Associate Specialist in Psychiatry

**Good Medical Care**: To provide a clinical assessment, including relevant psychiatric and physical investigation, of a wide range of substance misusers presenting to the service. In conjunction with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team to plan and deliver appropriate individually tailored treatment plans. To regularly review and monitor patients treatment progress (including results of urinalysis and other laboratory investigations). To keep accurate appropriate and up-to-date medical and administrative documentation including computer records.

These should be entered on the same day or as soon as possible after the clinical consultation. To liaise closely with other relevant professionals and organizations including non-statutory addiction services, adult psychiatric services, general practitioners, medical colleagues, Social Services and Prison Services. To operate within guidelines, policies and procedures relevant to the post. To provide clinical advice, liaison and consultation as required to colleagues in primary care, community services and acute specialties in line with new ways of working Engaging with people who have substance misuse problems and providing them with general healthcare and general mental health assessments and contribute to the development of individual care plans.

Provide specialist prescribing assessments to opiate, stimulant, tranquilizer, barbiturate, alcohol dependent clients, and those with novel psychoactive substance use. Initiate appropriate prescribing regimes to clients in line with national legislation and national and local guidance. Provide medical management and reviews of prescribed clients Provide sound evidence-based clinical practice to facilitate effective treatment decisions. Work with other team members to ensure effective administration in terms of record keeping, discharge summaries and correspondence to other relevant bodies.

Work with management team to ensure all paperwork is regularly audited. Conduct phlebotomy tests if required and support nursing team in ensuring that the maximum number of service users are tested for BBVs and vaccinated against Hepatitis A and B. Be an active part of the management team to ensure service and organisational goals are met and that clinical standards are kept high. Support nursing team to titrate patients safely on to a treatment regime and ensure that procedures are constantly reviewed to promote best evidenced based practice in accordance with CGLs clinical guidelines.

Support nursing team to offer wound care assessment. Promote understanding in relation to working with individuals suffering from addiction problems. Develop, review and audit recovery plans, provide health education especially in regard to harm minimisation, blood borne viruses and overdose prevention. Provide training, advice and support to other clinical staff to ensure safe and effective service delivery.

Attend multidisciplinary meetings, promoting the nomination of named link workers and actively supporting the implementation of integrated care pathways. Support the provision of GP shared care in the locality where based Maintaining good medical practice All doctors are expected to participate in continuing professional development, annual appraisal and revalidation and to join appropriate 4 supervision and PDP groups for the role. Doctors are actively encouraged to take their CPD entitlement in line with Royal College Guidelines and to support the development needs identified in their PDP, Peer Group reviews and appraisal. The post-holder will attend the monthly Doctors Meeting; which includes an academic programme of CPD, and complex case discussions.

They will also be able to attend any other CPD activities organised by this group. There will also be a monthly management meeting for doctors to attend, and this will be chaired by the Associate Medical Director for the region