Specialty Doctor in Preston

Change Grow Live are looking to recruit a Specialty Doctor for their substance misuse treatment service in Manchester. The post holders will work under the Regional Lead Consultant for the service and have responsibility to work with a multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic care for service users. You will contribute to the service to ensure that service users consistently receive high quality services that adhere to the best practice guidelines and achieve high professional standards. They will be responsible for contributing to the overall performance of the service to ensure that contractual output targets are achieved. They will be required to record and input client data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative and financial requirements.

The successful candidates will be expected to provide a constant stimulus for improving clinical services and be a role model. They will have a recovery-focused approach to treatment. You will be able to access a well-developed monthly CPD program, receive regular structured supervision and be fully supported in the appraisal and revalidation structure. All doctors within Change Grow Live receive weekly protected CPD and are encouraged and supported to get involved in clinical audit and research. Applicants for the above role should have experience in addiction medicine.

Main duties of the job

The post-holders will contribute to the service to ensure that service users consistently receive high quality services that adhere to the best practice guidelines and achieve high professional standards. They will be required to actively contribute to the overall performance of the service to ensure that contractual output targets are achieved. They will be required to record and input client data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative and financial requirements.

The post-holder will be required to work flexibly across a number of operational sites as required and work flexibly within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision. This will include some evening and weekend working as determined by service user need. The post-holder will be expected to take responsibility for personal development, identifying personal training needs and participate in regular supervision, appraisal. They will be required to engage fully in the process for revalidation.

Role-specific responsibilities

This post-holder will be responsible to the Clinical Lead /Consultant Psychiatrist or Regional Lead Consultant in fulfilling the following duties:

• To provide a clinical assessment, including relevant psychiatric and physical investigation, of a wide range of substance misusers presenting to the service.
• To keep accurate appropriate and up-to-date medical and administrative documentation including computer records.
• To liaise closely with other relevant professionals and organisations including non-statutory addiction services, adult psychiatric services, general practitioners, medical colleagues, Social Services and Prison Services.
• Initiate appropriate prescribing regimes to clients in line with national legislation/guidance and provide specialist prescribing assessments to opiate, stimulant, tranquilizer, barbiturate, alcohol dependent clients.
• Work with other team members to ensure effective administration in terms of record keeping discharge summaries and correspondence to other relevant bodies.
• Conduct phlebotomy tests if required and support nursing team in ensuring that the maximum number of service users are tested for BBVs and vaccinated against Hepatitis A and B.
• Support nursing team to titrate patients safely on to a treatment regime.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings, promoting the nomination of named link workers and actively supporting the implementation of integrated care pathways.

Maintaining good medical practice

All doctors are expected to participate in continuing professional development, annual appraisal and revalidation and to join appropriate supervision and PDP groups for the role. Doctors are actively encouraged to take their CPD entitlement in line with Royal College Guidelines and to support the development needs identified in their PDP, Peer Group reviews and appraisal.

The post-holder will attend the monthly Doctors Meeting; which includes an academic programme of CPD, and complex case discussions. They will also be able to attend any other CPD activities organised by this group. There will also be a monthly management meeting for doctors to attend, and this will be chaired by the Associate Medical Director for the region. The post-holder will have an annual (GMC) appraisal with an appropriately trained appraiser.

Relationships with others

To work in partnership with users and carers so that they are fully involved in and empowered to make decisions about their treatment and care. To work constructively with managers and clinical colleagues to maintain effective team working and service improvement. Establish good communication and effective working relationships with all relevant agencies in relation to individual patients and service development. Build a knowledge of and links with voluntary and independent service providers locally.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Medical Degree and completion of Basic Medical Training.
• Full GMC- UK Registration and Licence to Practice.
• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Section 12 approved.

Experience

• Experience in delivering evidence based treatments in Substance Misuse.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting and with other Agencies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.