Job Advert 057
RCGP Substance Misuse Unit
RCGP Substance Misuse Unit Regional Lead for East Midlands
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Job title: RCGP Substance Misuse Unit Regional Lead for East Midlands
Salary: This is an Honorary Contract, and there is a honorarium of £400 for attending the meetings plus standard class travel costs.
Term: The position will be offered for one year in the first instance though further funding is being sought to extend this.
Tasks of the Job
The Royal College of General Practitioners drug misuse-training programme supports continuing professional development of primary care practitioners. The College has developed a National training and development programme at Certificate level for General Practitioners wishing to develop their skills and expertise from generalist through to Intermediate level.
To support this successful training programme the College has created 9 Regional Clinical Lead Posts. The post holders, act as a point of contact in the provision of information, support and liaison for practitioners involved in or wishing to become involved in the care of drug users. The post holder will provide Sign posting towards appropriate training schemes, support network, Communication with National Expert Advisory Group, SMMGP NTA and other stakeholder groups, Liaison with DATs, NTA Regional Leads, NTA, RCGP and GPs and Support to Certificate tutors.
It is not envisaged that the above will involve face-to-face contact, rather contact through Internet or other means.
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 development of the Drugs Training Programme at Regional Level. 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.
The post holders will be accountable to the Clinical Director of the Substance Misuse Unit and will be expected to attend a once yearly planning meeting.
The Job Advert and Roles & Responsibilites document can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Download the Job Advert (PDF, 111K)- Download the Roles & Responsibilites document (PDF, 140K)
The closing date for applications is Friday 13th March 2009
The interview date is Thursday 2nd April 2009
The interview venue is The Midland Hotel, Midland Road, Derby DE1 2SQ
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.
...and...
- A project plan of how you would take this forward.
...to:
Jo Betterton
Manager
Substance Misuse Unit
Suite 314
Frazer House
32-38 Leman Street
London E1
E-mail: jbetterton@rcgp.org.uk
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