Job summary
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 East of Hertfordshire, supporting our continuing journey to deliver our CQC outstanding services that remain accredited with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
In this post, you will be joining our welcoming team in Cheshunt in the South East of Hertfordshire where there are good travel links with London. This post provides good opportunity to develop your physician associate career working collaboratively within our Adult Mental Health Service to provide holistic, clinical care.
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
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 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. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please read on...
Job description
Job responsibilities
Physician Associate roles are likely to include, but not be limited to the following: Practice under the supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist Conduct initial psychiatric assessments, take patient histories and performphysical examinations Establish differential diagnosis, making appropriate treatment plans undersupervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, handovers and other relevantclinical meetings Treat patient and their family members using a high degree of empathy andadvanced communication skills Respond in a timely way to requests to assess or review patients physical and /or mental health Record clinical notes about patient contacts and provide advice to staff on furthermanagement / investigations / interventions Review and summarise patient notes for the purposes of contributing to dischargesummaries and reports. Undertake assessment and assistance to community staff in the event of medicalemergencies Work collaboratively with the relevant team i.e. Psychiatrists, Junior Doctors,Senior Nurses, Administrators, Nursing Staff, Social Workers, Support Workers,Occupational Therapists, Psychologists to ensure good working relationships Liaise with primary care and relevant secondary health care providers relating toa patients care or treatment Liaise with relevant community teams about a patients on-going care andtreatment needs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Physician Associate roles are likely to include, but not be limited to the following: Practice under the supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist Conduct initial psychiatric assessments, take patient histories and performphysical examinations Establish differential diagnosis, making appropriate treatment plans undersupervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, handovers and other relevantclinical meetings Treat patient and their family members using a high degree of empathy andadvanced communication skills Respond in a timely way to requests to assess or review patients physical and /or mental health Record clinical notes about patient contacts and provide advice to staff on furthermanagement / investigations / interventions Review and summarise patient notes for the purposes of contributing to dischargesummaries and reports. Undertake assessment and assistance to community staff in the event of medicalemergencies Work collaboratively with the relevant team i.e. Psychiatrists, Junior Doctors,Senior Nurses, Administrators, Nursing Staff, Social Workers, Support Workers,Occupational Therapists, Psychologists to ensure good working relationships Liaise with primary care and relevant secondary health care providers relating toa patients care or treatment Liaise with relevant community teams about a patients on-going care andtreatment needs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Diploma in Physician Associate Studies or equivalent
- BA/BSc Degree in relevant subject
- Membership of UKAPA
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a trainee Physician Associate
- Demonstratable experience of organising and prioritising own workload
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Mental Health setting
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, legislation and issues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Diploma in Physician Associate Studies or equivalent
- BA/BSc Degree in relevant subject
- Membership of UKAPA
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a trainee Physician Associate
- Demonstratable experience of organising and prioritising own workload
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Mental Health setting
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, legislation and issues
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
