Physician Associate (Brigantes PCN)
Employer Conexus Healthcare CIC Location Wakefield Salary Depending on experience Up to £45500 Closing date 16 Feb 2024
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Profession Contract Type Hours You need to or to save a job. We are Brigantes Primary Care Network and we are looking for you to join our expanding multidisciplinary team to help develop integrated care and fulfil the requirements of the PCN objectives.
To be responsible for the provision of a clinical service, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The physician associate will be required to work autonomously in the practices, providing a range of services such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment, telephone triage, clinical decision-making and referring patients appropriately, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure when required.
Your desire to effect positive change and compassionate nature will make you successful in this role, alongside your organisational skills and attention to detail.
Main duties of the job
There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Providing care for the presenting patient from initial history taking and clinical assessment through to the diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.
Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process, including assessment and diagnostic skills, leading to the delivery of safe care for all patients.
Work collaboratively with the healthcare team to meet the needs of the patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
Youwill also review and act appropriately on blood results and referrals/correspondence regarding their patients.
Carry out audit work and long-term disease management / monitoring as per PCN DES requirements.
Please see Job Description for more details
About us
Conexus Healthcare Limited is the Confederation for general practice in Wakefield, we have four areas of work.
1.Delivery of high-quality public facing Health and Wellbeing services across the Wakefield District:We develop, manage and deliver health and care services that support the population of the whole Wakefield district.
2.Delivery of Training, Development and Consultancy support across the United Kingdom:We design and deliver a range of training courses, development activity and provide advice and guidance that supports general practices and other primary care organisations.
3.Supporting Our Practices and Primary Care Networks (PCNs):We support general practices and PCNs across the Wakefield district to be more resilient, sustainable and deliver better patient care and care for the health needs of their populations.
4.Providing a voice and influence for General Practice in the Health and Care System:We provide a forum to develop a unified voice for General Practice and support general practices to cooperate and work collaboratively with the wider health and care sector partners in the district.
Built within primary care, for primary care, Conexus Healthcare Limited works with local GPs and their practices to champion investment in and deliver effective primary care at scale. By connecting in this way, we are stronger, more resilient and can care effectively for over 370,000 local people together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In the additional documents attached, please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
1. Polite and confident
2. Flexible and cooperative
3. Motivated, forward thinker
4. Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
5. High levels of integrity and loyalty
6. Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
7. Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
8. Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
9. Commitment to ongoing professional development
10. Effectively utilise resources
11. Punctual and committed to supporting the team
Other
Essential
12. Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
13. Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
14. Occupational Health Clearance
Qualifications
Essential
15. Post Graduate diploma or degree (physician associate)
16. Member of Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register
Experience
Essential
17. Working in a Primary Care environment
18. Working as a Physician Associate
19. Experience in triage
20. Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
21. Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
22. Wound Care
23. ECG's
24. Chaperone procedure
25. Requesting pathology test and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
26. Diabetes
27. Hypertension
28. Asthma
29. CHD
30. Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
31. Broad knowledge of clinical governance
32. Ability to record accurate clinical notes
33. Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GP's
Desirable
34. Spirometry
35. Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
36. Knowledge of public health issues in local area
37. Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
38. knowledge of health promotion strategies
39. Understand the requirement for PGD's and associated policies
Skills
Essential
40. Excellent Communicator (written and oral)
41. Strong IT skills
42. Clear, polite telephone manner
43. Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
44. Effective time management
45. Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
46. Good interpersonal skills
47. Problem solving and analytical skills
48. Ability to follow policy and procedure
Desirable
49. EMIS / S1 user skills
50. Understanding of the audit process
51. Understanding of clinical risk management
Employer details
Employer name
Conexus Healthcare CIC
Address
Alverthorpe Surgery
Balne Lane
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF20DP