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The function of the Physician Associate (PA) is to provide high quality, safe and effective, clinical, and emergency patient care in conjunction with other members of the clinical team.
The post will be based in the Haematology services at Western general Hospital and St Johns Hospital and be primarily based in the day wards. The post holder will be part of a wider clinical team available to meet the needs of the service. Working with an experienced PA the post holder will undertake clinical reviews of patients attending the Haematology day wards at SJH and WGH and perform procedures including bone marrow biopsy after suitable training
Working under the indirect supervision of a named physician, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, PAs will undertake physical assessments and history taking, provide immediate care and initiate treatment as per clinical pathways/protocols, creating treatment plans as required and perform procedures include bone marrow biopsy.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
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.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
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 neill.storrar@nhs.scot or kyle.drysdale@nhs.scot
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. Please note that the pay scale in this advert will not be changing as a result.