[Hiring] Specialty Doctor @Change Grow Live

Role Description

We're looking for a Specialty Doctor to join our West Sussex Drug & Alcohol Wellbeing Network, bringing clinical expertise, curiosity and compassion to a multidisciplinary team that's committed to delivering outstanding care.

This is an opportunity to use your medical expertise where it has the greatest impact. You'll provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment for people experiencing drug and alcohol dependence, developing personalised treatment plans that recognise the complexity of addiction and its impact on physical and mental health.

Working alongside experienced colleagues, you'll lead on specialist prescribing, undertake comprehensive medical reviews and contribute to high-quality clinical decision-making that supports safer prescribing and improved recovery outcomes.

You'll play a key role in clinical governance, supporting service development, mentoring colleagues and helping to embed best practice across the wider multidisciplinary team.

Whether you're supporting an individual through their first engagement with treatment or providing ongoing clinical leadership to colleagues, your work will directly influence the quality and safety of care we provide.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
• A medical degree and completed Basic Medical Training.
• Experience delivering evidence-based treatment within substance misuse services.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Strong knowledge of addiction medicine, prescribing and mental health.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A commitment to continuous professional development, appraisal and revalidation.

Requirements

• Deliver comprehensive medical and psychiatric assessments.
• Develop personalised, evidence-based treatment plans.
• Provide specialist prescribing for substance misuse in line with national guidance.
• Undertake regular medical reviews and clinical monitoring.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver integrated care.
• Support Non-Medical Prescribers and other clinical colleagues through advice and supervision.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development.
• Build strong relationships with primary care, mental health services, acute trusts and partner organisations.
• Promote harm reduction, health improvement and recovery-focused practice.

Benefits

• Competitive Specialty Doctor salary.
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, increasing with length of service.
• A paid weekly Wellness Hour.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support.
• Protected Continuing Professional Development.
• Annual appraisal, supervision and support with GMC revalidation.
• Opportunities to contribute to research, clinical audit and service innovation.
• Career development within one of the UK's leading health and social care charities.
• Protected monthly CPD.