Physician Associate in Haemato-Oncology

Job summary

We invite applications to join our Haemato-Oncology team at St Bartholomew's Hospital. We employ a growing group of PAs at Barts Health, the largest acute care trust in the UK. The Haemato-Oncology department is based at St Bartholomew's Hospital and receives in-patients transferred from the Royal London Hospital, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Homerton Hospital, Newham University Hospital, Queens Hospital, King George Hospital and Colchester Hospital.

The post represents an excellent opportunity to obtain experience in Haemato-Oncology and bone marrow transplantation in a busy tertiary referral centre and transplant unit.

The post holder will be based at St Bartholomew's Hospital. You will provide cover for 42 in-patient beds, and the 25 chair Haemato-Oncology Chemotherapy day unit. Research and Audit is actively encouraged. There is an active departmental teaching program.

In the last two years, we have integrated two PA roles, who now hold central positions within our team. More broadly, our trust PA working group is developing the role across the Trust as the number of PAs grows. We would be keen to work with the successful candidates to continue the role within our service, and contribute to developing the PA role across the trust. There is an potential for autonomous working and practice development

Main duties of the job

Appointee to the post of Physician Associate will join the existing Haemato-oncology multidisciplinary team. They will work under the supervision of Haemato-oncology Consultants to deliver high quality inpatient and outpatient care as well as participate in teaching, research and audit and quality improvement.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

St Bartholomews Hospital

London

EC1A 7BE

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

St Bartholomews Hospital

London

EC1A 7BE

Employer's website

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

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