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Expression of Interest - PCN Physician Associate
| Posting date: | 24 October 2023 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 March 2024 |
| Location: | Post Code area, WA7 5TD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | M0026-23-0142 |
Summary
Clinical Participate in all treatment and preventative healthcare services in the Practice as delegated and agreed by the supervising GP(s). Provide direct clinical care to patients who access the Practices services in a holistic fashion. This includes following the patient up and focusing on the medical management of multi morbidity. Consult and refer patients to secondary care consultants, medical specialists and other health professionals as indicated. Interview patients, take medical histories, perform physical examinations, analyse, diagnose, and explain medical problems during consultations and home visits. Recommend and explain appropriate diagnostic tests and treatment. Request and interpret results of investigations when necessary. Perform specialised diagnostic physical exams and treatment procedures. Instruct and educate patients in preventative health care, and utilise social prescribing as appropriate. Conduct telephone and Skype consultations which may involve discussing the result and implications of laboratory investigations with patients as well as dealing appropriately with routine and urgent complaints. Order investigative tests as required and agreed under supervising GPs. Fully document all aspects of patient care and complete all required paperwork for statutory and administrative purposes. Contribute to the clinical development of the Practice by developing a special interest and to help establish appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions, ensuring compliance with NICE guidelines. Participate fully in the clinicians duty rota including the provision of home visits when appropriate. Formulate diagnoses and treatment plans, in consultation with or referring to Supervising GPs as appropriate and liaising with other key team members as needed. Give clinical instructions to the non-GP clinical team as required. Communicate when necessary with colleagues in community care and hospital specialists in order to discuss or refer specific patients, plan and co-ordinate activities or exchange information in order to improve the quality of patient care. Deal regularly with community services, other health care providers, other community organisations to refer/consult on specific cases, participate in community service and education projects and activities and the like. Policy Development/Audit/Quality Improvement/Research Contribute to policy and process development relevant to your scope of work or that of the practice. Support work related to audit and quality improvement. Become familiar with codes and undertaking EMIS based audits. Support clinical research where relevant. Work with clinical team on projects that will improve clinical quality. Work with GP leads to develop new services. Administration Send and receive written information on behalf of the Practice regarding matters of insurance, housing, fitness for work, and other issues relating to the physical and social welfare of patients. Work to deliver with other members of the practice and the Neighbourhood Team, the objectives of the GMS contract. Training & Educational Development Ensure continuing education, training and development is undertaken to meet clinical governance guidelines for Continuing Professional Development and a Personal Development Plan. Keep up to date with relevant medical research, technology, and evidence-based medical practice. Undertake 50 hours of continuing medical education (CPD) every year. A minimum of 25 hours must be in accredited direct learning programmes. Take and pass the national re-certification exam every 6 years in accordance with the requirements of the PA Managed Voluntary Register and as recommended by the National Examination Sub Committee of the UKUBPAE (UK Universities Board of Physician Associate Education) and subsequently as required by the statutory regulating body when in place. Register and retain registration on the Faculty of Physician Associates Managed Voluntary Register. Perform a variety of research and analysis tasks associated with improvement of clinical care, medical diagnosis, and treatment where appropriate using the following means: Audit of clinical practice. Review of relevant literature. Research unusual symptoms and treatment options, through consultation with physicians and other medical specialists. Provide literature reviews and the like; review, analyse and determine the significance of a variety of diagnostic test results. Assist in clinical instruction and supervision of medical, nursing, and pharmacy students as well other learners that may periodically be attached to the practice, including the educational development, and mentoring of Physician Associate students. Attend regular multi-disciplinary meetings organised by the Practice in order to discuss and learn from recent significant events relating to clinical practice occurring within the Practice. Attend regular educational meetings organised by the practice in order to update clinical knowledge, practice policy and guidelines and disseminate other useful information relevant to the provision of adequate healthcare for patients. Regularly reflect on own practice (and keep a record of learning encounters) in order to identify learning needs and encourage self-directed lifelong learning and continued professional development. Professional Responsibilities Adhere to the relevant NHS Codes of Practice and own professional Code of Conduct. Actively participate in the required revalidation process of the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Registration Commission (PAMVRC) and the appropriate regulating body when this is in place. Support the development of the role of Physician Associate to ensure high delivery of care within their specialty and beyond. Act as role model for Physician Associates and support the promotion of this new role within the healthcare multi-disciplinary team. It is expected that the post holder will undertake any other duties which are deemed appropriate to the band/role when requested by GPs/other clinical team members. The above indicates the main duties of the post but this is not intended to be an exhaustive list and may be amended from time to time to reflect the changing requirements of the post, in light of experience and developments within the service. Any review will be undertaken in conjunction with the post holder. General & Corporate Duties Risk Management It is a standard element of the role, and responsibility of all staff of the Practice, to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards. Records Management/Data Protection As an employee of the Practice, you have a legal responsibility for all records that you gather or use as part of your work with the Practice. The records may be paper, electronic, or audio. You must consult your supervising GP if you have any doubt as to the correct management of the records with which you work. Confidentiality and Information Security Practice Employees are required to uphold the confidentiality of all records held by the Practice, whether patient records or practice information. This duty lasts indefinitely and will continue after you leave the practice employment. All employees must maintain confidentiality and abide by the Data Protection Act. Data Quality All staff are personally responsible for the quality of data entered by themselves, or on their behalf, on the Practices computerised systems or manual records and must ensure that such data is entered accurately to NHS data standards, in a timely manner to ensure high standards of data quality in accordance with Practice information governance policies. To ensure data is handled in a secure manner protecting the confidentiality of any personal data held in meeting the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998, Caldicott recommendations and other relevant legislation and guidance are applicable and should be adhered to. Health and Safety All employees of the Practice have a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Employees are required to co-operate with management to enable the Practice to meet its own legal duties and to report any circumstances that may compromise the health, safety, and welfare of those affected by the Practices undertakings. Infection Prevention As member of a clinical team your personal contribution to reducing healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) require you to be familiar with the Practices Infection Control policy (IPC). You must be aware of your role in the decontamination of patient shared equipment and are required to attend mandatory training in IPC and support the Practice in achieving compliance with the Health Act 2006. You must ensure that you are compliant with immunisation and vaccination requirements and attend Occupational health service appointments as requested. Practice Policies All Practice employees must observe and adhere to the provisions outlined in the policies available on the GP Team net system. Equal Opportunities The Practice provides a range of services and employment opportunities for a diverse population. As a Practice employee you are expected to treat all patients/customers and work colleagues with dignity and respect irrespective of their background. Safeguarding All staff have a responsibility to promote the welfare of any child, young person, or vulnerable adult they come into contact with and in cases where there are safeguarding concerns, to act upon them and protect the individual from harm All staff should refer any safeguarding issues to their manager and speculate accordingly in line with the Child and Adult Safeguarding Policies