We are recruiting three physician associates to join the Stroke and Neurology team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
These are permanent posts and are fully supervised by consultants. The roles will be primarily based at Wycombe Hospital with occasional shifts at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and potentially Amersham Hospital.
We are hiring to fill three full-time posts (1.0 WTE). We will consider applications for part-time but please do specify this in your application.
The posts will be Monday to Friday (shift patterns include 08:00-16:00, 09:00-17:00, and 10:00-18:00) or a total of 37.5 hours per week as agreed with the department. The post-holders will be 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
Amulya Misra – Clinical Lead for Stroke and Neurology amulya.misra@nhs.net
The post-holders will work across the entirety of stroke medicine with experience in Neurology clinics. This includes:
Stroke wards:
Hyper acute, Acute and Rehabilitation.
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.
Clinics:
Stroke Follow-up, TIA Clinic & Neurology Clinics.
There will also be an opportunity to learn advanced procedural skills relevant to the department, including but not limited to:
USS-guided vascular access. Lumbar puncture. Botox Injection (following training and certification).
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.
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD
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. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us? We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for? Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
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.
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These are permanent posts and are fully supervised by consultants. The roles will be primarily based at Wycombe Hospital with occasional shifts at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and potentially Amersham Hospital.
We are hiring to fill three full-time posts (1.0 WTE). We will consider applications for part-time but please do specify this in your application.
The posts will be Monday to Friday (shift patterns include 08:00-16:00, 09:00-17:00, and 10:00-18:00) or a total of 37.5 hours per week as agreed with the department. The post-holders will be 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
Amulya Misra – Clinical Lead for Stroke and Neurology amulya.misra@nhs.net
The post-holders will work across the entirety of stroke medicine with experience in Neurology clinics. This includes:
Stroke wards:
Hyper acute, Acute and Rehabilitation.
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.
Clinics:
Stroke Follow-up, TIA Clinic & Neurology Clinics.
There will also be an opportunity to learn advanced procedural skills relevant to the department, including but not limited to:
USS-guided vascular access. Lumbar puncture. Botox Injection (following training and certification).
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.
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD
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. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us? We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for? Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
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.
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