Physician Associate

Job overview

This post represents an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic clinical team in Paediatric Cardiology contributing to the on-going development of clinical services, supporting high quality patient care, managing patient flow, improving patient experience around pre-admission and discharge and working closely with medical and surgical colleagues in inpatient areas to support the management of cardiac patients.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

• To support the medical and surgical teams to manage a caseload of specific speciality patients as determined by the consultant, exercising a high level of professional judgement and expertise when delivering care. This will include taking medical histories, undertaking physical examinations, undertaking other clinical practical tasks e.g. phlebotomy, cannulation.
• Duties will include supporting the management of children with all forms of cardiac disease, the peri-operative care of children undergoing cardiac catheter, electrophysiology and cardiac surgical interventions.
• To develop extensive specialist knowledge and experience in the speciality, acting as a resource to the clinical team and allied health professionals.
• To work alongside the post graduate doctors on the team
• To be integral to excellence in communication and working within the team

Professional

• To work closely with the medical and surgical post graduate doctor team.
• Work as a qualified Physician Associate within the Cardiac service under the supervision of a named Consultant.
• To contribute to achieving and maintaining any targets related to patients under their care.
• Apply advanced clinical knowledge in the assessment, investigation and management of patients
• To contribute to the development of efficient pathways of care in accordance with current best practice and national guidelines.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.