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At Change Grow Live, our commitment to making a difference in the lives of those who use our services is unwavering. We provide support, respect, and a safe environment, where we tailor our approach to each individual's needs to find the best treatment and support options.
Guided by our core values of being open, compassionate and bold, our team embodies these principles daily, striving to empower individuals to reshape their lives, foster personal growth, and embrace life to its fullest.
An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist with significant experience in substance misuse to join us covering our Coventry and Warwickshire services.
Our team in is made up of a passionate and diverse group of professionals, bringing together experienced managers, dedicated NMPS, empathetic Nurses, devoted recovery staff, outstanding peer mentors, and incredible volunteers.
Where: Coventry & Warwickshire
Salary: £136,664.32 to £147,501.12 dependent on experience
Hours: 37.5 per week
Contract Type: Permanent
We regularly review applications and reserve the right to close an advert early if we identify suitable candidates. To avoid disappointment, submit your application as soon as possible.
ResponsibilitiesAs a team, we are collectively committed to providing comprehensive support, medical interventions, and clinical care to those who access our services. The post-holder will play a crucial role in maintaining the high standards of our service, ensuring that individuals receive consistent, high-quality care that aligns with best practice guidelines and upholds professional standards.
Key Responsibilities:
This post-holder will be responsible for fulfilling the following duties:
Good medical care: Provide a clinical assessment, including relevant psychiatric andphysical investigation, of a wide range of substance misusers presenting to the service.Review and Monitor: patients’ treatment progress (including results of urinalysis and other laboratory investigations). Documenting: To keep accurate appropriate and up-to-date medical and administrative documentation including computer records.Specialist Assessments: Provide specialist prescribing assessments to opiate, stimulant, tranquilizer, barbiturate and alcohol dependent clients. Working with others: Attend multidisciplinary meetings, promoting the nomination of named link workers and actively supporting the implementation of integrated care pathways.Represent Change Grow Live: Represent the service at a range of meetings with other
professionals and agencies in order to evaluate, monitor and develop treatment services for substance misusers and minimise barriers to treatment.Maintaining good medical practice: participate in continuing professional development, annual appraisal and revalidation and to join appropriate supervision and PDP groups for the role.
About You:
Medical Degree and completion of Basic Medical Training.Full GMC-UK Registration with License to Practice.Experience in delivering evidence based treatments in Substance Misuse Good knowledge of addiction psychiatry and legislation relating to Mental Health Demonstrable ability to work independently with minimal consultant supervision.Experience in a multi-disciplinary team setting and with other agencies.Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.Experience in working with substance misuse and mental health issues.What We Offer:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) increasing anually for the first 5 years.Paid 'Wellness' hour weekly, 'Wellness' hub, and Employee Assist Programme.Contributory pension scheme.Varied benefits incl. shopping, cinema, and holiday discounts.Supportive team, training, career progression opportunities.Competitive rates of pay, free eye tests, product discounts.Refer a friend voucher scheme.Protected weekly CPD.
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role
Join us in making a positive difference in people's lives.
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.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL Consultant Addictions Psychiatrist (£136,664.32 - £147,501.12) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date 7/3/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Kevin Ruddock | Kevin.Ruddock@cgl.org.uk This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
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