Clinical Lead Doctor Addictions
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Leading on all aspects of clinical governance and quality assurance, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness and patient safety
- Taking a lead on service development
- Acting as advisor on development and implementation of policy
- Championing and leading research and innovation to develop new clinical guidance and service protocols
- Working with Turning Point colleagues nationally to optimise patient care
- Providing clinical supervision, training to clinical colleagues
- Embrace teaching of students from all aspects of the MDT
- Provide expert advice to other clinicians on diagnosis, assessment and care planning, for example on complex drug interactions, comorbid drug-related physical and mental health issues, and integration of psychosocial and medical treatment
- Accept referrals of people with the most severe or complex needs
- Provide expert oversight of provision of psychosocial support, based on comprehensive knowledge of research evidence
- Lead introduction of innovative interventions to improve outcomes and quality of provision
- Undertake complex prescribing, for example injectable opioid substitution treatments, if necessary
- Provide liaison drug and alcohol services in acute medical and psychiatric settings and expert advice to courts
- Work collaboratively with all stakeholders from HM Coroners courts, probation services, Organisational Delivery Networks and others.
- Be listed on the GMC's Specialist Register as a psychiatrist with an endorsement in addiction, with the supervision and CPD requirements this entails;
- Have training, experience and supervision equivalent to this, as certified by the GMC through an appropriate Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR);
- Be listed on the GMC's GP Register (or appropriate equivalent) and have appropriate training, qualifications and experience
- Fulfil criteria of a speciality doctor in Addictions with suitable experience to meet the demands of this role
We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.What Benefits Will I Receive?We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career - we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:
- 26 days' paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 28 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
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