Job summary
- Main area
- Physician Associate
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (starting with 6 months in SOAMHS HWLH.)
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 354-AE-21170-A
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Uckfield Hospital
- Town
- Uckfiled
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Physician Associate
Band 7
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
This role is for a Physician Associate/Assistant (PA) working in a community mental health team for a fixed-term split between 6 month Older Adults and 6 months General Adult Assessment & Treatment Service. During the Older Adult portion of this role, regular weekly time will be spent working with a geriatric medical team, to support development of physical health skills, alongside psychiatry.
Main duties of the job
The PA will be accountable for ensuring the delivery of high quality patient care, where they can be a source of continuity for service users through monitoring of physical and mental health requirements.
Working for our organisation
The PA will support the effective functioning of the multidisciplinary team and wider service developments through developing knowledge of assessing and managing mental disorders, undertaking quality improvement (QI) work such as clinical audit, gaining knowledge about psychotropic medications and taking a lead role in the physical health of service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The PA will have weekly supervision (for both clinical and professional supervision) from a designated consultant with experience of the PA role, with regular meetings to support on-going development within the role, as well as attending regular continued professional development (CPD) sessions.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Undergraduate degree in a life science and/or a significant background in healthcare.
- PG Dip/MSc or MPAS in Physician Associate Studies from a recognised UK training programme and evidence of successful completion of the Physician associate national exam (PANE).
- Registration with the General Medical Council.
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a mental health environment
- Able to work with the clinical team to manage a caseload of service users with complex mental health needs
- Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area
- Knowledge of national and local guidance for the role of a Physician Associate
- Awareness of Trust policies and service specification
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 Richard Kerslake
- Job title
- Consultant Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01273 616440
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