Job Details
Location: Across Cumbria
Working Hours: 15 Hours
About the role...
Join a dynamic, multidisciplinary team delivering expert clinical and prescribing support to individuals affected by drug and alcohol use. You'll lead on assessments, care planning, and treatment delivery across our service hubs, supporting safer recovery through cost-effective prescribing, harm reduction, and holistic health promotion. Travel across sites is expected flexibility and collaboration are key.
Please note this role will be county wide, and travel across Cumbria will be expected. This will also mean having a drivers license and access to vehicle will be highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities:
* Undertake service user centred assessments, care planning and delivery, monitoring, evaluation and reviews in practice and outreach settings.
* Work in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in developing and delivering prescribing treatment modalities for service users.
* Prescribe cost effectively and according to best practice and provide prescribing information and advice to Pharmacists, Shared Care GPs and hospital teams.
* Support colleagues (Dr, IP) through individual clinical reviews as requested to support discussion and the development of a safe and effective treatment plan.
* Liaise with all agencies delivering services to or sharing care of clients including but not limited to sharing care with GPs for Service Users in Shared Care Services.
* Lead on complex appropriately assigned alcohol detoxification assessments for individuals who have decompensated liver disease and tolerance to diazepam.
* Provide prescribing information and advice to Pharmacy and Shared Care GPs.
About you...
* GMC Registered Doctor
* Proficient in Microsoft Outlook Office programmes.
* Experience of entering complex information onto an electronic / clinical data base.
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Who we are...
Waythrough (Formerly Humankind) launched in October following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost services around England and nearly 3, amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around, people.
Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and itll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. Thats why you will notice the jobs here are still branded Humankind. Next year well be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.
Thanks for bearing with us and dont forget to check out the Waythrough (Formerly Humankind) jobs on the Richmond Fellowship and Aquarius job site
What can Waythrough (Formerly Humankind) offer you?
A rewarding role that allows you to make a tangible impact in your community.
Opportunity for professional growth and development in the field of substance misuse and criminal justice.
Collaborative and supportive work environment.
️ Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years service)
Annual leave purchase scheme
Enhanced occupational sick pay
% Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
Death in service benefit
️ Free Will writing
Eyecare vouchers
️ Blue light card discount
Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
Work-life balance- flexible working and family-friendly policies
️ Happy, Healthy You! our wellbeing offers for our workforce
Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks
Waythrough (Formerly Humankind) is an equal-opportunity employer.
If you feel that you would fit with our values & ethos, are passionate about supporting people, but maybe dont feel you have the experience required, talk to us about your transferrable skills. For the right people, we can provide development to help you to realise your potential. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at
Salary Period Per Annum
Vacancy Salary Range £, - £, (Pro Rata'd to 15 Hours)
DBS Requirement Enhanced Adult Barred
Does role require Police/Prison vetting? Not Applicable
Driving licence required for role? Yes
Applications Close Date 01 Sep