Job summary
- Main area
- Physician's Associate
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover until August 2026)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-0495-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Physician Associate Department of Haematology
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Haematology are recruiting to cover a maternity leave post for a Physicians Associate to work on our inpatient wards, Haematology Day ward, and with colleagues in our Outpatient clinics, based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Physician Associates to deliver support to the medical and nursing teams caring for Haematology patients. The successful candidate will be trained in acute ward based Haematology as well as to carry out a number of procedures, key to the delivery of Haematology care.
Main duties of the job
To manage a caseload of patients as determined by the consultant, exercising a high level of professional judgement and expertise when delivering care. This could include taking medical histories, undertaking physical examinations, discharge planning, making complex diagnoses and explaining conditions during consultations.
To assess and examine patients, initiate, and interpret investigations and recommend treatment.
To exercise a high degree of personal autonomy in assessing, managing, planning and co-ordinating care for patients in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.
To develop extensive specialist knowledge and experience within the speciality, acting as a resource to the wider clinical team.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of twelve months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The Directorate of Haematology is within the Sheffield Teaching Hospital's Haematology and Specialised Cancer Care Group . The Clinical Haematology department caters for patients with diseases of the blood, both malignant and non-malignant, and provides comprehensive diagnostic services and continuing management to patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- If UK trained: BA/BS Degree prior to undertaking PA program at 2:2 level or above
- If UK trained: PG Dip / MSc in Physician Associate Studies or equivalent from a UK training programme
- If UK trained: Certification by the Physician Associate National Examination
- If US Trained: Current and valid certification with the National Commission on Certification for Physician Associates (NCCPA)
- Be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) as a Physician Associate
Desirable criteria
- Life support certification e.g. ILS or ALS
- Higher Degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in the effective organisation and prioritisation of workload
Desirable criteria
- Experience of conducting clinical audit/service improvement projects
- Experience of working within a multi-professional setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to work under pressure, whilst demonstrating energy and enthusiasm
- Ability to manage self and maintain professional conduct in sometimes difficult and challenging situations
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues within and external to the Trust
- Ability to act with empathy and sensitivity, and understands when appropriate to do so
- Demonstrable understanding of patient confidentiality
- Awareness of current developments and initiatives in medicine services
- Knowledge of medical procedures and terminology
- Ability to assess the medical condition of patients and formulate appropriate diagnoses and management plans
- History taking and examination skills
- Ability to identify potential areas of risk and take action to mitigate
- Ability to competently use a variety of medical tools and equipment for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of patients
- Able to undertake frequent periods of physical exertion e.g. moving, lifting and manoeuvring patients as required
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate an interest in the specific speciality
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Caring attitude toward patients and relatives
- Commitment to continued professional development
- Shows respect, courtesy, and professionalism in all contacts
- Patient focussed with a ‘can do’ attitude
- Demonstrates honesty, integrity, fairness, and tenacity
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Philippa Kelsey
- Job title
- Clinical Lead, Consultant Haematologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01142711730
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