Job summary
South Bucks Primary Care Network
Base Location: Denham Health Centre and Iver Medical Centre
Salary: £38,890- £44,503 salary depending on experience
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week/ part time considered
33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
NHS pension
An fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Physician Associate to join our developing clinical team here at South Bucks. The successful candidate would be joining a growing team of PA's in delivering high quality support to our patients, we are looking for someone who is keen to learn and develop their role as a Physician Associate within our PCN in a general practice setting.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a collaborative, forward thinking and innovative physician associate to work closely with the existing physicians and clinical teams to deliver effective and robust patient care. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop clinical skills in a positive and excellence focussed environment, working under appropriate clinical supervision to increase access of quality care for patients.,
We would welcome applications from qualified, newly qualified or due to qualify PAs this year with a willingness to working under supervision of a doctor as part of our medical team.
The responsibilities of the role include direct patient contact through assessment, examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment and will play a key role in continuity of care for patients with long-term conditions.
The post holder will benefit from:
- Regular supervision from GP team
- Opportunities to develop their clinical practice
- Support and pathway training
- Being part of a friendly and forward thinking PCN team.
About us
FedBucks
is a federation of 45 GP practices covering a population of over 485,000
patients across Buckinghamshire. We began in 2016 and now employ around 200
members of staff across our head office sites, and our planned and unplanned
care services.
As
a GP Federation, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion
primary care by working with local general practice and system partners in the
provision of community-based healthcare services. We provide safe and
compassionate care to our patients across our range of planned and unplanned
healthcare services in Buckinghamshire and believe in continuous commitment to
quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.
Patients
are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves in ensuring our
patients feel safe, supported, communicated with, and respected, at a time when
they may be feeling vulnerable. Our vision is to provide high quality, seamless
health care that enables people to lead healthier lives, whilst feeling
supported and cared for.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY 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 their carers where applicable).
- contribute to the clinical development of the PCN through appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions, ensuring compliance with national guidelines and other quality initiatives as require
- 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 advice, alongside analysing and actioning diagnostic test results.
- develop integrated patient-centred care through appropriate wording with the wider primary care multi-disciplinary team and social care networks.
- utilise clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based practice and partake in clinical audits, significant event reviews and other research and analysis tasks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY 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 their carers where applicable).
- contribute to the clinical development of the PCN through appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions, ensuring compliance with national guidelines and other quality initiatives as require
- 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 advice, alongside analysing and actioning diagnostic test results.
- develop integrated patient-centred care through appropriate wording with the wider primary care multi-disciplinary team and social care networks.
- utilise clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based practice and partake in clinical audits, significant event reviews and other research and analysis tasks.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of UK Physician Associate (PA) National Re-Certification Exam, which needs to be retaken every six years.
- Willing to working under supervision of a doctor as part of the medical team.
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS long term plan and priorities relevant to primary care
- Local knowledge of community healthcare and social care
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed a post-graduate physician associate course (either PG Diploma or MSc)
- Maintained professional registration with the Faculty of Physician Associates and/or the General Medical council following implementation of statutory regulation, working within the latest code of professional conduct (CIPD).
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Capacity to be innovative and develop the role of a physician associate
- Ability to work with a range of clinical and non-clinical personnel as part of a team
- Ability to work independently and effectively with a high degree of motivation
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to communicate information to patients in an appropriate manner, using well developed empathy skills
- Understanding of the current issues facing primary care team.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of UK Physician Associate (PA) National Re-Certification Exam, which needs to be retaken every six years.
- Willing to working under supervision of a doctor as part of the medical team.
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS long term plan and priorities relevant to primary care
- Local knowledge of community healthcare and social care
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed a post-graduate physician associate course (either PG Diploma or MSc)
- Maintained professional registration with the Faculty of Physician Associates and/or the General Medical council following implementation of statutory regulation, working within the latest code of professional conduct (CIPD).
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Capacity to be innovative and develop the role of a physician associate
- Ability to work with a range of clinical and non-clinical personnel as part of a team
- Ability to work independently and effectively with a high degree of motivation
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to communicate information to patients in an appropriate manner, using well developed empathy skills
- Understanding of the current issues facing primary care team.
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).
