Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic Physicians Associate (PA) with an interest in Dermatology? Are you passionate about developing your clinical skills within a diverse supportive team? We are looking for you!
Come and join us in the Bristol Dermatology centre @ Bristol Royal Infirmary, we are inviting applicants to join and be the first Physician Associate to join the dermatology team.
The Physician Associate role is being developed to work alongside the departments doctors and multidisciplinary team. The role will give the successful candidate and opportunity to work in a progressive dermatology team. You will have an Educational Supervision and annual appraisal to overview your career development and mentorship.
All applicants must hold a qualification in Physician Associate Studies and be listed on the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register to be considered for this post.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will work under clinical supervision of the consultant body on their pathway to provide and deliver high-quality care to patients.
They will be required to:
- Clinically assess and examine a broad caseload of patients with a high degree of clinical skill and knowledge.
- Competently interpret diagnostic tests and imaging and appropriately act upon the result, including timely escalation to senior clinicians.
- Be expected to provide suspected cancer and routine clinics, working towards two clinics per week, for both patient cohorts, and a weekly diagnostic biopsy list.
- Assist in the triage and assessment of patients referred to the on-call service.
- Develop extensive specialist knowledge and experience of the subspecialty in which they are working.
- Perform diagnostic and LA day case procedures under consultant supervision.
- Fully integrate within the multidisciplinary team, communicating with other healthcare professionals.
- Make complex referrals to appropriate specialists and enact their advice promptly.
- Provide health and wellbeing counselling to patients and their relatives.
- Contribute to the development of efficient care pathways following current best practices and national guidelines.
- Request and interpret results of investigations when necessary.
- Fully document all aspects of patient care and complete all required paperwork
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Minimum of a BSc/BA undergraduate degree prior to undertaking PA training
- MSc/PgDip in Physician Associate Studies from a recognised PA training programme
- Current and valid certification or re-certification by the Physician Associate National Exam
- Registered with the UK Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register (PAMVR)
- Member of the Faculty of Physician Associates
- Evidence of post-qualification learning and development
- Basic Life Support
Desirable
- Intermediate Life Support
- Advanced Life Support
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience in working as a fully qualified Physician Associate
- Excellent knowledge of medical science and its application to clinical scenarios
- Able to demonstrate sound clinical judgement
- Experience working cohesively within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of working in secondary care
- Experience in clinical audit
- Experience mentoring and training PA students
- Awareness of current developments and initiatives in the specialty area
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to interpret and implement guidelines, policies, and procedures
- Ability to safely and effectively prioritise workload
- Experience in working with and contributing to a multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of various healthcare roles and respect for the value of all members of the multidisciplinary team
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to exercise sound judgement when presented with conflicting work pressures
- Ability to effectively communicate highly complex and sensitive information (verbal and written) to colleagues, patients, and relatives
- Safe and competent performance of procedural skills
Desirable
- Competence in extended clinical skills
Aptitudes
Essential
- Caring and empathic attitude towards patients and their relatives
- Enthusiasm to learn
- Flexibility and resilience to change
- Honesty and reliability
- Awareness of self-development needs and motivation to seek development opportunities
- Ability to work within limits of competency and seek help when appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Minimum of a BSc/BA undergraduate degree prior to undertaking PA training
- MSc/PgDip in Physician Associate Studies from a recognised PA training programme
- Current and valid certification or re-certification by the Physician Associate National Exam
- Registered with the UK Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register (PAMVR)
- Member of the Faculty of Physician Associates
- Evidence of post-qualification learning and development
- Basic Life Support
Desirable
- Intermediate Life Support
- Advanced Life Support
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience in working as a fully qualified Physician Associate
- Excellent knowledge of medical science and its application to clinical scenarios
- Able to demonstrate sound clinical judgement
- Experience working cohesively within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of working in secondary care
- Experience in clinical audit
- Experience mentoring and training PA students
- Awareness of current developments and initiatives in the specialty area
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to interpret and implement guidelines, policies, and procedures
- Ability to safely and effectively prioritise workload
- Experience in working with and contributing to a multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of various healthcare roles and respect for the value of all members of the multidisciplinary team
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to exercise sound judgement when presented with conflicting work pressures
- Ability to effectively communicate highly complex and sensitive information (verbal and written) to colleagues, patients, and relatives
- Safe and competent performance of procedural skills
Desirable
- Competence in extended clinical skills
Aptitudes
Essential
- Caring and empathic attitude towards patients and their relatives
- Enthusiasm to learn
- Flexibility and resilience to change
- Honesty and reliability
- Awareness of self-development needs and motivation to seek development opportunities
- Ability to work within limits of competency and seek help when appropriate
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Upper Maudlin St
Bristol
BS2 8HW
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
