Physicians Associate - Emergency Medicine


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £56,515 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Blackburn, BB2 3HH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	1 Sept 2026
Closing date:	15 Sept 2026

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Summary

Participation in the clinical care of patients Ensure the provision of a high standard of care at all times Exercise a high degree of personal autonomy when assessing and planning care for patients As a dependant practitioner, undertake patient consultations, assessments, clinical examinations, order appropriate investigations and interpret investigation findings under the guidance of an Emergency Medicine Consultant Adapt specialist clinical knowledge and skills to different clinical settings and influence service delivery and patient care Recognise patients with changing health status and undertake appropriate actions As part of a multi-disciplinary team, support the delivery of care in a range of settings Under clinical supervision, take responsibility for a dedicated patient caseload, where required Maintain timely and appropriate documentation Within your scope of practice and working as part of multi-disciplinary team, perform delegated diagnostic/therapeutic procedures Communicate information to patients and families and within the healthcare team Improve the quality of the patient experience by identifying and meeting the individual clinical needs of patients Rigorously review with a supervisor, all aspects of the patients plan of care and identify and address issues that may result in less than high quality care Contribute to the development of efficient pathways of care Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including out of hours work in the presence of an Emergency Medicine Consultant Liaise closely and work collaboratively within the clinical/multi-disciplinary team to ensure good working relationships are in place which maximise benefits to patient care Maintain own clinical development by keeping abreast of new treatments and technologies within your role or specialism Implement effective systems and processes for infection control management and relevant audit within your clinical area Act at all times, in such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times, in keeping with ELHT safeguarding policies

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