Physician Associate - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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

Forensic
Inpatient

These roles provides an opportunity for an enthusiastic Physician Associates to play a key role in the management of patients and to support the effective functioning of the multidisciplinary inpatient and community teams and contribute to wider service developments.

The post holder will be accountable for ensuring that high quality patient care is delivered at all times.

The Physician Associate will be supervised by a designated supervisor with regular meetings to support on-going development within the role.

The Physician Associate will attend regular CPD sessions to support on-going development.

All Physician Associates are expected to register with the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register (PAMVR) run by the Royal College of Physicians and are expected to keep up to date with necessary professional development.

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.

Physician Associate roles include, but not be limited to the following:

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 ongoing care and treatment needs
Support health promotion activities including those relating to smoking, drugs and alcohol
Provide psychoeducational 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