Specialty Doctor/Clinical Lead
$92,575–$103,849 year
On-siteRomford, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Conduct clinical assessments, including psychiatric and physical investigations, for substance misusers presenting to the service. Initiate appropriate prescribing regimes and provide specialist assessments for clients dependent on opiates, stimulants, tranquilizers, barbiturates, and alcohol. Liaise closely with multidisciplinary teams, general practitioners, Social Services, and Prison Services to ensure integrated care. Support nursing teams in titrating patients safely onto treatment regimes, conducting phlebotomy tests, and managing record-keeping and discharge summaries. Maintain high clinical standards through participation in multidisciplinary meetings, clinical audit, and governance activities while leading the development of evidence-based treatment pathways. Full-time 37.5-hour contract with salary ranging from £92,575 to £103,849.
Required Qualifications
- Medical Degree
- completion of Basic Medical Training
- Full GMC UK registration
- Licence to Practise
- Experience of delivering evidence-based treatment within drug and alcohol/substance misuse services
- Good understanding and knowledge of addiction medicine/psychiatry and the health and social issues affecting people who use drugs and alcohol
- Sound knowledge and experience of clinical prescribing, including the safe and effective management of prescribed treatment
- Experience of undertaking clinical assessments, developing care and treatment plans and reviewing treatment outcomes
- Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary team and alongside partner agencies
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and clinical governance
- Ability to provide clinical leadership, advice, guidance and support to nurses, non-medical prescribers and other members of the multidisciplinary team
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues across Change Grow Live, primary care, mental health services, acute healthcare and other partner organisations
- Commitment to continuing professional development, annual appraisal and GMC revalidation
- Ability to work in a professional, compassionate and non-judgemental way with people accessing drug and alcohol treatment
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Section 12 approval
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