Physician Associate- Cardiology

We are recruiting one physicianassociate to join the Cardiologyteam at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust on a fixed term contract. This a 12-month fixed term postand will be fully supervised by consultants.The rolewill be primarily based at Wycombe Hospital with occasional shifts at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and potentially Amersham Hospital. We are hiring to fill one part time post (0.6 WTE). This equates to 22.5 hours per week. The post will be Monday to Friday (shift pattern includes 08:00-16:00 and 09:00-17:00) or a total of 22.5 hours per week as agreed with the department.The post-holder will be requiredto work 1:6 weekendswith theacutemedicalteam (Saturday and Sunday 09:00-17:00). Please specify within your applicationifyou have successfully completed thePhysician AssociateNational certification and recertificationExamination(PANE)andif youare registered on the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Registeror whether you are a graduate awaiting thenational exam., The postholder will primarily work with the cardiology team.This includes:

• Cardiology ward: senior-led or junior-led ward rounds and completion of ward jobs.
• 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 acutelyunwellpatients.
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.
  
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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. Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce. 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. We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.