Physician Associate - Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom - Primary Care Careers

Primary Care Careers

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Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

1 day ago

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About the Role:

Alpha PCN have an opportunity for a Physician Associate, covering practices within the Rothschild House Group, Manor Street Surgery and Gossoms End Surgery.

The responsibilities of the role include direct patient contact through assessment, examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment.

You will maintain a key role in supporting delivery of network contracted services and to provide a holistic clinical service, with support from GPs as required.

Job Purpose:

Provide first point of contact of care for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems utilising historytaking, physical examinations and clinical decisionmaking skills to establish a working diagnosis and management plan in partnership with the patient (and their carers, where applicable).
To help support practices with structured care around patients with long term conditions, including frailty.
Will have direct and immediate access when needed to a GP/Doctor and work under supervision of the GP with which the patient is registered.
Review, analyse and action diagnostic test results.
Deliver integrated patient centredcare through appropriate working with the wider primary care multidisciplinary team and social care networks.
Undertake facetoface, telephone and online consultations for emergency or routine problems, as determined by the PCN, including management of patients with longterm conditions. Where required by the PCN, 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 evidencebased practice and partake in clinical audits, significant event reviews and other research and analysis tasks.
Through participating in continuing professional development opportunities, keep up to date with evidencebased knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role, meeting clinical governance guidelines for continuing professional development (CPD).
Develop and agree a personal development plan (PDP) utilising a reflective approach to practice, operating under appropriate clinical supervision.

Essential skills & experience

Dynamic/able to use own initiative
A Post Graduate Degree in Physician Associate Studies from an accredited PA Programme
IT literate and proficient use of practice systems
Good communicator
Ability to teach others
Good presentation skills
Good problem solving and decision making skills
Ability to manage work load effectively
A high standard of clinical skills and experience with the ability to adapt to different situations
Willingness to work in the best interest of the patient
Team player with the ability to liaise effectively with colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team
Ability to liaise effectively with hospitals and other outside agencies
Must be a Member of the Faculty of Physician Associates at the RCP, which includes registration on the UK Physician Associate
Register (the PA Managed Voluntary Register) until such time that statutory regulation of PAs is achieved
Current and valid certification or recertification by the UK Physician Associate National Examination
Maintains CPD requirements of 50 hours per year (25 Type 1 and 25 Type 2)
DBS check
Previous experience in UK general practice

About Us:

Primary Care Networks (PCNs), supported by Dacorum Healthcare Providers Limited (DHPL), are developing new and exciting additional roles under the 2020 scheme, to support GPs and clinical teams at enhancing patient services in the local community.

There is a wide socio-economic and demographic served within this area which will provide an interesting and varied case mix.

The role will contribute to improving quality of patient care across the network of practices.

We are delighted to announce that DHPL has been awarded the Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) Certificate of Achievement in recognition of exceptional contribution to the Primary Care workforce under the category of Supported Retention and Recruitment of Staff.

As such, you will be joining an enthusiastic team of clinicians and administrators and will be well supported with on-going professional development (training support, CPD and peer support).

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