Physicians Associate

2 weeks ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Grenoside Surgery Full time

**JOB TITLE**: Physician Associate (PA) Primary Care REPORTS TO: Senior Clinical Pharmacists and designated lead GP Network North Director and relevant Practice Managers (Management & Admin) HOURS: 37 hours per week (full time) Job summary As a PA 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. 1. 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 patient’s needs in a primary care setting To provide clinical leadership where appropriate within the practice and support other members of the team to develop and maintain clinical skills appropriate to your role and expertise. To develop a PCN wide service provision in an area of speciality that is of interest and concern to the PCN 2.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED See person spec 3. PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Clinical The post holder will under appropriate supervision: 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 as agreed surgery-based consultations 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 the scope of a PA’s practice.

Utilise 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 and outside the practice as appropriate Work directly with members of the practice primary health care team and support integrated patient centred care through appropriate working with wider primary care / social care networks Identify community health needs and participate in the development of patient/family-centred strategies to address them Contribute to the practice quality targets to consistently achieve high standards of safe, evidence-based, cost-effective patient care and service delivery 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. 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 analysis Review of relevant literature 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 Contribute to regular multi-disciplinary and or practice educational meetings Participate in multi-disciplinary protocol and patient group directions (PGDs) development as appropriate Work closely with other clinical staff and administrative managers in the setting up and/or improving of practice systems for monitoring/measuring performance against Clinical Governance and Quality Indicator targets Administration Fully document all aspects of patient care and complete all required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes in accordance with relevant standards Work in accordance with internal administrative systems relating to but not limited to the management of clinical data, Send and receive written information on behalf of the practice relating to the physical and social welfare of patients Ensure that all practice policies are fully implemented Support, contribute to and participate in external inspections 4. ADVANCED CLINICAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Clinical Specialism Develop a PCN service provision within an agreed clinical area.

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