Physician Associate

Main responsibilities will include;

• Providing direct clinical care for patients, including clinical assessments, diagnoses and treatment, under the supervision of a GP.
• Interviewing patients, taking medical histories, performing physical examinations, analysing, diagnosing, and explaining medical problems.
• Working with the wider practice clinical team, to deliver services to meet the needs of the patients, which may include home visits.
• Consulting and referring patients to physicians, medical specialists, and other health professionals, as indicated.
• Recommending and explaining appropriate diagnostic tests and treatments.
• Requesting and interpreting results of laboratory investigations.
• Performing specialised diagnostic physical exams and treatment procedures.
• Instructing and educating patients in preventative healthcare.
• Conducting telephone consultations, which may involve discussing the result, and implications, of laboratory investigations with patients.
• Dealing appropriately with routine and emergency complaints.
• Fully documenting all aspects of patient care and completing all required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes.

• A postgraduate degree in Physician Associate Studies from an accredited PA programme.
• Membership of the Faculty of Physician Associates at the RCP, which includes UK Physician Associate Registration (the PA Managed Voluntary Register).
• Current and valid certification or re-certification by the UK Physician Associate National Examination.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

Essential:

• Experience including preventative medicine and chronic disease management.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to a varied and high-volume workload, with the ability to multi-task and to work under pressure.
• Consistently compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers, and colleagues.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, nurses, other staff, and agencies.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

We are a large, semi-rural, dispensing, research and GP training practice operating over three surgery sites (Hethersett, Cringleford and Mulbarton) to the southwest of Norwich. We have a fast-growing list size of 22,000 patients & are part of the 5-practice Ketts Oak Primary Care Network.

At Humbleyard we strive to always show compassion & kindness, combined with professionalism, personal and professional growth, an open and honest culture & create an uplifting work environment based on respect, recognition, and appreciation.

Our people:

• 7 GP partners and 6 salaried GPs
• 3 physician associates
• Enhanced care practitioner
• Nursing team, led by nurse manager: practice nurses, health care assistants.

Practice nurse and HCA training. Growing team of research-qualified nurses. Housebound/care home visiting services

• Pharmacy team
• Mental health team
• First contact physiotherapy (Norfolk Community Health & Care)
• Social prescribers  (South Norfolk & Broadland District Council)
• Dispensary team
• Reception team
• Administration and secretarial team
• Management and support team

Please contact Chris Stace (business manager) to arrange an informal visit and/or to ask any questions about the role on 01603 977861 [email protected]