Working at Forward Trust’s Southend on Sea community addictions service, we are looking to recruit a Clinical Lead. The successful applicant should either be on the specialist register of the Royal College of Psychiatrists with an endorsement in substance misuse or a Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist / GP with a special interest / Specialist Addiction Doctor. The post holder will have experience in addiction medicine or be registered as a GP with a special interest in Addiction. Other experience will always be considered.
Working closely with the Southend on Sea Operations Manager, the Clinical Lead will contribute to service development. This will be achieved through working with a multi-disciplinary team, attending meetings and contributing to audits to ensure that service users consistently receive high quality services that adhere to the best practice guidelines and achieve high professional standards. The post holder will be responsible for contributing to the overall performance of the service to support clients moving through their treatment journey and will run clinical sessions across the county.
The successful candidate will contribute to the continuous improvement of our clinical services and being a role model, will have a recovery-focused approach to treatment.
The Clinical Lead will be able to access a CPD program, receive regular structured supervision and be fully supported in the appraisal and revalidation structure.
Clinical Duties
Take overall responsibility and clinical leadership of the medical care of all the patients within the service. Hold and chair monthly patient review meetings. Attend daily morning meetings to address all incidents and safeguarding matters. Attend the peer group with other Psychiatrists to meet the RCPsych CPD criteria. Attend Clinical Governance, Health and Safety and referrals meetings.
Quality / Clinical Leadership
Offer a psychiatric and medical perspective to the multidisciplinary team in relation to the assessment, formulation and treatment of patients. Take clinical responsibility for patients including patient review meetings, risk reviews, strategic reviews and the development of a therapeutic milieu. Contribute to in-house training programmes within the services and offer supervision to other members of the multi-disciplinary team, particularly junior staff. Be the primary, focal role in the case management of the patients in relation to the referring community, learning disability, local authority and commissioning agencies.
Clinical Governance / Innovation
Contribute to the development and evaluation of services in collaboration with Forward Trust’s senior clinical management team. Take part in clinical audits, presenting these to the audit and Clinical Governance meetings. Developing a job plan in conjunction with the clinical director that suits the needs of the individual and the services.
The successful candidate must have
MRC Psych or International Equivalent. GMC Specialist Register Entry with valid Licence to Practice or. On the GP register with clear experience in substance misuse. Attainment of Part 1 and 2 RCGP’s certification in the management of drug misuse. Training and development opportunities. Flexible working. Simply Health Cashback Scheme (Optional). £90 per month External Therapy Allowance. Season Ticket Loan Scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Crisis Loan Scheme. Electric Car Scheme. 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part-time employees). Access to Blue Light Card. 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays. Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter. Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary). Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria).
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