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Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Substance Misuse Unit
Clinical Lead for the Certificate in the Management of Drug Misuse - Part Two


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Job title: Clinical Lead for the Certificate in the Management of Drug Misuse - Part Two
Salary: Annual consultancy fee of £10,000 is payable for the core work
Term of office: 1 year (initially)
Accountable to: SMU Clinical Director (Dr Linda Harris)

Tasks of the Job

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. This multi-disciplinary course if 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 Two of the Certificate Programme for a contracted piece of work. The Part Two course consists of 6 full study days spread over approximately 6 months. This person will provide the clinical input to the programme, support course tutors, take the lead on processing applications from candidates, and review the course content annually to ensure that it remains fit for purpose.

A dynamic, forward-thinking practitioner with experience in the field of Substance Misuse who is able to commit energy and innovation is required by the College to direct, influence and contribute to the ongoing development of the Part Two. In addition this person will work with the Executive Committee and the SMU Clinical Leads network 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 four Executive Committee Meetings a year and one Clinical Leads Away Day.

In view of the responsibilities involved an annual consultancy fee of £10,000 is payable for the core work. 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.

Documents relating to this job can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

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.

The closing date for applications is Friday 4 July 2008
Interview date is Thursday 24 July 2008
Interview venue is Grosvenor House, 8-20 Union Street, Wakefield, WF1 3AE

All completed applications MUST be returned to:

Jo Betterton
RCGP Project Manager
RCGP Substance Misuse Unit
32-38 Leman Street
London E1 8EW
E-mail: jbetterton@rcgp.org.uk

Important Notes

  • This advert has been submitted by a third party, and the SMMGP accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or timeliness of its content.
  • Job Applications should NOT be sent to the SMMGP. All applications or queries should be directed as instructed by the advert. Applications sent direct to the SMMGP will NOT be forwarded on, nor will they be returned to the sender.

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