- Physician Associate, GP, Primary Care Network
- Basingstoke
- Upto £ 50,000, depending on experience
- Full time PA - Monday to Friday
- NHS Pension
- Emis
Job Description
About the employer
Path are recruiting on behalf of a PCN consisting of 3 practices located in or near Basingstoke and have a combined patient population of circa 60,000 patients.
We are committed to building a multi-disciplinary team and want to build on the PA resource already within the PCN.
About the Candidate
You will have the following skills and qualifications:
- has completed a post-graduate physician associate course (either PG Diploma or MSc).
- has 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).
- has passed the UK Physician Associate (PA) National Re-Certification Exam, which needs to be retaken every six years;
- participates in continuing professional development opportunities by keeping up to date with evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of their role, meeting clinical governance guidelines for continuing professional development (CPD), and
- is working under supervision of a doctor as part of the medical team,
- experience of working in a medicine environment, including preventative medicine and chronic disease management;
- flexible and adaptable approach to a varied and high-volume workload with the ability to multi-task and to work under pressure.
- consistently compassionate and respectful approach placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
- ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, nurses, other staff and agencies;
- commitment to continuing professional development.
Key Tasks
- 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);
- support the management of patient’s 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 working 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;
- participate in duty rotas; undertaking face-to-face, telephone, and online consultations for emergency or routine problems as determined by the PCN, including management of patients with long-term conditions;
- undertake home visits when required; and
- develops and agree a personal development plan (PDP) utilising a reflective approach to practice, operating under appropriate clinical supervision.
- referring patients to physicians, medical specialists and other health professionals as indicated;
- dealing appropriately with routine and emergency complaints;
- fully documenting all aspects of patient care and completing all required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes.
- The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team as well as developing positive new working relationships across organisational and professional boundaries.
Generic Responsibilities
All staff have a duty to the following:
Confidentiality:
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
- In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health and Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include:
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
- Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
- Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holder’s role
- Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)
- Reporting potential risks identified
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
- Safeguarding level 3
- Ensuring all mandatory training is completed and in date
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognize people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
The post-holder will:
- Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
- Participate in audit where appropriate
Managing information
All staff should use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in the planning, implementation and monitoring of care and presenting and communicating information.
Data should be reviewed and processed using accurate codes to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes. Training will be provided