Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 367-ACMS-8559
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colne House, 21 Upton Road, Watford, WD18 0JP
- Town
- Watford
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum + 5% basic salary (max £2,011 per annum)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Physician Associate - SW Herts Adult Mental Health
Band 7
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
http://hpft.recruitforvalues.com/
Job overview
We are looking for a Physician Associate with a passion for delivering the highest standard of care for individuals that are accessing interventions in our specialist community mental health services.
You will be working as a Physician Associate within our Adult Community Mental Health Services in the West of Hertfordshire, supporting our continuing journey to deliver our CQC outstanding services.
Please contact Dr Sridhar Shanmugham on 07866201778 for an informal chat or to arrange a visit. We look forward to hearing from you!
You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
In this role you will complement the work of our psychiatric services by:
- supporting physical examination including annual physical health checks for service users with severe mental illness
- supporting diagnosis
- supporting the management of service users with co existing long term conditions such as diabetes
- overseeing the mental health care of service users living in residential care
- analyse test results
- develop care management plans
- health promotion
In return, we can offer you:
- leadership and management training opportunities
- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a maximum £2,011 per annum)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.
Working for our organisation
We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Physician Associate roles are likely to include:
- Practice under the supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist
- Conduct initial medical assessments, take patient histories and perform physical examinations
- Establish differential diagnosis, making appropriate treatment plans under supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, handovers and other relevant clinical meetings
- Treat patient and their family members using a high degree of empathy and advanced communication skills
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post Graduate Diploma in Physician Associate Studies or equivalent
- BA/BSc Degree in relevant subject
- Membership of UKAPA
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a trainee Physician Associate
- Demonstratable experience of organising and prioritising own workload
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a Mental Health setting
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, legislation and issues
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Sridhar Shanmugham
- Job title
- Consultant Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07866201778
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