Physician Associate

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sheffield is seeking a talented Physician Associate to join their Respiratory Medicine team. This is a fixed-term role for a maximum of twelve months, focusing on providing high-quality patient care, managing cases, and collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team. Applicants must possess relevant qualifications and demonstrate strong assessment and communication skills.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Ability to take medical histories and perform physical examinations.
• Experience in a clinical setting managing patient cases.
• Good communication skills to explain conditions during consultations.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients under the supervision of a consultant.
• Assess and examine patients, initiate, and interpret investigations.
• Exercise autonomy in planning and coordinating patient care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient care management

Medical history taking

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Qualifications as a Physician Associate

Job description

We are seeking a talented Physician Associate to join the Respiratory Medicine team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest and most successful healthcare employers in the UK offering fantastic opportunities for training, development and career progression. One 6-month fixed term or secondment opportunity has arisen in the department.

Physician Associates to play a key role in the management of patients, support effective and efficient functioning of the service and contribute to wider service developments. The post holder will be accountable for ensuring that high quality patient care is always delivered. The physician associate will be supervised by a designated consultant with regular meetings to support on‑going development within the role.

The successful candidate will be trained in Acute and ward based respiratory medicine and dependent on skills and experience, out‑patient clinics.

Manage a caseload of patients as determined by the consultant, exercising a high level of professional judgement and expertise when delivering care. This could include taking medical histories, undertaking physical examinations, discharge planning, making complex diagnoses and explaining conditions during consultations.

Assess and examine patients, initiate, and interpret investigations and recommend treatment.

Exercise a high degree of personal autonomy in assessing, managing, planning and co‑ordinating care for patients in conjunction with the multi‑disciplinary team.

Develop extensive specialist knowledge and experience within the speciality, acting as a resource to the wider clinical team.

Ensure you understand and comply with all departmental, service and Trust Policies and Procedures at all times, cascading any information to staff as and when appropriate and required.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of twelve months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Alexander Basran Job title: Clinical Director, Respiratory Medicine Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0114 2714661