Physicians Associate

2 weeks ago

Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the expanding Physician Associate program at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) as it develops and expands to deliver care for the population of Cornwall.

You will be based in Trauma and Orthopaedics with 1 in 2 in week ward cover - normally working weeks will include time in theatre, attending fracture clinics, and developing the PA role within Orthopaedics


The successful applicant will be fully involved in departmental research, teaching and audit and have the opportunity to expand their role within the relevant team.

Why not join us in Cornwall to gain an outstanding work/life balance:

Cornwall is a beautiful rural county which offers an outstanding quality of life and provides many opportunities for outdoor activities, with its sailing waters, surfing beaches and rugged coastal routes for walking and cycling.


Cornwall has an interesting variety of eating places, including celebrity-owned restaurants, not to forget cream teas and the infamous pasty.

Cornish schools are of high quality at all levels and often comprise small class sizes where children thrive.


Assess and examine patients, order appropriate investigations, interpret investigation findings, form a list of differential diagnoses and recommend treatment accordingly.

Coordinate patients on ambulatory pathways.

Review patients admitted to the ward and provide subsequent management of their care in conjunction with the medical team.

Assess outreach patients, instigate therapeutic procedures and inform ward consultant of findings.

Maintain timely and appropriate documentation.

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Instruct and counsel patients & their relatives with regard to mental and
physical health issues.

Have, develop and maintain specialist medical knowledge.

Keep up to date with current guidelines and maintain best practice.

Contribute to achieving and maintaining performance within the hospital and department.

To contribute to the development of efficient pathways of care in accordance with current best practice and national guidelines.

Help facilitate and improve Physician Associate student placements.


To be accountable for the care given and to comply with the Fitness to Practice and Code of Conduct standard as established by the UK Managed Voluntary Register for Physician Associates (and subsequently the appropriate statutory regulating body, when this is in place).

To work within the framework of the scope of professional practice.

Work within the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective team working in the provision of acute medical care to patients on a day-to-day basis

Develop clinical guidelines to ensure best practice for the management of a wide range of geriatric medical conditions.

Support and contribute to timely discharge planning including completing
discharge summaries and support optimising bed capacity.

Abide by the Clinical & Corporate Governance policies of the Trust.

Take part in the administration of the department and the involvement in the management of resources.

Fully document all aspects of patient care and complete all required
paperwork.

For full details please see attached job description

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