Physician Associate – Respiratory Specialist (Spirometry Clinic) Job Vacancy in South Tyneside, England, UK

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Working Relationships

Internal

GPs, other Clinicians and Allied Health Professionals

Clinical Directors and Managers

Team Leaders and teams/staff within GP Practice

Other Admin staff

External

NHS England, CCG, NHS provider/partner organisations, Service Users

CQC, NMC and other regulatory or professional bodies

Public Health England and other local Authority bodies or functions

Patient Liaison Group, third sector agencies and other key interest groups/stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities

1. Personal/Professional Development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment, such training to include:

Relevant professional courses and study days.

Participate in clinical audit in accordance with the service specification.

2. Safeguarding Children and Adults

The Sutton GP Practices are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people (anyone under the age of 18) and adults. It expects all staff to share this commitment and act in such a way that safeguards and promotes the health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults.

• Staff must ensure that they are familiar with the signs and symptoms of abuse and know what to do if any such concerns are raised.

• Staff are expected to know about and how to follow safeguarding children and safeguarding adult policies.

All employees working in at Sutton PCNs have a contractual right and a duty to raise genuine concerns they have with their employer about malpractice, patient safety, financial impropriety, or any other serious risks they consider to be in the public interest. Sutton GP Practices have local policies in place that emphasise that it is safe and acceptable for staff to raise concerns.

3. Confidentiality

The post holder must endorse confidentiality in their role. In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their careers, practice staff and other healthcare workers.

They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

4. Health and Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy in line with the Health & Safety at Work act (1974) and Infection Control policy.

5. Infection Control

Staff are expected to comply with PCN Infection Prevention & Control policies and conduct themselves in such a manner as to minimize the risk of causing healthcare associated infections.

6. Data Protection

All staff must ensure that when accessing data relating to patients, the information obtained and used is registered appropriately under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 GDPR) and Data Protection Act (2018).

All information held centrally by the practice relating to the patients health, medical treatment, personal details, and registration details remains confidential to the practice and patient.

All requests for medical information about a patient from external organisations and patients family members are legitimate, comply with Access to Medical Records and other legislation and have the written consent of the patient and practice

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Awareness of the structure and working of a primary care service
• Knowledge and understanding of the national and local health priorities
• Awareness of the legal and ethical framework surrounding autonomous practice
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
• Participation in clinical supervision and performance review.
• Knowledge of management of respiratory conditions in primary care
• Awareness of principles of accountability and delegation
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Knowledge of patient specific directions and associated policy
• IT experience / computer skills

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake training as required.
• Work within a multicultural environment
• Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Experience of using EMIS

Qualifications

Essential

• Physicians associate Diploma
• ARTP Spirometry accreditation ( full)

Desirable

• Degree Qualification BSc / MSc or
• Asthma and COPD diploma / degree

Experience

Essential

• Previous primary care experience and knowledge of the working of general practice
• Clinically competent in undertaking FeNo and spirometry assessment
• Experience of managing respiratory conditions
• Change-management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle

Desirable

• Change-management skills and experience of leading a team initiative or change.
• Motivational interviewing

Personal

Essential

• Ability to work autonomously.
• Ability to work effectively with other members of the team and other partners and agencies.
• Commitment to on-going personal and professional development
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Ability to be self-directed and self-motivated.
• Innovator

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).