# Physician Associate > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physician-associate/731e650f-899d-47bd-a880-19a832d783a4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physician-associate/731e650f-899d-47bd-a880-19a832d783a4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** HMP Bronzefield - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physician associate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 £55,524 - £62,652 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed-term contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-30T14:20:33.909Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8405997 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8405997?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview CNWL are looking for a Physician Associate to join our Adult community Mental Health Team based at Mill House, Hillingdon . The Physician Associate will work collaboratively with psychiatrists, mental health nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, GPs and other professionals to provide safe, person-centred and recovery-focused care. ### Main duties of the job This role will entail working as part of a multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Team Hub, providing assessment, clinical management and ongoing support to adults experiencing a range of mental health conditions. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Clinical assessment and management - Undertake comprehensive psychiatric and physical health assessments under appropriate supervision. - Obtain and document detailed clinical histories, including psychiatric, medical, medication, substance misuse and social histories. - Created clinic letters to a good standard for sharing with other professionals in timely manner as per trust policy. - Interpret relevant investigations within scope of practice and act as appropriate. - Contribute to formulation, diagnosis and treatment planning under appropriate clinical supervision. - Monitor patients’ mental and physical health and identify deterioration or emerging risks. - Contribute to medication reviews and prescribing-related decisions in collaboration with the responsible prescriber. - Recognise and appropriately escalate clinical deterioration, adverse medication effects and safeguarding concerns. - Participate in crisis assessment and management within the team’s agreed pathways and scope of practice. - Conduct home visit when appropriate. - Support the physical health clinic staff when appropriate. Multidisciplinary working - Work effectively as a member of the Community mental health Hub , multidisciplinary team. - Attend and contribute to MDT meetings, zoning meetings, clinical reviews, handovers and care planning meetings. - Liaise with GPs, acute hospitals, psychiatric inpatient teams, crisis teams, social care, voluntary-sector organisations and other relevant services. - Support continuity of care between primary, secondary and inpatient mental health services. Risk and safeguarding - Undertake and contribute to ongoing assessment and management of risks, including suicide/self-harm, violence, neglect, vulnerability and substance misuse. - Recognise and escalate safeguarding concerns in accordance with local policies. - Contribute to safety planning and risk management plans. - Understand and work within relevant Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act frameworks, according to role, competence and supervision. Physical healthcare - Promote physical health assessment and health-promotion interventions for people with severe mental illness. - Monitor cardiovascular, metabolic and other physical health risks associated with mental illness and psychotropic medication. - Liaise with primary care and other medical services where physical health concerns require further investigation or treatment. - Work very closely with the physical health clinic and Clozapine clinic . - Work in close liaison with physical health lead nurse and the physical health monitoring team. Communication and patient-centred care - Develop therapeutic and professional relationships with patients and carers. - Involve patients in shared decision-making and recovery planning. - Communicate complex and potentially sensitive clinical information clearly and compassionately. - Work in a culturally sensitive and non-stigmatising manner. Professional development - Maintain professional competence and undertake continuing professional development. - Participate in clinical supervision and reflective practice. - Keep accurate and contemporaneous clinical records. - Contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement, education and service development, research project. - Be regular and up to date with appraisal process as per trust policy. - Work within the PA scope of practice, local governance arrangements and the supervision framework. - Provide colleague cover during annual or study leave, where practicable - Use Trust IT systems efficiently for documentation, communication, and data management. - Complete and maintain all mandatory training requirements in accordance with Trust policy. - Proactive approach in teaching training the staff around physical health care of patients with mental illness. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Patient Experience **Essential** - Demonstrates the ability to ensure patients are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect - Ability to assess and act on the views of patient and relatives about the standards of care experienced ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal skills - Able to communicate clearly in written and spoken ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - PG Dip in Physician Associate studies from a UK training programme - Current C valid certification or recertification by the PA national examination - Registration with the UK Managed Voluntary Registry for PAs **Desirable** - MSc in Physician Associate studies from a UK training programme - Degree/qualification in Biomedical Sciences ### Audit, Teaching and Management **Essential** - Use of patient and hospital databases - Ability to work within clinical governance guidelines **Desirable** - Experience of clinical audit and / or quality improvement projects - Experience of teaching and supervision ### Clinical Experience, Knowledge, and Skills **Essential** - Ability to organise, prioritise workload and take responsibility for the clinical care of patients under the supervision of the medical team - Ability to prioritise clinical need - Ability to communicate and work effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, nurses, other staff, and agencies - Aware of own limitations, and when to escalate for senior review - Relevant clinical experience and training in inpatient hospital services, with evidence of competence appropriate to the role **Desirable** - Experience of service design and improvement - Be able to demonstrate an interest in microbiology / infection management, antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship - Knowledge of antibiotics and NICE guidelines ## Documents - [jd & ps (doc, 150.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10737845) - [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162) - [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868) - [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160) - [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773) - [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.