We are looking for a Physician Associate to join our clinical team at Unity Healthcare.
What is the role?
* You’ll participate in all treatment and preventative healthcare services in the practice as appropriate.
You’ll provide direct clinical care to patients using established clinical guidelines.
You’ll recommend and explain appropriate diagnostic tests and treatment as necessary.
You’ll join Unity Healthcare, which is managed by Suffolk GP Federation. We are a not-for-profit, community interest company and our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.
Is it for me?
We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role.
* You’ll hold an up to date, relevant registration as a Physician Associate, and will commit to retaking the national re-certification exam every six years.
You’ll have previous experience of working within general practice as a PA, undertaking the relevant duties and responsibilities.
You’ll have knowledge of local general practice, and referral pathways.
Contract type:
This is a permanent role, based at Unity Healthcare (Clements), with travel to Long Melford & Lavenham required. The working hours will be 36 per week, which will be across 4 days between Monday – Friday.
What we can offer you:
* A strong ethos of flexible working, to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that ‘get it’
Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and ‘no wait’ responses
A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets
Cycle to work scheme
Death in service cover
Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking
27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years’ service
Blue light card employer – Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Interested? Have questions? Just wondering? Please get in touch with Practice Manager – Laura Lyons on lauralyons@nhs.net
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