Sarah Sikpa

The following Allegation was considered by a panel of the Conduct and Competence Committee at a Substantive Hearing on 30 September 2022.

Whilst registered as a Practitioner Psychologist (PYL20548) with the Health and Care Professions Council and during your employment with Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, you:

1. Did not complete and/or ensure completion of a Care Plan for the following Service Users:

a. Service User 1;
b. Service User 2;
c. Service User 3;
d. Service User 4;
e. Service User 7;
f. Service User 9;
g. Service User 12;
h. Service User 14.

2. Did not complete and/or ensure completion of Risk Assessments for the following Service Users:

a. Service User 3;
b. Service User 4;
c. Service User 7;
d. Service User 9;
e. Service User 12;
f. Service User 14.

3. Did not date Risk Assessments for the following Service Users:

a. Service User 1;
b. Service User 5.

4. Did not complete and/or ensure timely completion of the Trust’s electronic patient note system, Oasis, to indicate contact with the following Service Users:

a. Service User 5;
b. Service User 6;
c. Service User 7;
d. Service User 8;
e. Service User 10;
f. Service User 13.

5. On 27 March 2018, you:

a. were advised to measure the weight and height of Service User 15 but did not do so;
b. did not identify that Service User 15 required urgent intervention for an eating disorder.

6. Did not complete and/or ensure completion of appropriate discharge paperwork and/or did not indicate discharge on Oasis for the following Service Users:

a. Service Use 1;
b. Service User 2;
c. Service User 7;
d. Service User 9;
e. Service User 11;
f. Service User 12.

7. Your actions at paragraphs 1 - 6, amount to misconduct and/or lack of competence.

8. By reason of your misconduct and/or lack of competence, your fitness to practise as a Practitioner Psychologist is impaired.

The panel at the Substantive Hearing found the following:

Facts proved: 1a, 1b, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, 1h, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 5a, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f

Facts not proved: 1c, 2a, 5b

Grounds: Misconduct in respect of: 1a, 1b, 1d, 1e, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3a, 3b, 5a, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f

The panel found the Registrant’s fitness to practise to be impaired and a Suspension Order for a period of 12 months was imposed as a sanction.