervising GP.
Other responsibilities of PAs include reviewing diagnostic test results such as blood tests and imaging reports, reviewing correspondence from secondary care, and referring patients on an urgent or non-urgent basis to the emergency department, assessment unit, or secondary care specialties. PAs are also helping our practices reach Quality and Outcomes Framework targets, and in educating patients in specialist review clinics.
About us
Healthier West Wirral PCN supports a population of over 70,000 patients across 6 different Practices including Marine Lake Medical Practice, Heswall and Pensby Group Practice, Commonfield Road Surgery, Upton Group Practice, West Wirral Group Practice and Greasby Group Practice.
By joining
Healthier West Wirral you will also benefit from:
- Dedicated and bespoke Physician Associate training and
support programme
- Continuous GP clinical supervision and support
- Access to NHS Pension
- A comprehensive induction and orientation programme
- 5 weeks annual leave pro rata
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide first point of contact care for patients
presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems by utilising
history taking, physical examinations and clinical decision-making skills
to establish a working diagnosis and management plan in partnership with
the patient (and carers as applicable).
- Identify, signpost, or refer patients at risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the
patients health
- Support the management of patients conditions through
offering specialised clinics following appropriate training including (but
not limited to) family planning, baby checks, COPD, asthma, diabetes, and
anticoagulation
- Provide
health / disease promotion and prevention advise alongside analysing and
actioning diagnostic test results
- Examine, assess and diagnose patients and provide
clinical care/ management as required
- Triage patients and provide the necessary treatment
during home visits
- Maintain accurate clinical records including read codes
in conjunction with legislation
- Ensure continuity of care, arranging follow-up
consultations or reviews as necessary
- Review the effectiveness of the treatment provided,
making changes where necessary to improve patient outcomes
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with
mental health needs
Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and
national policies.
In addition to the primary responsibilities,
the physician associate may be requested to support PCN initiatives:
- Support audit
programmes, undertaking audits when necessary
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service
delivery and patient care
- Support and participate in shared learning within the
practice.
- Take personal responsibility for own learning and
development, including the requirement to maintain currency, achieving all
targets set in their Personal Development Plan (PDP).
- Travel between PCN practices when required to support
with annual leave.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide first point of contact care for patients
presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems by utilising
history taking, physical examinations and clinical decision-making skills
to establish a working diagnosis and management plan in partnership with
the patient (and carers as applicable).
- Identify, signpost, or refer patients at risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the
patients health
- Support the management of patients conditions through
offering specialised clinics following appropriate training including (but
not limited to) family planning, baby checks, COPD, asthma, diabetes, and
anticoagulation
- Provide
health / disease promotion and prevention advise alongside analysing and
actioning diagnostic test results
- Examine, assess and diagnose patients and provide
clinical care/ management as required
- Triage patients and provide the necessary treatment
during home visits
- Maintain accurate clinical records including read codes
in conjunction with legislation
- Ensure continuity of care, arranging follow-up
consultations or reviews as necessary
- Review the effectiveness of the treatment provided,
making changes where necessary to improve patient outcomes
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with
mental health needs
Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and
national policies.
In addition to the primary responsibilities,
the physician associate may be requested to support PCN initiatives:
- Support audit
programmes, undertaking audits when necessary
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service
delivery and patient care
- Support and participate in shared learning within the
practice.
- Take personal responsibility for own learning and
development, including the requirement to maintain currency, achieving all
targets set in their Personal Development Plan (PDP).
- Travel between PCN practices when required to support
with annual leave.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Whilst experience of working in a GP practice is preferred, applications are welcome from newly qualified Physician Associates. To be considered for this role you will have completed the Physician Associate Postgraduate Diploma/Masters from an accredited UK university and passed the Physician Associate National Examination.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Whilst experience of working in a GP practice is preferred, applications are welcome from newly qualified Physician Associates. To be considered for this role you will have completed the Physician Associate Postgraduate Diploma/Masters from an accredited UK university and passed the Physician Associate National Examination.
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).