Physician Associate
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
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Job summary
NSFT Secure and Forensic Mental Health Services have been consistently rated "Good" by the CQC and we aspire to continue our journey towards becoming an "Outstanding" service. Our inpatient secure services form part of a wide and growing body of clinical services operating in a variety of settings linked to criminal justice services. NSFT Secure Services offer low and medium secure mental health services for men, an innovative integrated secure mental health service for women, mental health services in our local prisons, community forensic services, criminal justice liaison and diversion services and Offender Personality Disorder services in partnership with probation services.
We are seeking a Physician Associate to join the team in our secure inpatient mental health service for men based at Northside House in Norwich.
Main duties of the job
You will become part of the multidisciplinary clinical team providing holistic mental and physical healthcare to our complex service users and will work flexibly with other members of the multidisciplinary and physical health teams. The Physician Associate role will work under the supervision and guidance of a Consultant Psychiatrist and their skills will complement other roles within the clinical teams.
About us
Within Secure and Forensic Services we value every member of staff and we aspire to offer all our staff a supportive and satisfying work experience. We believe that staff, who feel valued by their employers and are truly engaged are able to provide better outcomes for our service users. We offer all staff a forensic induction programme and once part of the team you will receive regular supervision and will have access to reflective practice and to opportunities to attend additional training to continue to develop your skills and to learn from colleagues. You will also have the opportunity to be part of our quality improvement work within the service and to develop your audit and research skills.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
- Relocation packages.
Date posted
20 January 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£40,057 to £45,839 a year Gross Per Annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
246-SEC3844589
Job locations
Northside House
Northside
Norwich
NR7 0HT
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Northside House
Northside
Norwich
NR7 0HT
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
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