Physician Associate - Evesham, United Kingdom - SW Healthcare

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ABBEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

ABBEY LANE

EVESHAM

WR11 4BS

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:
Physician Associate


Salary:
Competitive


Hours: 8 sessions per week


Reports To:
Operationally accountable to the GPs within the Practice.

Day to day accountability to designated GP Lead/Supervisor

Managerially accountable to the Business and Practice Manager


Based:
Abbey Medical Practice, Abbey Lane, Evesham, WR11 4BS


Job Purpose


A Physician Associate (PA) is a trained healthcare professional who works directly under the supervision of a doctor as part of the medical team.

They are usually generalists with broad medical knowledge but can develop expertise/specialisms in a particular field. The responsibilities of the role include direct patient contact through assessment, examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment.


Description of the role and core responsibilities:

Physicians Associates will:
- provide first point of contact care for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems utilising history-taking, physical examinations and clinical decision-making skills to establish a working diagnosis and management plan in partnership with the patient (and their carers where applicable).
- review, analysis and action diagnostic test results.
- engage in the Quality Outcome Framework (QoF) process as required.
- deliver integrated patient centred care through appropriate working with the wider primary care multi-disciplinary team and social care networks.
- undertake face-to-face, telephone and online consultations for emergency or routine problems, as determined by the practice, including management of patients with long-term conditions. Where required by the practice, PAs will offer specialised clinics following appropriate training including (but not limited to) family planning, baby checks, COPD, asthma, diabetes and anticoagulation.
- undertake home visits and participate in duty rotas.
- provide health/disease promotion and prevention advice to patients.
- utilise clinical guidelines and promote evidence-based practice and partake in clinical audits, significant event reviews and other research and analysis tasks.
- participate in continuing professional development opportunities and keep up to date with evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of their role, meeting clinical governance guidelines for continuing professional development (CPD).
- develop and agree a personal development plan (PDP) utilising a reflective approach to practice. They will operate under appropriate clinical supervision, with the practice.


Confidentiality


In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.

They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.


In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers.

They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.


Health & Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

  • using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
- identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
- making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
- using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
- reporting potential risks identified.


Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

  • acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
- respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.


Personal/Professional Development
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

  • participation in an annual individual performance review, annual Appraisal including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
- taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities
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