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RCGP Substance Misuse Unit


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Job title: Clinical Lead for RCGP Foundation Certificate in Harm Reduction, Health & Well Being for Substance Misusers
Salary: Annual consultancy fee of £10,000.
Term: The position will be offered for one year in the first instance and it is intended that this training programme becomes self financing after that time.

The Royal College of General Practitioners Substance Misuse Unit supports continuing professional development of primary care practitioners and has developed a suite of training and development programme at Certificate level. These multi-disciplinary courses are 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 a new course, the RCGP Foundation Certificate in Harm Reduction, health and well being for substance misusers. The development of this Harm Reduction Certificate has been funded by the NTA and is intended to complement the existing "Harm Reduction Works" campaign. It will consist of two e-learning modules, to be hosted on the RCGP On-line Learning Environment, and a one face to face training day.

The Harm Reduction Clinical Lead will by supported by the RCGP Executive Committee to lead on and provide clinical input to the programme and review and maintain the content including the quality assurance of the Certificate as an RCGP approved educational product.

Dynamic, forward-thinking GPs with experience in the field of substance misuse treatment, and harm reduction specifically who are able to commit energy and innovative practice in primary care are required by the College to direct, influence and contribute to the ongoing development of the Harm Reduction Certificate.

The Harm Reduction Lead will work with the SMU Executive Committee, SMMGP and the Harm Reduction Certificate working party 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 quarterly Executive Committee Meetings, held alternately in London and York, and a Clinical Leads Away Day held once a year in York.

The Job Advert and Job Description can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

This is open to job share applicants.

The closing date for applications is Friday 21st August 2009
The interview date is Tuesday 15th September 2009
The interview venue is RCGP, 14 Princes Gate, London, SW7 1PU

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.
  • A project plan of how you would take this forward.

...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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