Physician Associate

3 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

Fixed Term

The function of the Physician Associate (PA) is to provide high quality patient care in conjunction with the clinical teams. The post will be based in the Department of Surgery, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and the post holder will be part of a wider clinical team available to meet the needs of the service.

Working under the supervision of a named physician, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, PAs will undertake physical assessments and history taking of patients and provide immediate care and initiate treatment as per clinical pathways/protocols, creating treatment plans as required.

PAs will provide high quality, safe and effective clinical and emergency care using established clinical guidelines in conjunction with the clinical teams.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact...

**Name**: Chris Deans

**Telephone**: 0131 242 3620

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