Physicians Associate

Job Overview

This ITR is to employ a full time Physicians Associate to provide support with the F1 Medical team to patient care on surgical inpatient wards and also to provide outpatient suspected cancer clinic capacity with the objective of offering patients referred on the suspected colorectal cancer pathway an appointment with 14 days of referral.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

Clinical / professional

1. The majority of this role will be out-patient based but it is expected that there will be some in-patient care.
2. Two week triage and straight to test requesting.
3. Two week wait clinics - face to face and telephone.
4. Maintaining an accurate electronic list of all in-patients when working on the wards.
5. Working collaboratively especially with the F1s and Core Trainees to undertake and share ward medical jobs.
6. Responsibility for continuity of care for patients on the ward, subsequently managing their care under consultant supervision.
7. Exercise a high degree of personal autonomy when assessing and planning care for an agreed caseload of patients with a range of care needs.
8. Assess and examine acutely unwell surgical patients, order appropriate investigations, interpret investigation findings, form a list of differential diagnoses and recommend treatment accordingly.
9. Attending ward rounds and documenting in the medical notes, completing Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) documentation and ensuring that patients receive timely discharge documentation.

Working for our organisation

The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust provides acute treatment and care for a catchment population of around 500,000 people in Bath, North East Somerset and West Wiltshire. We provide 759 beds and a comprehensive range of acute services including medicine and surgery, services for women and children, accident and emergency services, and diagnostic and clinical support services. The CQC recently rated the care we provide as outstanding.

New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities at our Trust. You will work alongside high calibre staff, many of whom have a national and international reputation for specialist expertise and world-class care, focusing on providing the best services to our patients. Our values are simple; Everyone Matters, Working Together, Making a Difference, and represent our aspiration for the type of hospitals we want to be.

Bath is a wonderful place to live and work. Our main hospital site is 1.5 miles from the city centre and is served by great transport links including Park & Ride services and the national cycle route 24, 244. Bath offers excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BA/BSc Degree prior to undertaking PA program
• PG Dip in Physician Associate Studies from a UK training programme
• Experience of conducting clinical audit

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrable interest in general surgery

Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and Experience
• Experience working within a 2ww colorectal team AND on wards managing acutely unwell people within the emergency team

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrable interest in general surgery

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Marc Bullock
Job title: Clinical Lead for Faster Diagnosis/Robotic Surgery
Email address: marc.bullock@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01225 825356