Job summary
Employer heading
Physician Associate - Fix term (10 months)
Band 7
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
You will work closely with the senior medical team and be supported by ENP`s, Clinical Matrons and the Operational Service Manager. You will become an integrated and key member of a team delivering high quality care, directly impacting on an improved patient experience and ensuring patient flow.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with the medical consultants, doctors in training and the wider multidisciplinary teams to play your part in providing a comprehensive, evidence based service to all patients.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- UK Registration
- Membership of the Faculty of Physician Associates (RCP)
- BA/BS degree prior to undertaking PA programme
Desirable criteria
- BLS, ILS, ALS
- Communication Skills Training
Skills, Knowledge and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of medical procedures and terminology
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
Desirable criteria
- Assist in the educational development of Physician Assistant students through student shadowing and/or teaching
Expereince
Essential criteria
- Evidence Based practice
- Evidence of understanding of the needs of the healthcare sector and the patients it serves.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate awareness of healthcare research
- Project management
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marek Cholewczuk
- Job title
- Operational Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07342057859
- Additional information
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If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Medicine Division
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