Job Advert 076
RCGP Substance Misuse Unit
Regional Leads for the Eastern Region and South Eastern Region
NOTE: THIS ADVERT IS NO LONGER VALID!
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Tasks of the Job
The Royal College of General Practitioners Substance Misuse Unit 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.
This is an Honorary Contract, and there is a honorarium of £400 for attending the meetings plus standard class travel costs. The position will be offered for one year in the first instance though further funding is being sought to extend this.
Documents relating to this job can be downloaded below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Download the Job Advert (PDF, 84K)- Download the Roles & Responsibilities (Eastern Region) (PDF, 138K)
- Download the Roles & Responsibilities (South Eastern Region) (PDF, 138K)
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.
The closing date for applications is Friday 12 February 2010
The interview date is Tuesday 9 March 2010 (at The RCGP, 14 Princes Gate, London, SW9 1PU)
If you are interested in this position please complete the application form (above) and return it to the RCGP SMU:
Jo Betterton
Manager
RCGP Substance Misuse Unit
Suite 314 Frazer House
32-38 Leman Street
London E1 8EW
E-mail: jbetterton@rcgp.org.uk
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