Job summary
The Physician Associate role is being developed to work alongside the department's Doctors and multidisciplinary team. The role will give the successful candidate and opportunity to work in a dynamic and welcoming outpatients team.You will have an educational supervision and annual appraisal to overview your career development and mentorship, extensive training in respiratory sleep medicine will be provided.All applicants must hold a qualification in Physician Associate Studies and be listed on the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register to be considered for this post.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work under clinical supervision of the consultant body within the department to deliver high-quality care to patients.
They will be required to:
- Undertake initial and follow-up assessments of patients referred to the sleep unit, initiating and evaluating different treatments including CPAP.
- Participate in outpatient review of patients on long-term CPAP therapy.
- Request and interpret results of diagnostic assessments.
- Support multidisciplinary staff on the use of CPAP for inpatients both within and outside the Trust, including set-up, assessment and evaluation of therapy.
- Assist in the triage and assessment of new patient referrals.
- Contribute to and partake in departmental teaching.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Minimum of a BSc/BA undergraduate degree prior to undertaking PA training
- MSc/PgDip in Physician Associate Studies from a recognised PA training programme
- Current and valid certification or re-certification by the Physician Associate National Exam
- Registered with the UK Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register (PAMVR)
- Member of the Faculty of Physician Associates
- Evidence of post-qualification learning and development
- Basic Life Support
Desirable
- Intermediate Life Support
- Advanced Life Support
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience in working as a fully qualified Physician Associate
- Excellent knowledge of medical science and its application to clinical scenarios
- Able to demonstrate sound clinical judgement
- Experience working cohesively within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of working in secondary care
- Experience in clinical audit
- Experience mentoring and training PA students
- Awareness of current developments and initiatives in the specialty area
- Experience of undertaking outpatient clinics
- Experience of working in Respiratory medicine
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to interpret and implement guidelines, policies, and procedures
- Ability to safely and effectively prioritise workload
- Experience in working with and contributing to a multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of various healthcare roles and respect for the value of all members of the multidisciplinary team
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to exercise sound judgement when presented with conflicting work pressures
- Ability to effectively communicate highly complex and sensitive information (verbal and written) to colleagues, patients, and relatives
- Safe and competent performance of procedural skills
Desirable
- Competence in extended clinical skills
Aptitudes
Essential
- Caring and empathic attitude towards patients and their relatives
- Enthusiasm to learn
- Flexibility and resilience to change
- Honesty and reliability
- Awareness of self-development needs and motivation to seek development opportunities
- Ability to work within limits of competency and seek help when appropriate
- Work autonomously
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8HW