We are recruitingonephysician associateto join the Cardiology team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust on a fixed term contract.
This a 12-month fixed term post and will be fully supervised byconsultants. The role will be primarily based at Wycombe Hospital with occasional shifts at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and potentially Amersham Hospital.
We are hiring to fill oneparttime post (0.6 WTE). This equates to 22.5 hours per week.
The post will be Monday to Friday(shift pattern includes08:00-16:00 and09:00-17:00)or a total of 22.5 hours per week as agreed with the department. The post-holder willbe required to work 1:6 weekends with the acute medical team (Saturday and Sunday 09:00-17:00).
Please specify within your application if you have successfully completed the Physician Associate National certification and recertification Examination (PANE) and if you are registered on the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register or whether you are a graduate awaiting the national exam.
For any further information, please contact:
Rochelle Breen- Lead Physician Associate at Buckinghamshire NHS Health Trust
rochelle.breen@nhs.net
The postholder will primarily work with the cardiology team. This includes:
• Cardiology ward: senior-led or junior-led ward rounds and completion of ward jobs.
• Cardiac and Stroke Receiving Unit (CSRU): they will gain experience in clerking patients with cardiac and stroke presentations and in the assessment and management of acutely unwell patients.
Main duties of the job:
• To assess and examine patients, order investigations, interpret results, form a list of differential diagnoses and recommend a management plan.
• To attend consultant and/or registrar-led ward rounds and provide continuity of care for patients on their ward(s).
• To perform PA-led ward rounds when deemed competent to do so.
• Instruct and counsel patients and their relatives with regard to mental and physical health.
• Develop and maintain specialist medical knowledge relevant to area of work.
• Keep up to date with current guidelines and maintain best practice.
• To contribute to the development of efficient pathways of care.
• Develop clinical guidelines within their specialist area for use across the Trust.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
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Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
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For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Jan 2025