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Physician Associate

Job Description

Sheffield Health and Social Care are recruiting two keen Physician Associates, for posts in the following areas:

• Forensic
• Inpatient

• Practice under the supervision of a supervising doctor
• Conduct initial psychiatric assessments, take patient histories and perform physical and mental state examinations
• Establish differential diagnoses & making appropriate treatment plans under appropriate supervision
• 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
• Respond in a timely way to requests to assess or review patient’s physical and mental health
• Record clinical notes about patient contacts and provide advice to staff on further management / investigations / interventions
• Review and summarise patient notes for the purposes of contributing to discharge summaries and reports.
• Undertake assessment and assistance to ward staff in the event of medical emergencies
• Work collaboratively with the relevant team i.e. Psychiatrists, Junior Doctors, Senior Nurses, Nursing Staff, Support Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists to ensure good working relationships
• Liaise with primary care and relevant secondary health care providers relating to a patient’s care or treatment
• Liaise with community teams about a patient’s on-going care and treatment needs
• Support health promotion activities including those relating to smoking, drugs and alcohol
• Provide psycho-educational support to patients and carers / families
• Support proactive screening and interventions with regard to the physical health of patients
• Liaise with pharmacy regarding issues relating to medication
• Contribute to the development of physical health competencies in mental health staff in a range of settings
• Carry out procedures which will include (but not be limited to): • ECG
• Venipuncture
• IV cannulation
• Interpretation of blood results
• Mental state examination
• Cognitive assessment

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