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NHS Lanarkshire
Speciality Doctor in Addiction Psychiatry
This post is intended to provide the specialist clinical and professional skills of a Speciality Doctor in the area of Addiction Psychiatry.
This post serves a progressive, forward-looking, and recovery-based addiction service across the Airdrie, Coatbridge, and Cumbernauld / Kilsyth (North) localities of Lanarkshire.
The post-holder would be based at Coathill Hospital, Coatbridge.
The post-holder would be expected to work closely with multi-disciplinary community addiction team staff based in Airdrie, Coatbridge and Cumbernauld / Kilsyth localities (including nursing, social care, occupational therapy, psychology and medical officer staff), as well as the Substance Misuse Nursing Liaison team at University Hospital Monklands.
There would also be regular joint working with mental health services, local social work services, and the acute sector (for example, medical services and Accident and Emergency), as well as the third sector and local peer support services.
In-patient care will be provided at University Hospital, Wishaw psychiatric unit via the locality addiction service for that area. The job plan provides time for non-clinic based activities such as CPD, research, and clinical audit.
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Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by Dr Adam Brodie, Consultant Psychiatrist / Clinical Director Addictions (01236 707 725).
For any application queries, please contact Graeme Gilmour – Senior HR Assistant on 01698 377720 Medical.dentalSAS@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Interviews are scheduled for: Friday 12th February 2021