Physicians Associate

3 weeks ago


Chelmsford, United Kingdom Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The department of General, Vascular & Urological Surgery are pleased to offer an exciting new post for a Physician Associate. This would be a new role within our department. You will join a friendly multidisciplinary team with a passion for patient care and service development. You will be expected to work collaboratively with all members of the surgical and other medical teams within the policies and procedures of Mid & South Essex Foundation Trust.
- Involvement in departmental audits and quality improvement work
- Deliver high quality, safe and effective advanced care, including administrating prescribed medications and treatment in line with agreed protocols and pathways
- Effectively communicate with patients, relatives and members of the public on complex care issues, ensuring empathy, sensitivity and compassion.
- To communicate with GP’s and other Health Professionals that may have had contact with surgical patients.
- Provide clear expert knowledge on health education and promote healthy lifestyle to patients and carers in line with clinical governance and the trust policies
- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records and update Trust patient

systems as required

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Clinical Duties
- Involvement in departmental audits and quality improvement work
- Deliver high quality, safe and effective advanced care, including administrating prescribed medications and treatment in line with agreed protocols and pathways
- Effectively communicate with patients, relatives and members of the public on complex care issues, ensuring empathy, sensitivity and compassion.
- To communicate with GP’s and other Health Professionals that may have had contact with surgical patients.
- Provide clear expert knowledge on health education and promote healthy lifestyle to patients and carers in line with clinical governance and the trust policies
- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records and update Trust patient systems as required
- Place the patient’s experience at the core of service delivery through implementation and continued monitoring of essence of care standards and patient satisfaction surveys
- Work collaboratively with the PALS and Patient council to investigate and resolve patients concerns/complaints, Involving ward staff in developing actions and progress development meetings
- Ensure clinical safety at all times using recognised reporting tools and investigation
- Provide clinical and professional advice and maintain professional relationships in supporting the multidisciplinary team within and outside of the specialty
- Assess and evaluate treatment plans and interventions using agreed patient specific pathways and protocols, ensuring consistent high standard of patientcare, acute surgical department patients, present them, initiate and interpret investigations and recommend treatment.
- Assist in the effective management of the area by promoting safe systems of work and identifying areas where changes in practice would achieve a more effective outcome.
- Ensure financial and physical resources are used efficiently and effectively and all equipment used in the care of patients with clinical efficiency and effectiveness and complies with local expectations and standards including ensuring a safe patient environment. Whilst appropriately maintaining these are solely used only by those individuals with the appropriate training.
- To develop a sound working knowledge of the hospital plans for managing large scale emergencies including trauma, epidemic illness, chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear (CBRN) contamination and be prepared to support shift leader, to initiate the major incident plan within the department.
- Support work within General Surgery, Vascular and Urology related to department and national audits and to support recruitment into clinical research being carried out in the department.
- Be an active participant in the development of efficient pathways of care in accordance wi



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