Physician Associate - Reading, United Kingdom - Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
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Reading, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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This is an exciting opportunity to become a Physician Associate working across Renal at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and Primary care.

The Physician Associate will support the clinical services within the University Department of Renal Medicine as well as working in primary care.

The successful applicant will work alongside a team of consultants and a multidisciplinary team supported by the Consultants.


The post holder will be responsible for day to day clinical work on the ward to be shared with the medical team.

The post holder will be required to attend daily board rounds, assess and examine patients, present them on ward rounds, request investigations on EPR( electronic patient record) and interpret the results, and recommend treatment within a defined scope.

In addition they will have to liaise with other specialties as required and complete the specialist referral paperwork.
They will be expected to complete the electronic discharge letter (EDL) in a timely manner.

The successful applicant will also be expected to lead and arrange family meetings to discuss clinical progress and also discharge plans.


It is envisaged that the role would be developed flexibly over time in accordance with the needs of the service and a subspecialty interest of the post holder can be developed.

The appointee will undergo a period of training, supervision and accreditation to activities relevant to the renal department.


The post holder will be supervised by a designated consultant and will also have individual mentors to overview their career development.

There will be opportunities to get involved in Berkshire Kidney Unit service improvement, and in research activities.

The post holder will attend the regional PA teaching, and the renal department teaching, Grand Round, and be involved in the delivery of teaching.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT) achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.

The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north.

The Trust is one of the largest general hospital Trusts in the country and is Reading's biggest employer.


The Physician Associate will have a role in helping to facilitate and improve the placements of the PA students from the University of Reading and develop and expand PA roles within the RBFT.


For Renal the additional aspects might include:

  • Renal Biopsy
  • Line insertion temporary
  • Tunnelled Line removal
  • Triage for AKI across trust
  • Quality improvement projects and audits
  • Renal teaching programme
  • Acute medicine/emergency medicine clerking rota
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