Medical Lead
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW1H 9BL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0427-JOB00000502 |
Summary
Role Purpose Provide high quality service delivery to people who use substances and their significant others. Contribute to the overall performance of designated service(s) to ensure that contractual output targets and high clinical standards are achieved. Provide safe, effective and evidence based clinical (including prescribed) interventions and holistic care within the designated service(s)/partnership agencies as required by service configuration. Provide effective medical leadership to the service and liaise internally with senior and executive team as well as external stake holders. Key duties and activities of the role Work as a medical lead in treatment of substance use disorders (prescriber), in designated service. Deliver health and wellbeing interventions for designated service(s). Assist in the development of systems, pathways and documents that promote holistic delivery of services to people with complex needs (e.g., psychiatry, criminal justice, blood borne viruses). Ensure appropriate clinical management of people who use the designated service(s), including those with complex needs. Promote and support organisational interface, for example, with commissioners, suppliers, primary and secondary care services (including public health, wholesalers, community pharmacy/GPs and hospitals respectively). Contribute to (medicines/drug/devices/infection control etc) alert responses in collaboration with the Clinical Department. Be involved in and where appropriate take responsibility for relevant audits ongoing monitoring and implementation of associated recommendations/action plans. Contribute to the collation and use of clinical data and be involved in subsequent improvements required, relating to quality/performance indicators. Provide competency assessment and training of staff/students/volunteers, identify and support development needs of others and support colleagues to develop in their roles to deliver excellent services. Undertake continuing professional development to maintain confidence and competence, to meet organisational and professional regulator revalidation requirements. Work in line with all relevant legislation, best practice guidance, professional and CQC standards and organisational documents. Provide advice and guidance on clinical (including prescribing) issues to staff working in the designated service(s), as well as other colleagues and partner agencies. Work alongside management and their direct reports to support a one team approach. Where relevant, provide clinical/line management supervision for other staff and support facilitation of relevant meetings/training events.