Consultant Addictions Psychiatrist

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives.   

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.    

Are you a visionary Consultant Psychiatrist ready to make a real impact in the field of substance misuse treatment? Join Change Grow Live in Birmingham and become the driving force behind a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team dedicated to transforming lives.

Our Consultant Addiction Psychiatrists provide leadership, expert advice and direction to the service to ensure that service users consistently receive high quality services that adhere to the best practice guidelines and achieve high professional standards.  

As part of our Senior Management Team, you will contribute to the overall performance of the service to ensure that contractual output targets are achieved. You will record and input client data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative and financial requirements.  

Where: Birmingham 

Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week

Contract Type: Permanent  

* Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

About the role:  

• To provide a clinical assessment, including relevant psychiatric and physical investigation and reviews, of a wide range of substance misusers presenting to the service 

• To operate within guidelines, policies and procedures relevant to the post 

• Conduct phlebotomy tests and support nursing team in ensuring that the maximum number of service users are tested for BBVs and vaccinated against Hepatitis A and B 

• Attend multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate 

• Participate in continuing professional development, annual appraisal and revalidation and to join appropriate supervision and PDP groups for the role 

• To work in partnership with users and carers so that they are fully involved in and empowered to make decisions about their treatment and care 

• To remain up to date on professional developments as required by their professional body 

On-Call Responsibilities:

As part of this role, the post-holder will participate in the consultant on-call rota for the inpatient unit. On-call duties are remunerated separately in accordance with organisational policy.

About you: 

• Medical Degree and completion of Basic Medical Training and Full GMC UK Registration with License to Practice 

• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification 

• Good knowledge of addiction psychiatry and legislation relating to Mental Health 

• An understanding of the work of other agencies including non-statutory services 

• Experience of working with substance misuse and mental health issues and a clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services 

• Show a capacity to work alone and the ability to keep calm under pressure. 

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 
• Contributory pension scheme 
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 
• A friendly and supportive team 
• Training, career development & progression opportunities 
• Protected monthly CPD 
• Refer a Friend Scheme 

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.