- Perform, duties with regards to the adult memory diagnostic pathway delegated and agreed by the supervising clinician(s).
- With clinical supervision as considered appropriate:
o Undertake Service User consultations, assessments and examinations.
o Recommend and explain appropriate diagnostic tests and treatment.
o Request and interpret results of laboratory investigations when necessary.
o Consult and refer as appropriate to other health professional/specialists in order to discuss or refer specific Service Users, plan and co-ordinate activities or exchange information in order to improve the quality-of-Service User care
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o Determine a list of differential and/or actual diagnoses.
o Recommend a management / treatment plan
o Perform diagnostic / therapeutic procedures, subject to training / experience and competency assessment. - Act with empathy and consideration, involving the Service User in decisions about their care.
- Ensure provision of good clinical care at all times using established clinical guidelines.
- Liaise with members of the multi-disciplinary team and allied services such as Community Nursing, dietitian, community mental health team.
- Maintain accurate and appropriate documentation for legal and administrative purposes.
Management and Leadership - Develop own leadership skills within the clinical environment and team.
- Contribute to the development of the service and act as a change agent and facilitate the change process whilst encouraging others to be innovative and adaptable in the approach to change.
- Networking and maintaining relationships with other PAs
- Promote a positive image of PAs both externally and internally
- Support and influence the development of new models of care
- Implement evidence based policies and procedures specifically required by the Team.
- Develop and maintain effective communication with the multidisciplinary team to ensure high standards of care.
- Work collaboratively with representatives of other clinical areas, disciplines and services to provide a seamless pathway of care.
- Be conversant with all policies and procedures and ensure they are correctly implemented.
- Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrong doing by following the Whistle Blowing policy and supporting practices
Training, Education and 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 and evidence-based medical practice by attending continuing education courses and professional meetings, reading journals etc.
Undertake 50 hours of continuing medical education (CPD) every year. A minimum of 25 hours must be in accredited direct learning programmes.
Take the UK PA National Re-certification Examination every six years, as required for Physician Associates. - Undertake the acquisition and development of new skills, knowledge and experience based on curriculum framework.
- Help identify, plan and assist in the implementation of goals for clinical development Physician Associates.
- Assist in clinical instruction and supervision of medical and nursing students as well other learners that may periodically be attached to the practice/department, including the educational development and mentoring of Physician Associate students.
- Attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings organised by the Service in order to discuss and learn from recent significant events relating to clinical practice occurring within the Practice/department.
- 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.
- Deliver and share updates in clinical practice to the whole team.
- Support as appropriate other clinical and non-clinical staff members.
- Complete all necessary mandatory and statutory training.
- Attend, and prepare for, all scheduled academic and clinical teaching and assessments
- Engage with feedback mechanisms to evaluate own learning experience both during academic and clinical placements
Clinical Governance, Audit, Research and Quality Improvement - Support quality and process improvement work within the Service.
- Undertake and feedback on clinical audit work.
- Contribute/assist in the development of multidisciplinary research in the service area, implementing effective and evidence based practice.
- Develop research skills and provide support and appropriate implementation strategies for changes in clinical practice.
- Participate and contribute to any ongoing regional and national research to evaluate the effectiveness of care strategies related to the Service User experience.
Professional Responsibilities - Adhere to relevant NHS Codes of Practice and own professional Code of Conduct.
- Maintain voluntary registration and complete required re validation 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 Physician Associate role.
Navigo Values:
Navigo is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respect at all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Navigo Values:
Honest, open, transparent
Respectful
Person first and in the centre
Improve and be outstanding
Relevant today, ready for tomorrow
Families and carers matter
Safeguarding:
Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Navigo Policy.
Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with a relevant professional body such as NMC or HCPC
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- A desire and willingness to undertake relevant training as required for your role as identified by your line manager Desirable
- PSI Qualification
- Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience of working with mental illness.
- Experience of triage and signposting
- Experience of complex care assessments and assessments of risk
- Experience of delivering complex care.
- Experience in delivering clinical supervision.
- Delivering a range of interventions
- Working in multi-disciplinary team settings
- Experience of providing assessment of physical health care in Mental Health Desirable
- Experience of delivering staff training.
- Experience of working across adult and older adult service areas.
- Experience of joint working with Primary care staff including GPs and District Nursing Other requirements
Essential
- Have Passion for working with people with Severe Mental Illness
- Have good knowledge and understanding of mental illness both organic and functional across the age range.
- Have a good knowledge and understanding of the services that you may be referring to, including specialist teams.
- Understand the impact that stigma has on people and be how to minimise its impact on service users and their family.
- Have good knowledge and understanding of medication.
- Have good knowledge and Understanding of principles and methods of clinical audit, research and service evaluation.
- Have good professional knowledge of Personalised Care and Support Planning and be passionate about service user involvement Desirable
- Have knowledge and understanding of the research process.
- Knowledge and understanding of psychological therapies. Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Be able to assess service user need, both mental health, health and social needs and risk and advise on next steps.
- Ability to keep composed and work under pressure and to problem solve in complex and often chaotic situations.
- Be able to work flexibly and cooperatively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team
- Be able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people.
- Ability to organise own time and diary and that of junior staff and learners.
- Have ability to follow policy and make propos
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Physician Associate - Grimsby, United Kingdom - Navigo Health and Social Care CIC
Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the memory service as a physician associate, pioneering the role within the service and organisation and opportunity to demonstrate the value that can be brought to the service to compliment existing use of varied roles within a multi-disciplinary team. The successful applicant will have opportunity to work alongside existing medical and non-medical diagnosticians and prescribers along with developing new pathways and processes to enhance the service delivery. There will be support around the role to promote development of the physician associate in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of service users referred to the memory and care home service. You will have ample opportunity for engaging in CPD and networking with wider medical and non-medical roles within the organisation and potential to create future opportunities in recruitment of physician associate roles through the unique opportunity to demonstrate the role in practice.Main duties of the job
The main duties and role of this post is the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and post diagnostic support of service users referred to the memory services. This includes both typical and atypical presentations such as younger people with dementia, service users with parkinsons and cognitive impairment, huntingtons disease substance related cognitive impairment and learning disability with cognitive impairment. The role will also complete reviews of service users who are diagnosed in line with shared care arrangements and referrals to suitable support mechanisms in the pre diagnostic and post diagnostic phase. Close working relationships will be established with the advanced clinical practitioners, doctors and the wider team. We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and hard working individual who can demonstrate the aptitude to develop into this role and model the benefit a physician associate can bring to the service.
About us
Hello
We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire mental health and well-being. We are an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health services to the NHS and beyond.
The whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.
We offer a range of mental health services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and an outstanding specialist eating disorder facility.
Ranked as one of the top UK companies to work for, we featured in the Best Companies top 100 large company list and were named sixth best health and social care company 2023.
As a social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commercially viable businesses that provide training, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby Garden Centre and two cafes.
Working at Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it.
We like to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.
Come join us
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Physician Associate (PA) will provide expert assistance to the adult memory pathway in the provision of a high quality service to Service Users. The post holder will work under the direction of a supervising Consultant and Senior Operational Manager / Advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) Lead and with other members of the clinical team within the scope of policies and clinical guidelines. The job will involve Service User / carer direct contact and clinic / community work. Successful appointees will perform delegated duties with a high degree of clinical skill and knowledge.
It is not mandatory that the Physician Associate has prior experience of a relevant speciality. The post-holders will undergo training, supervision relevant to the required clinical tasks. The candidate will be trained in a broad range of skills as part of our diagnostic pathway for adult memory and will be expected to liaise with other professionals and specialities as required and complete necessary documentation relating to their Service Users / carers.
PAs will be clinically supervised by a designated Consultant and line managed by the ACP Lead. The Service will aim to offer dedicated formal and informal clinical supervision each week together with half a day for professional development.
It is expected that the Physician Associate may become involved in all activities of the Service including clinical governance, quality improvement projects, research and teaching as requested.
The post holder will be involved with initial assessment for adult memory including taking medical histories administering structured diagnostic instruments and determining diagnosis assessing and examining Service Users initiating and interpreting investigations as appropriate developing management plans in consultation with the Service Users.
The range of duties will be developed over the course of a planned 12 months in conjunction with the post holders capability and development.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Service User Care
