Physician Associate

1 week ago

St Helens, St. Helens, United Kingdom Mill Street Medical Centre Full time
Provide first point of contact care for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems within the General Practice environment.

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.

Participate in weekly care home ward rounds as required by the practice on an ad hoc basis. Engage with relatives and carers to ensure a truly personalised and proactive approach to care.

Analyse and action diagnostic test results when needed.

Work within the Multi-Disciplinary Team to identify and manage a caseload of patients and where required/appropriate, refer individuals onwards to other health professionals.

Work within the Multi-Disciplinary Team to evaluate interventions and follow up within an appropriate timeframe. Checking care received and documenting accordingly.

Develop, share, and update Personalised Care and Support Plans. Provide health/disease promotion and prevention advice.

Support individuals to understand their level of knowledge, skills and confidence (their Activation level) when engaging with their health and wellbeing.

Utilise clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based practice within the role.

Partake in clinical audits, Significant Event reviews and other analysis tasks within the practice. Work to a professional code of ethics and provide excellent clinical care. PProvide varied support to other members of the team including clinical and non-clinical members. Show flexibility in your role particularly in light of ever-changing and fast paced healthcare environment.

Training and Development:
Maintain knowledge and proficiency in medical practices through appropriate continuing professional development. Remain on the PAMVR and complete 50 hours CPD per annum.

Confidentiality:
Staff are required to maintain appropriate standards of confidentiality relating to all aspects of their work, colleagues, service users and third-party information and must adhere to service policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Security:
The security of access to information is the responsibility of all personnel.

Staff must be always be vigilant, reporting suspicious activity immediately.

Staff must not share passwords or security codes with unauthorised personnel and must ensure that access to restricted areas and information remains secure.


Health & Safety:
All employees have a duty to take reasonable care of health and safety at work for themselves, the team and others, and to cooperate with employers to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements

The post-holder will:

  • Maintain the workplace in accordance with Health & Safety at Work Act.
  • Maintain a clean, tidy and effective work area and ensure that all areas are maintained, kept and comply with Health & Safety Guidelines ensuring the safe use of equipment and storage of materials
  • Adhere to health and safety policies
  • Make effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
  • Identify risks involved in work activities and undertake those activities in a way that manages risk.
  • Report and record potential and actual risks identified.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion - ensuring that all staff and service users have access to an environment that is open and is free from discrimination.

We value diversity of staff and service users. All staff are required to be aware of the Equality and Diversity Policy, our commitments and responsibilities.

Th post-holder will support equality, diversity and inclusion rights of colleagues and service users and will: - Act in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with service procedures and policies, and current legislation.

- Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

  • Behave in a manner which is welcoming to and of any individual, is nonjudgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development and Personal Conduct:

The postholder is required to dress and act appropriately for their role and is required to comply with company codes of conduct.

The postholder will complete an induction programme with their line manager and thereafter, will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment.


This will include:

  • Attending or completing relevant mandatory training when required to do so.
  • Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
  • Maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
  • Regular supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and practice policy.
  • Participation in the annual

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