Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 7 months (Fixed term contract until 31/03/26)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Working 1 weekend in every 4 weekends)
- Job ref
- 339-NMSK0200-TJC
- Employer
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southmead Hospital
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata for part time roles.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/07/2025
Employer heading
Physician Associate
Band 7
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Job overview
We are looking for a Stroke Physician Associate to join an expanding and forward-thinking department as it moves to providing acute stroke services for the entire population of Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG), along with regional provision including Mechanical Thrombectomy to the wider Severn Region and beyond.
Stroke services have been centralised to the Comprehensive Stroke Centre (at Brunel Building, Southmead Hospital) from May 2023 with an expansion of the hyperacute stroke unit (HASU). The acute stroke unit (ASU) is also based at Southmead Hospital.
The Physician Associate role is continually being developed to work alongside the department’s doctors and multidisciplinary team. The role will give the candidate opportunity to work in a progressive specialty providing support to the hyper acute and acute wards.
They will have Educational Supervision provided alongside an annual appraisal to overview their career development and mentorship.
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON 17th JULY 2025
Main duties of the job
Weekly rotas will vary to include care of Stroke patients throughout their Acute pathway, including: -
· Daily consultant led board rounds and ward rounds.
· Ward cover on both the HASU and ASU
· Multidisciplinary team meetings
The specialty also participates in our own research as well as recruiting for national trials. There are always projects that you can get involved in or start developing your own ideas.
The role requires 1:4 weekends to be worked.
Finally, we are keen that you will be afforded a similar level of training as enjoyed by our other team members. This will include the opportunity to attend SDEC clinics. The Stroke team runs a review of all thrombolysed patients and those referred for thrombectomy. There is a regular journal club.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) is the largest Trust in the South West region, and one of the largest trusts in the country. Last year, the Trust treated over 100,000 inpatients, over 350,000 outpatients, over 90,000 emergency department patients and helped deliver over 6,000 babies across its hospital and community health services. The Trust employed more than 9,300 staff, has over 1,000 inpatient beds and income in excess of £500 million.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Job description and Person Specification for all essential and desirable criteria required for the role.
Person specification
NHS experience
Essential criteria
- If Trained in the UK: • BA/BS Degree prior to undertaking PA program • PG Dip in Physician Associate studies from a UK training program • Current and valid certification or re-certification by the Physician Associate National Examination OR, If trained outside the UK • Current and valid certification with the US National Commission on Certification for Physician Associates (NCCPA)
- Registered with the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Registration Commission (PAMVRC) AND Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) /Continuing Medical Education (CME), including regular attendance on internal and external study program
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to work cohesively within the multi-disciplinary team.
- Knowledge of medical procedures and terminology
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to respond to questions in a tactful and professional manner
- Ability to adhere to regulations as well as work flexibly to meet the needs of the Trust
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An inquiring and critical approach to work
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
- Evidence of leadership development
- Demonstrable interest in neurology and/or stroke
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Clinical experience as a Physician Associate
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jon Porter
- Job title
- Assistant General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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