Physician Associate

We are seeking a Physician Associate to join our excellent Breastcare team

The Physician Associate role is being developed to work alongside the Breastcare Department's clinicians. The role will give the candidate opportunity to work in a progressive Breast Department undertaking a variety of interesting and rewarding clinical tasks.They will have Educational Supervision and annual appraisal to overview their career development and mentorship.

This is a permanent post within the Breast team with good support and development opportunities. Successful candidates will take a lead on new patient clinics in the cancer pathway and have the opportunity to develop expertise in a number of other areas of interest.

The physician associate is an exciting role and applications are welcome from suitably qualified individuals that may come from a variety of backgrounds, for example nursing, AHP, radgiographers or other professionals with suitable registration and qualification

Longer term there may be opportunity for a successful and motivated physician associate to undertake additional training to become an Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Main duties of the job

The Physician Associate works alongside the clinical team in Breastcare, examining and assessing patients, interpreting symptoms and investigations, providing reassurance for benign patients, and referring on for further investigation and treatment where necessary.

They work closely with our expert team of Radiologists, Surgeons, Nursing and AHP staff as part of the MDT and completing necessary documentation relating to their patients. They will be supervised by a designated consultant and will also have individual mentors to overview their career development.

This role is in a daycase, elective, high-volume cancer focused specialty, and subsequently will provide an extremely rewarding role for a hard-working and focused candidate. The post provides exposure and experience in suspected cancer presentations to the Breastcare department and is therefore ideal for any candidate wanting to develop a career within a rewarding area of clinical practice

About us

This is also a great opportunity for you to live and work in or around the historic port city of Bristol: gateway to the South West England. Bristol has its own thriving art, music and cultural scene hosting several exciting annual festivals such as the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta and the Bristol Harbour Festival. Bristol is also ideally located for the outdoors, being within easy range of the Wye Valley, Forest of Dean, Mendip and Cotswold Hills. Getting around the city is easy with Bristol being named as Britain's first cycling city in 2014. Consistently ranked as having the highest quality of life in England and Wales, it's easy to see why Bristol has the highest retention rate of students post-graduation than any other UK city.

Job description
Job responsibilities

please contact the clinical lead for additional understanding of main duties in the role.

Indicatively the successful physician associate will work in an outpatient setting, undertaking outpatient new clinics for suspected cancer, taking a lead in areas of interest - for example the male clinic, primary endocrine, or eventually the abscess service.

Person Specification
Essential
Essential

• -All Physician Associates must be registered with the UK PA Managed Voluntary Registration Commission (PAMVRC) or must register prior to appointment Desirable
  • -Experience of working within Breastcare or demonstable interest and evidence of personal/professional development
  • -Minimum of 1 year experience as a PA in the NHS.
    
    Employer details
    Employer name
    
    North Bristol NHS Trust
    
    Address
    
    Southmead Hospital
    
    Westbury on Trym
    
    BS10 5NB
    
    Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
    
    339-DAC4353

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