Physician Associate - Band 7

The post holder will work within the Emergency Department to assist the multi-disciplinary team in providing care to our patients. The successful candidate will develop their emergency medicine skills within the physician associate (PA) scope of practice in order to carry out the role of assessing, investigating and treating patients., The successful candidate will work under the direction of Emergency Department consultants to provide emergency care in the various clinical areas within the department: resuscitation, minors, majors and paediatrics. The PA will develop their skills and the role of the emergency department PA under the supervision of a dedicated consultant supervisor. Aside from direct clinical care, the successful candidate will work with doctors, nurses, operational and administrative staff to develop clinical pathways and systems designed to improve patient care., Successful candidates will join a growing team looking to transform our existing offering into a national, best-in-class model for collaborative care. We are adopting a one-floor approach with the emergency department, SDEC and community services to ensure that we deliver timely care. We believe that one of the keys to achieving this is to ensure multi-professional development for all staffing groups in aspects of emergency care: majors, minors, paediatrics and resuscitation.
As a physician associate, you would have a key part to play in developing the role within a clear scope of practice and under consultant supervision. The accompanying job description describes this in detail. We look forward to reviewing your application!

Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo, The Royal Surrey is one of the few hospitals in the country to be rated 'Oustanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We are excited to build on this success by inviting applications a newly developed role of emergency department physician associate (PA). Our emergency department has radically changed of late and is embracing innovative ways of working across the professional, physical and digital space.