Physician Associate

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our General Practice teams delivering innovative care to the wider community. We are looking for 3 committed and professional candidates who have completed a post-graduate physician associate course as well as have passed the UK Physician Associate National Re-Certification exam, and who maintain professional registration. The roles will be based in our practices in the Wigan borough. The role offers an opportunity for you to develop as a primary care clinician within our friendly and supportive teams

You will be consulting with patients using face to face, telephone & via e-consultation methods, delivering both acute and chronic disease management to our patients. You will be responsible for the provision of medical services to our patient population managing a caseload dealing with a wide range of health needs. You will be supporting & supported by the wide range of clinical and non-clinical team within the practice.

As a PA 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. You will demonstrate safe, clinical decision making and expert care for our patients, in consultation with the GP. You will work with the multi disciplinary team to support the delivery of policy and procedures to meet the needs of patients.

Main duties of the job

. Providing 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 patients;

2. Providing health/disease promotion and prevention advice, alongside analysing and actioning diagnostic test results;

3. Supporting management of patients conditions through offering specialised clinics following appropriate training including (but not limited to) COPD, asthma, diabetes, and anticoagulation;

4. Undertaking face-to-face, telephone, and online consultations for emergency or routine problems as determined by the practice including management of patients with long-term conditions;

5. Utilising clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based practice and partake in clinical audits,

6. Undertake home visits when required;

7. Developing and agreeing a PDP utilising a reflective approach to practice, operating under appropriate clinical supervision; and

8. Participating in continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities by keeping up to date with evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of your role, meeting clinical governance guidelines for continuing professional development (CPD).

About us

As the biggest provider of GP services in the North West, we are proud to have 42+ surgeries all rated by the CQC as either Outstanding or Good.

SSP Health cares for over 155,000 patients. We pioneered federated practice almost 20 years ago, allowing us to innovate to both improve patient care and enhance the wellbeing of our GPs.

But it is not just us saying this, we have won many awards over the years, and recently won Clinical Improvement for Chronic Conditions GP Practice Award and were finalists at the HSJ Awards.