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Job reference: 144425
Salary: Band 7 (£46,244 - £53,789)
Job closing date: 14/04/2023
Job Type: Medical and Dental
Location: The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Employment type: Various Contract Options
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 31/03/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: General Surgery

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2 x posts 1 x Fixed Term and 1 x permanent 

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. 

​​​​​​​The function of the Physician Associate (PA) is to provide high quality patient care in conjunction with the clinical teams. The post will be based in the Department of Surgery, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and the post holder will be part of a wider clinical team available to meet the needs of the service.

Working under the supervision of a named physician, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, PAs will undertake physical assessments and history taking of patients and provide immediate care and initiate treatment as per clinical pathways/protocols, creating treatment plans as required.

PAs will provide high quality, safe and effective clinical and emergency care using established clinical guidelines in conjunction with the clinical teams.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact...

Name:  Chris Deans

Email:  chris.deans@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Telephone: 0131 242 3620

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