Physician Associate

**Closing Date - 16th February 2024**

**Job summary**

We are Brigantes Primary Care Network and we are looking for you to join our expanding multidisciplinary team to help develop integrated care and fulfil the requirements of the PCN objectives.

To be responsible for the provision of a clinical service, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The physician associate will be required to work autonomously in the practices, providing a range of services such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment, telephone triage, clinical decision-making and referring patients appropriately, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure when required.

Your desire to effect positive change and compassionate nature will make you successful in this role, alongside your organisational skills and attention to detail.

**Main duties of the job**

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Providing care for the presenting patient from initial history taking and clinical assessment through to the diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.

Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process, including assessment and diagnostic skills, leading to the delivery of safe care for all patients.

Work collaboratively with the healthcare team to meet the needs of the patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.

Youwill also review and act appropriately on blood results and referrals/correspondence regarding their patients.

Carry out audit work and long-term disease management / monitoring as per PCN DES requirements.

**About us**

Conexus Healthcare Limited is the Confederation for general practice in Wakefield, we have four areas of work.

1._Delivery of high-quality public facing Health and Wellbeing services across the Wakefield District:_We develop, manage and deliver health and care services that support the population of the whole Wakefield district.

2._Delivery of Training, Development and Consultancy support across the United Kingdom:_We design and deliver a range of training courses, development activity and provide advice and guidance that supports general practices and other primary care organisations.
- 3.Supporting Our Practices and Primary Care Networks (PCNs):_We support general practices and PCNs across the Wakefield district to be more resilient, sustainable and deliver better patient care and care for the health needs of their populations.

4._Providing a voice and influence for General Practice in the Health and Care System:_We provide a forum to develop a unified voice for General Practice and support general practices to cooperate and work collaboratively with the wider health and care sector partners in the district.

Built within primary care, for primary care, Conexus Healthcare Limited works with local GPs and their practices to champion investment in and deliver effective primary care at scale. By connecting in this way, we are stronger, more resilient and can care effectively for over 370,000 local people together.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilise resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team

Other

Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health Clearance

**Qualifications**:
Essential
- Post Graduate diploma or degree (physician associate)
- Member of Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register

Experience

Essential
- Working in a Primary Care environment
- Working as a Physician Associate
- Experience in triage
- Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential
- Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
- Wound Care
- ECG's
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting pathology test and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- CHD
- Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GP's

Desirable
- Spirometry
- Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
- Knowledge of public health issues in local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- knowledge of healt