Specialty Doctor/Clinical Lead

At Change Grow Live, above all else we believe in people. It's the one thing that acts as a foundation for all our work.

If you use our services we understand what you're going through. We won't judge. We believe you can make positive changes in your life.

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialty Doctor and Clinical Lead to join our established Havering Adult Drug and Alcohol Service, based in Romford. The role will provide clinical leadership and medical expertise across the service, supporting our clinical and operational teams to deliver safe, effective and high-quality treatment to people experiencing drug and alcohol problems.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and skilled doctor with an interest and experience in substance misuse treatment. The successful candidate will play a key role in the delivery and continued development of clinical services in Havering, providing specialist medical assessment, prescribing and clinical oversight alongside leadership of the wider clinical team.

As Clinical Lead for the Havering service, the successful candidate will have an important role in maintaining high clinical standards, supporting multidisciplinary working and helping to shape the ongoing development of treatment pathways to ensure people accessing our service receive safe, evidence-based and person-centred care.

Where

Havering

Hours

Full Time 37.5 per week

Contract Type

Permanent

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

About the role

The post holders will work under the Consultant Psychiatrist for the service and have responsibility to work with a multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic care for clients of both services.

• Provide a clinical assessment, including relevant psychiatric and physical investigation, of a wide range of substance misusers presenting to the service
• Keep accurate appropriate and up-to-date medical and administrative documentation including computer records
• 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 onto a treatment regime.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings, promoting the nomination of named link workers and actively supporting the implementation of integrated care pathways.