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Royal College of General Practitioners Substance Misuse Unit
Part One Clinical Lead for RCGP Drug Misuse Training Programme
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Salary: Annual consultancy fee of £10,000
The Royal College of General Practitioners Substance Misuse Unit supports continuing professional development of primary care practitioners and has developed a two part national training and development programme at Certificate level (see the RCGP Section for more details). This multi-disciplinary course is aimed at primary care health providers wishing to develop their skills and expertise from generalist through to Intermediate level.
The Substance Misuse Unit now seeks to recruit a Clinical Lead for the Part One of the Certificate Programme for a contracted piece of work. The Part One consists of two e-learning modules and one face to face training day. This person will provide the clinical input to the programme and review and maintain the content and ensure that it remains fit for purpose.
Dynamic, forward-thinking GPs with experience in the field of Substance Misuse who are able to commit energy and innovation are required by the College to direct, influence and contribute to the ongoing development of the Part One. In addition this person will work with the Executive Committee and National Expert Advisory Group to ensure that the whole training programme responds to meets the changing needs of health care professionals. Leadership, communication and liaison skills are vital and an understanding of the wider political context of the substance misuse and governance fields is also essential.
You will be accountable to the Director of the Substance Misuse Unit and supported by a full time Coordinator (based in London). In addition you will be expected to attend two monthly Executive Committee Meetings and twice yearly NEAG meetings.
In view of the responsibilities involved an annual consultancy fee of £10,000 is payable. The position will be offered for one year in the first instance though further funding is being sought to extend this.
This is open to job share applicants.
Applications
Please submit a CV along with a personal statement which outlines:
- What skills you would bring to this post.
- What you see as the important areas of work for this position.
- How you would go about establishing and sustaining a network to support CPD and appraisal in your region and what do you see as your key partners in relation to this activity.
- A project plan of how you would take this forward .
Jo Betterton
RCGP Project Manager
RCGP Substance Misuse Unit
32-38 Leman Street
London E1 8EW
jbetterton@rcgp.org
Closing date for applications is Tuesday 28th February 2006
Interview date is Friday 24th March 2006
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