This is a newly developed post. The post holder will provide Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) doctor input to Older people Services in Luton in a community setting.
The post holder will support the multidisciplinary team in the management of patients with a dual diagnosis. The post-holder will work with an MDT including pharmacy, psychology, social work, CPN colleagues, and trainees.
Professional accountability will be to the Medical Director and operational accountability to the Chief Executive Officer.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide senior clinical input and contribute to the continued development of the Addictions services with an opportunity to be a visiting FDAC psychiatrist.
2. Provide regular clinical input to the service through conducting specialist clinics that offer assessment and evidence-based treatment interventions for dual diagnosis patients (open to both CMHT and addiction services) and patients under addiction services (P2R).
3. Ensure that service users consistently receive high-quality services that adhere to the best practice guidelines and achieve high professional standards.
4. Undertake all work in the context of the recovery approach, which is emphasised across the Trust, placing the service user at the centre of planning and decision making.
5. Provide a key role as the senior specialist clinician within the team and will support the wider work of the multi-disciplinary team. They will work closely with and provide specialist advice and support to other staff in clinical settings, including non‑medical members of the team, and contribute to maintaining practice in line with organisational policies, objectives, and values.
6. Provide a clinical assessment, including relevant psychiatric and physical investigation, of a wide range of substance misuse patients presenting to the service.
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