Clinical Lead in Wakefield

While the role is ideally full-time, we’re open to considering candidates able to work 30 hours per week for the right candidate. Turning Point is a leading Social Enterprise which supports people with a wide range of complex needs across Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Substance Use and Public Health. We are currently recruiting for a Clinical Lead to work in our Integrated Substance Misuse Service, where you’ll have the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the people we support who are experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol use.

As Clinical Lead, you will play a pivotal role in delivering safe, effective and evidence-based care to people accessing our service in Wakefield. Working with some of our most complex service users, you will combine hands-on clinical expertise with strong leadership to ensure consistently high standards of care and positive outcomes. You will be central to the clinical direction of the service, providing leadership across clinical governance, supervision and appraisal, workforce development, and service innovation.

We are proud to be a responsive, forward-thinking service, proactively addressing emerging trends such as ketamine use among adults and young people, and the growing risk of synthetic opioids (e.g. nitazenes). With extensive experience in the substance use field, you will be a key contributor to the ongoing delivery and development of high-quality clinical interventions. You will work collaboratively with the Wakefield management team, clinicians, local health partners and wider stakeholders to design and deliver holistic, person-centred care that supports service users throughout their recovery journey.

This role offers a genuine opportunity to shape service delivery, lead clinical innovation and help build a service recognised for clinical excellence. We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and forward-thinking Clinical Lead who is passionate about achieving the very best outcomes for the people we support.

Turning Point is committed to the ongoing professional development of all our staff and we offer regular structured supervision, a well-developed monthly CPD programme and full support with appraisals and revalidation. Through joining Turning Point, you will receive a warm welcome, extensive training, and the chance to thrive in a lively and aspirational service and organisation.

The successful candidate will:

• have appropriate experience in addiction medicine at a clinical leadership level;
• be a 'Specialist' doctor in addiction: either a Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist or a specialist doctor from another background such as General Practice, who has the appropriate experience & qualifications (as per the RCPsych / RCGP Competency Framework);
• have current GMC Registration;
• have experience of providing safe, effective and evidence-based assessment, care and interventions for substance users (ideally across both adults and young people);
• have the legal right to work in the UK.

In addition to the above, we are seeking to appoint an individual who can also bring Turning Point’s core values to the role:

• We believe that everyone has the potential to grow, learn and make choices.
• We all communicate in an authentic and confident way that blends support and challenge.
• We are here to embrace change even when it is complex and uncomfortable.
• We treat each other and those we support as individuals however difficult and challenging.
• We deliver better outcomes by encouraging ideas and new thinking.
• We commit to building a strong and financially viable Turning Point together.

If you would like an informal conversation about this role before applying, you are welcome to contact Dr Martyn Hull (FRCGP), Clinical Director, on 07860 947332 or martyn.hull@turning-point.co.uk.

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. 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.

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether it's 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. You will get 34 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 36 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.