Physicians Associate in Breast Surgery - Band 6

Job summary

The department of Breast Surgery are pleased to offer an exciting new post for a Physician Associate. This would be a new role within our team and will be joining a friendly, cohesive multidisciplinary group with a passion for patient care, team working and service development. The successful candidate will have an extensive training program in breast examination, ordering and interpreting relevant investigations. In addition, they will be taught about the breast cancer patient pathways and our ongoing survivorship program. There will also be training in family history risk and genetic tests.

When competencies have been fulfilled, the successful candidate will be working alongside consultants who would be responsible for them. There will be opportunities to work in theatre, assisting and progressing to wound closure and other simple operative tasks. You will be working within the policies and procedures of Royal United Hospital Bath.

It is expected that the Physician Associate will become involved in the activities of the department and it would be envisaged that the role would be developed flexibly over time in accordance with the appointee's interests and the department's objectives.

It is expected that the Physician Associate would undertake further training to achieve prescribing qualifications.

Main duties of the job

Two week triage & 2ww clinic

Aid current staff accurately triaging GP referrals.

Trained to use clinical reasoning skills & techniques to examine, assess, diagnose, plan &present a range of treatment options.

Implement, evaluate & amend the treatment plan by providing timely information to enable the patient to make informed choices about their treatment. This will include patients with diverse or complex needs. This will result in the safe management & appropriate referral/discharge of patients with undifferentiated undiagnosed & complex presentations related to breast disease.

Potential to undertake peripheral breast pain clinics in community.

Responsible for working within the Breast Care team providing expert, evidence based healthcare to meet the holistic needs of patients with, or fear they have, breast cancer, from diagnosis through their care & treatment pathways.

Involvement in genetic testing pathways.

Maintain clear, accurate & concise patient records in accordance with Trust policy & professional standards, including the use of Electronic Patient Records System.

Data collection & analysis.

Working collaboratively with junior doctors to coordinate occasional elective & emergency inpatients.

Taking bloods

Simple minor operations in clinic

Clinical core biopsies

Theatre assistance, training to suture & simple operative tasks

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation including defibrillation

About us

The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust provides acute treatment and care for a catchment population of around 500,000 people in Bath, North East Somerset and West Wiltshire. We provide 759 beds and a comprehensive range of acute services including medicine and surgery, services for women and children, accident and emergency services, and diagnostic and clinical support services. The CQC recently rated the care we provide as outstanding .

New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities at our Trust. You will work alongside high calibre staff, many of whom have a national and international reputation for specialist expertise and world-class care, focusing on providing the best services to our patients. Our values are simple; Everyone Matters, Working Together, Making a Difference, and represent our aspiration for the type of hospitals we want to be.

Bath is a wonderful place to live and work. Our main hospital site is 1.5 miles from the city centre and is served by great transport links including Park & Ride services and the national cycle route 24, 244. Bath offers excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene.