Physician Associate

About the Role

The Humbleyard Practice, located south-west of Norwich, has a fantastic opportunity for a physician associate (PA) to join our team, on a full-time basis, for 37.5 hours a week. The position is offered on a fixed term contract until January 2028.

The role will offer the post-holder the opportunity to build on their experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team, as well as developing positive new working relationships across organisational and professional boundaries.

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.

About the Candidate

All applicants should have the following qualifications and registrations, either in place or pending:

• 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.

About Us

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 chris.stace@nhs.net

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.