Consultant in Addictions Psychiatry

Salary/Rate:£136,000-£147,000 dependent on experience
Job type:Permanent
County:Merseyside
Sector:Psychiatry
Job ref:453
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About the Role

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!