Physician Associate

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
You will be supported by a team of consultant neurologists, included a dedicated consultant supervisor, and you will be fully integrated within your clinical team. There will opportunities for education and service development and your skills will be vital in helping us achieve our mission of continuing to make a national and international contribution to neurological research and treatment.
- This role is integral to the new model of care being developed at NHNN and will play a vital part in the expansion of that model. Training will be provided for neurology and stroke specific skills, with ongoing consultant and Lead Physician Associate supervision.

**Person specification**:
**Knowledge & Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Qualified from a recognized UK/USA Physician Associate programme
- Passed the National Physician Associate Examination (and evidence of passing the recertification examination if relevant)
- Registered with the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register (PAMVR)

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Demonstrable willingness to learn and awareness of own limitations
- Demonstrate ability to work within a team

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience in liaising with other specialties.

**Personal Qualities**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Excellent communication skills e.g. ability to influence, motivate and negotiate
- Excellent written skills e.g. report writing skills, ability to critique patient information
- Excellent collaboration and facilitation skills
- The ability to work alone and as part of a team

**Planning and organizational Skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Excellent planning and organizational skills including managing own workload
- The ability to meet deadlines and able to priorities own workload and that of others
- The ability to deal with problems in a methodical, calm and professional manner
- The ability to adapt to changing demands and work priorities
- Evidence of ability to work collaboratively and autonomously

**Technical Skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- To have advance level skills of the following: E-mail, internet, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Electronic Patient Records

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience of performing Lumbar Punctures
- Experience in clinical auditing and data collection

**Other requirements**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Evidence of ongoing Professional development
- Exercise independent clinical judgement within framework of agreed protocols
- The ability to exercise judgement, make decisions and act in a positive manner when required
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic
- Understanding of and commitment to confidentiality
- Understanding of and commitment to Equality and Diversity

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
- The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**:
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.