Physician Associate

7 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Scott Arms Medical Centre Full time

As a Physician Associate you will be acting within your professional boundaries, providing care for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care under the supervision of a GP. You will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the practice, in consultation with the relevant GP. You will work within your professional boundaries as part of the surgery team. Your work will demonstrate improvement in patient outcomes, contributing to reduce health inequalities in the surgery, improving the efficiency of general practice and delivering a best in class service.

Mentorship and supervision will be provided by designated medical personnel. The level and type of supervision will be dependent on the post holders skills and knowledge and determined by the organisations clinical governance arrangements. You will follow recommended annual appraisals and continuing professional development set out by the Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA). You will be a core part of the growing surgery team, providing services to the patients registered with the GP practice.

Scope and purpose of the role To deliver a high standard of patient care using advanced autonomous clinical skills with in-depth theoretical knowledge and evidence-based practice working under the supervision of a GP To manage a clinical caseload and deal with presenting patients needs in a primary care setting To provide clinical leadership where appropriate within the surgery team, supporting other members of the team to develop and maintain clinical skills appropriate to your role and expertise. Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility All Physician Associates must work within their competencies and have professional indemnity for their role. Clinical Provide first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, utilising history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making skills to establish a working diagnosis and management plan working in partnership with patients. Undertake consultations (in person, video and telephone) for emergency or routine problems including management of long-term conditions.

Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports within your scope of competence. Discuss the result and implications of laboratory investigations with patients. Utilise local and national clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based practice. Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support with an emphasis on prevention and self-care.

Refer patients directly to other services or agencies using appropriate referral pathways. Ensure safe handover of care within the surgery Work directly with members of the surgery and support integrated patient-centered care through appropriate working with the wider primary care and social care networks. Identify community health needs and participate in the development of patient and family-centered strategies to address them. Contribute to the delivery of the practice targets to consistently achieve high standards of safe, evidence-based, cost-effective patient care and service delivery.

**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 teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources Training and Development Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to keep up-to-date with evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role to meet clinical governance guidelines for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and a Personal Development Plan (PDP) utilising a reflective approach to Practice. This requires 50 hours of CPD every year. Undertake a variety of research and analysis tasks associated with the improvement of clinical care, medical diagnosis and treatment where appropriate using the following means. Audit of clinical practice Significant event review / root cause analyses Review of relevant literature Research unusual symptoms and treatment options through consultation with general practitioners, and the wider practice.

Promote and support a learning culture within the practice and assist in clinical instruction, mentoring and supervision of medical, nursing or physician associate students and other learners that may periodically be attached to the practice and partner practices. Contribute to regular practice meetings and OHP educational meetings.

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