Physician Associate (Home Visiting Service) and overflow clinic
Barnsley Healthcare Federation
Job at a glance
We are looking to recruit a Physician Associate on a fixed term 12 month contract who will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role, within a home visiting capacity between the hours of 10am till 6pm. All Physician Associates within our team are assigned a dedicated GP Mentor within the practice team., To undertake your work and provide care to patients via our home visiting service.
Provide health/disease promotion and prevention advice. Using appropriate referral pathways, refer patients to other services, Provide patient care; focused history taking, clinical assessment, diagnoses, treatment and evaluation of care. Please refer to the Job Description for more information. Our team is keen to support Physician Associates with further learning, to meet their interests and support the needs of particular patient demographics within the practice.
Candidates must have at least two years primary care experience. This is an exciting opportunity in which you will gain experience in a home visiting service and make a real impact whilst being supported by the multi-disciplinary team. This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within the Primary Care Networks., The ideal candidate should have a Physician Associate Postgraduate Diploma and possess Certification of passing the National Examination, and be a member of the Faculty of Physician Associates at the RCP including registration on the Managed Voluntary Register.
2 years' post qualification experience is essential. Barnsley has established one super Primary Care Network of over 250,000 patients which includes all of GP practices across Barnsley. This is supported by six Neighbourhood Networks building on our successful and existing model of neighbourhood working; this enables us to maintain and focus on the specific needs of each local area whilst allowing integration at a borough wide level.
Competitive salary - Generous holiday allowance 6 weeks holiday plus bank holidays - Monthly B.E.S.T training event - NHS pension - Access to Blue Light card retail discounts