Physicians Associate for North Monmouthshire

Job summary

The Band 7 Physician's Associates will be based in Chepstow Hospital. The 2 South Physician's Associates will have placements shared across all five South Monmouthshire practices . Operating hours will be 9am to 5pm with a lunch break and travel time included. Patients will be filtered by klinik systems or booked directly by the well-trained practice care navigators.

They will see all patients with a range of primary care presentations within their competencies.

• They will complete a thorough assessment of the presentation and agree a management plan with the patient.
• They will make onward referrals to secondary care.
• They will request further laboratory and radiological investigations as they deem appropriate. All radiological requests are to be reviewed and signed off by a practice GP before they are submitted

Their appointment book will consist of twenty appointments for amber and green face to face presentations, each with a twenty-minute mid-morning and mid-afternoon break and further 15 minute red appointments (acute on the day appointments). Scheduling may vary from the above according to practice and preferred competencies of the individuals.

They will participate in the quarterly NCN meetings and any meetings the hosting practices wish them to attend (with appointments suitably blocked to allow time for this).

Main duties of the job

The Band 7 Physician's Associates will be based in Chepstow Hospital. The 2 South Physician's Associates will have placements shared across all five South Monmouthshire practices . Operating hours will be 9am to 5pm with a lunch break and travel time included. Patients will be filtered by klinik systems or booked directly by the well-trained practice care navigators.

They will see all patients with a range of primary care presentations within their competencies.

• They will complete a thorough assessment of the presentation and agree a management plan with the patient.
• They will make onward referrals to secondary care.
• They will request further laboratory and radiological investigations as they deem appropriate. All radiological requests are to be reviewed and signed off by a practice GP before they are submitted.

Their appointment book will consist of twenty appointments for amber and green face to face presentations, each with a twenty-minute mid-morning and mid-afternoon break and further 15 minute red appointments (acute on the day appointments). Scheduling may vary from the above according to practice and preferred competencies of the individuals.

They will participate in the quarterly NCN meetings and any meetings the hosting practices wish them to attend (with appointments suitably blocked to allow time for this).

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.