Physician Associate - Stroke and Neurology

The postholder(s) will work across the entirety of stroke medicine with experience in Neurology clinics. This includes:
+ Stroke wards: Hyperacute, 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., 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 [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
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Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
+ provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
+ nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
+ regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
+ deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone .
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work - and invite you to join our BHT family.

These are permanent posts and are fully supervised by consultants. The role(s) 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 post(s) will be Monday to Friday (shift pattern includes 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-holder(s) 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., Working for our organisation
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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.
+ 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.
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+ 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.