Speciality Doctor in Addictions Psychiatry

The post holder will work in the RISE community team based in Ealing Sector of the Addictions Directorate. The service is a partnership between CNWL NHS Foundation Trust and organisations from the third sector. These partners include a third sector organisation Change Grow Live (CGL), and a service user led organisations Build on Belief (BoB) providing recovery support /rehabilitating patients in the community. The Lead Contractor is CGL with CNWL subcontracted to provide clinical services.

The post holder will be an integral part of a large team that includes a Consultant Psychiatrist, Senior Psychiatry Trainee, another Speciality Doctor, NMPs, Nurses, Psychologists, Recovery Practitioners ( care coordinators) and Outreach Workers.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding the role and responsibilities.

To liaise closely with patients keyworkers, who will be primarily responsible for co-ordinating their care. The post holder may be required to hold a small caseload, although the post holder will primarily review existing patients collaboratively with their allocated keyworker. Follow-up reviews may be facilitated should the patients presentation change or require a care plan review.

To provide clinical advice to team members on a 1:1 basis and within MDT meetings.

To manage patients undergoing detoxification (either community or inpatient) for drug and/or alcohol dependence.

To initiate, stabilise and maintain patients on opiate substitute treatment (OST).

To undertake mental health reviews on patients.

To provide health care appropriate to the patients physical health needs by examination and make appropriate referrals to medical colleagues/GPs.

To provide support to designated and prospective Non-Medical Prescribers and work with the Addictions Lead Nurse to develop these roles and relevant governance arrangements.

To participate in providing training to staff as well as students (medical, nursing and social work) attending the service.

To liaise closely and communicate effectively with colleagues in statutory and non-statutory services concerning the treatment and management of our patients. This includes colleagues in settings such as primary care, the Acute Trust, mental health services, Adult Social Care and the Probation Service.

To ensure that patients are assigned ICD-11 diagnostic coding and that these are properly recorded on the electronic patient record.

To contribute to the completion of serious incident reports as required.

To contribute to the completion of coroners reports as required.

To support the service in achieving key performance indicators in accordance with Public Health Englands National Drug Treatment Monitoring Service (NDTMS).

To maintain comprehensive contemporaneous documentation on the Services electronic patient record (CRIIS).

CNWL's Addiction Directorate is a large, well-established, multidisciplinary Service offering a wide range of high-quality addictions services. In addition to borough-based addiction treatment services, we also provide a club drug clinic, as well as gambling and gaming addiction services. The post holder will work in the RISE community team based in Ealing Sector of the Directorate

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