Consultant in Addictions Psychiatry

Kaizen Recruitment are proud to be working with a Private Substance Misuse Charity looking for a Consultant in Addictions Psychiatry for their service in Merseyside.

Are you looking for a role within a supportive organisation that care about the outcomes of their service users?  Then this maybe the role for you.

Doctors I have previously placed with this organisation have supported & progressed from Clinical Fellow up to Clinical Lead.

About the role:

• Provide a clinical assessment, including relevant psychiatric and
  physical 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). 
• Keep accurate appropriate and up-to-date medical and administrative documentation including computer records.
• Provide specialist prescribing assessments to opiate, stimulant, tranquilizer, barbiturate and alcohol dependent clients

You will need:

• GMC Specialist Registration with a license to practice (Essential)
• Experience in delivering evidence-based treatments in Substance Misuse Patients
• Good knowledge of addictions psychiatry and legislation relating to mental health
• Knowledge of the issues facing substance misusers including appropriate medical interventions, social care and health issues.
• Evidence of Clinical Audits.

A town in the Merseyside region, with good transport links into a big city. There are plenty of amenities from shops to pubs & restaurants. This town has been allocated into the first phase of the “capital levelling up” fund as a bid to transform the town centre.
If you’re interested or would like more details, apply now or message me on the email or mobile number above!