Bushra Batool
Medical doctor with clinical experience in psychiatry, mental health crisis intervention and acute medical care
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Medical doctor with clinical experience in psychiatry, mental health crisis intervention and acute medical care. Experienced in risk assessment, clinical decision-making, ward management, de-escalation techniques, safeguarding and multidisciplinary working. Skilled in mental capacity assessment, person-centred care and clinical documentation including SBAR handover.
Irish Medical
Council registered and seeking a psychiatry ward position in Ireland, with a strong commitment to safe, evidence-based mental health care.
Experience
Practitioner - Safe Haven
(2022-01)
- Provide compassionate, person-centred care to individuals experiencing mental health crises in a safe haven setting, using effective communication, crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques.
- Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and mental capacity evaluations, monitor mental and physical wellbeing using structured observations, and escalate concerns appropriately to senior clinicians.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams (MDT) to deliver safe, high-quality psychiatry care and ensure continuity of support across services.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation including risk formulations and SBAR handovers, while adhering to safeguarding protocols, confidentiality, infection prevention and health and safety requirements.
Healthcare Assistant - Circle Health Group
- Provided person-centred care and conducted clinical assessments, monitoring patients' physical and mental wellbeing through systematic observations, escalating concerns promptly to senior clinicians.
- Performed ECG recording, vital signs monitoring, venepuncture, specimen collection, wound care and pre-operative assessments, demonstrating strong clinical assessment skills.
- Assisted with minor procedures in Urology OPD under consultant supervision, maintaining patient safety and safeguarding standards.
- Maintained accurate clinical documentation using structured formats and worked effectively within the multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated care.
House Officer - Jinnah Hospital
(2020-01)
- Assessed and managed patients presenting with acute and chronic medical, surgical and psychiatric conditions, contributing to consultant-led ward rounds, risk assessment and management planning.
- Performed venepuncture, peripheral cannulation, ABG sampling, urinary catheterisation, wound care and suturing as part of comprehensive clinical assessment and ward management.
- Supported peri-operative and emergency surgical care, with additional clinical experience in psychiatry including mental health assessment, crisis intervention and safeguarding vulnerable patients.
- Requested and interpreted investigations, communicated management plans to patients and families using person-centred approaches, completed clinical documentation and delivered structured SBAR handovers to MDT colleagues.
Pre-Graduate Clinical Internship
(2018-01)
Completed a 12-month clinical internship with rotations through: Internal Medicine | General Surgery | Paediatrics | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Emergency Medicine | ICU | Anaesthesia | Orthopaedics | Cardiology | Endocrinology | Radiology
- Assisted with clinical assessment, ward management, ward rounds and routine clinical procedures under consultant supervision, developing foundational skills in risk assessment and observations.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team discussions and maintained accurate clinical documentation using structured formats.
- Developed experience in person-centred patient care, effective communication, safeguarding, infection prevention and hospital safety standards across diverse clinical settings.
Education
MBBS - Medicine (2018-01)
Foundation Year 1 - Medicine (2020-01)

