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Physician Associate - Care of the elderly
| Posting date: | 01 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 August 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8BJ |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6530875/387-M-3039-DY |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for one experienced Physician Associate with a passion for caring for older people to join our Care of the Elderly team at Bristol Royal Infirmary. The post holder will rotate between our Older People’s Assessment Unit and one of our Care of the Elderly wards. The PA role is well embedded within the department, with excellent support from the Care of the Elderly Consultant team and wider MDT.
The post holder will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, including a rotation within the BRI General Internal Medicine team (average of one week in every ten weeks). All applicants must hold a valid qualification in Physician Associate Studies and be listed on the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register to be considered for this post.
Informal discussions about the posts and expressions of interest are encouraged; please contact Nellie Redman (Lead Physician Associate) by email via nell.redman@uhbw.nhs.uk.
The post holder will work under the clinical supervision of a Care of the Elderly Consultant to deliver holistic care to patients. They must have a passion for working with older people and their families, with experience in advanced communication skills and complex clinical decision making in collaboration with the patient and MDT. They will be required to:
· Clinically assess and examine a broad caseload of medical patients with a high degree of clinical skill and knowledge
· Establish differential diagnoses based on history and physical examination, propose appropriate treatment plans and initiate emergency treatment where necessary
· Competently interpret diagnostic tests and imaging and appropriately act upon the result, including timely escalation to senior clinicians
· Conduct daily ward rounds with the Care of the Elderly team
· Develop extensive specialist knowledge and experience of caring for older people
· Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures under appropriate supervision
· Fully integrate within the multidisciplinary team, communicating with other healthcare professionals
· Make complex referrals to appropriate specialists and enact their advice promptly
· Provide health and wellbeing counselling to patients and their relatives
· Contribute to the development of efficient care pathways following current best practices and national guidelines
· Accurately document all aspects of patient care
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award-winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy.
Hours of work:
Full time total hours of 37.5 hours per week, as agreed with the department.
This advert closes on Thursday 15 Aug 2024
We are looking for one experienced Physician Associate with a passion for caring for older people to join our Care of the Elderly team at Bristol Royal Infirmary. The post holder will rotate between our Older People’s Assessment Unit and one of our Care of the Elderly wards. The PA role is well embedded within the department, with excellent support from the Care of the Elderly Consultant team and wider MDT.
The post holder will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, including a rotation within the BRI General Internal Medicine team (average of one week in every ten weeks). All applicants must hold a valid qualification in Physician Associate Studies and be listed on the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register to be considered for this post.
Informal discussions about the posts and expressions of interest are encouraged; please contact Nellie Redman (Lead Physician Associate) by email via nell.redman@uhbw.nhs.uk.
The post holder will work under the clinical supervision of a Care of the Elderly Consultant to deliver holistic care to patients. They must have a passion for working with older people and their families, with experience in advanced communication skills and complex clinical decision making in collaboration with the patient and MDT. They will be required to:
· Clinically assess and examine a broad caseload of medical patients with a high degree of clinical skill and knowledge
· Establish differential diagnoses based on history and physical examination, propose appropriate treatment plans and initiate emergency treatment where necessary
· Competently interpret diagnostic tests and imaging and appropriately act upon the result, including timely escalation to senior clinicians
· Conduct daily ward rounds with the Care of the Elderly team
· Develop extensive specialist knowledge and experience of caring for older people
· Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures under appropriate supervision
· Fully integrate within the multidisciplinary team, communicating with other healthcare professionals
· Make complex referrals to appropriate specialists and enact their advice promptly
· Provide health and wellbeing counselling to patients and their relatives
· Contribute to the development of efficient care pathways following current best practices and national guidelines
· Accurately document all aspects of patient care
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award-winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy.
Hours of work:
Full time total hours of 37.5 hours per week, as agreed with the department.
This advert closes on Thursday 15 Aug 2024
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