Pcn Physician Associate - Goole, United Kingdom - Cygnet PCN

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Goole, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Scope and Purpose of the Role To provide a Physician Associate resource for health care professionals and service users, working in collaboration with other members of the Primary Care Network (PCN).

To provide a Physician Associate resource to all the care homes within our catchment, working in collaboration with other members of the Primary care Network (PCN) to help operate a Single Point of Access service.

To work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable, Physician Associate in the provision of a holistic approach for individuals including assessment, diagnosis and treatment, to deliver quality patient services.

To assess, diagnose, treat, refer, or signpost patients/service users who attend surgery with undifferentiated or undiagnosed condition relating to minor illness or minor injury.


To use advanced clinical skills to provide education to service users, promoting self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.

Clinical Responsibilities Participate in all treatment and preventative healthcare services in the Practices as delegated and agreed by the supervising GP(s).

Provide direct clinical care to patients using established clinical guidelines. Consult and refer patients to physicians, medical specialists and other health professionals as indicated.


Interview patients, take medical histories, perform physical examinations, analyse, diagnose and explain medical problems during surgery consultations and home visits.

Recommend and explain appropriate diagnostic tests and treatment. Request and interpret results of laboratory investigations when necessary. Perform specialised diagnostic physical exams and treatment procedures.

Instruct and educate patients in preventative health care. Conduct telephone consultations which may involve discussing the result and implications of laboratory investigations with patients. Order laboratory tests as required and agreed under supervising doctor(s). Fully document all aspects of patient care and complete all required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes.


Contribute to the clinical development of the Practices by developing a special interest and to help establish appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions, ensuring compliance with NSF guidelines.

Formulate diagnoses and treatment plans, in consultation with or referring to Supervising doctor(s) as appropriate. Give clinical instructions to nursing staff and Primary Care Team as required.

Communicate when necessary, with colleagues in the PCN 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 hospitals, consultants and other health care providers, and other community organisations to refer/consult on specific cases.

Professional Take the UK PA National Re-Certification Exam every six years - required for Physician Associates AND maintain your professional registration working within the latest Code of Professional Conduct (CIPD).

Undertake statutory and mandatory training as required by the PCN. Pro-actively promote the role of the PA within the Practice and externally to key stakeholders and agencies.

Respect patient confidentiality always and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role. Equality and Diversity The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients, and visitors must be treated Equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Health and Safety/Risk Management The post-holder must always comply with the Practice and Network, Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.


The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR and the Access to Health Records Act Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

Reporting potential risks identified.
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