Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Physician Associate
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Role Overview
The Physician Associate or Physician Assistant (PA) will be accountable for ensuring that high quality patient care is always delivered, where they can be a source of continuity for service users by monitoring physical as well as mental health requirements.
Key Responsibilities
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 medication and taking a lead role in the physical health of service users.
Supervision and Development
The PA will have regular supervision (for both clinical and professional supervision) from a designated Consultant, with regular meetings to support ongoing development within the role, as well as attending regular continued professional development (CPD) sessions.
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Clinical Duties
- To provide clinical assessments of new referrals & reviews of existing service users under the care of the service the PA works for.
- To use medical & psychiatric history taking, physical examination, mental state examination, problem solving and clinical decision-making skills in carrying out this work.
- To formulate differential diagnoses and management plans with input as agreed by the supervising Consultant.
- The final or working diagnosis for a service user will need discussion at an appropriate time interval as agreed with the supervising Consultant.
Record Keeping
- Maintain service user records i.e. record test results, patient contacts.
- Review and summarise patient notes for the purpose of contributing to discharge summaries and reports.
- Assist the consultant by writing letters, chasing referrals/treatments and preparing medical notes.
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Venepuncture
- Interpretation of blood results
- Mental state examination and psychiatric history taking
- Cognitive assessment
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Supervisory Guidance
In keeping with General Medical Council guidance, the post holder will be responsible for their own practice but working under the supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist. The supervising Consultant does not need to be physically present when the PA is carrying out their duties but must always be available for consultation if required. There will also be regular supervision meetings to support the PA's ongoing development in the role; the level of supervision will be agreed between the post holder and supervising Consultant but will not be less than monthly in frequency.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Dr Josef Mahdi
Job title: Consultant Psychiatrist
Email address: josef.mahdi1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0300 304 0644
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