SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
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POST:<br />
TRAINER:<br />
EMPLOYING TRUST:<br />
Substance Misuse Psychiatry<br />
Dr Mary Rowlands<br />
Devon Partnership NHS Trust<br />
JOB DESCRIPTION: This is a training post where the candidate will be working with supervision. The cases seen<br />
are at the same level of complexity as those cases that are referred to the consultant, after a period of training.<br />
There will therefore be regular access to complex case discussion with the consultant:<br />
1. To be an active member of the multidisciplinary community and criminal justice drug teams.<br />
2. To assess new outpatients referred to the addiction service, decide upon their treatment and develop a<br />
care package with their allocated key worker.<br />
3. To liaise with the General Practitioners, primary healthcare teams and non-statutory drug agencies in<br />
the care of patients with substance misuse problems. To communicate promptly with GP’s in writing,<br />
to a given professional standard so they are fit for purpose, agreed with the Consultant.<br />
4. To maintain accurate multidisciplinary medical records, other clinical documentation of clinical activity<br />
and individual care plans where appropriate so they are updated promptly to ensure available to other<br />
professions.<br />
5. To provide regular reviews of complex cases in collaboration with key worker reviews supervised by<br />
senior non-medical clinicians with referral as professionally agreed with the Consultant.<br />
6. To provide during office hours in designated clinic sessions urgent addiction support/advice in<br />
conjunction with the Consultant, other ENDAS SAS doctors and Nurse Prescribers to staff caring for<br />
addiction team patients admitted to the Wonford House Hospital inpatient beds.<br />
7. To liaise with staff at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in the care of inpatients with co-morbid<br />
physical problems associated with drug misuse.<br />
8. To participate in teaching and training of other disciplines and agencies as appropriate.<br />
9. To participate in appropriate addiction audits.<br />
10. To participate in educational sessions appropriate to Personal Development including special interest<br />
and research sessions.<br />
TIMETABLES:<br />
TRAINER A.M. P.M.<br />
Monday Admin/Consultant Meetings Multi-agency meetings<br />
Emergency clinic inc Young Persons<br />
Tuesday MDT 1130-1330 Journal Club/Case<br />
Conference<br />
Clinic/Teaching<br />
Wednesday<br />
Thursday<br />
Friday<br />
Ward Round and Medical<br />
Students/Psych SHO Teaching<br />
Clinic/Teaching if 3 med student<br />
placements<br />
0900-1000 SAS supervision<br />
1000-1200 Teaching<br />
Clinic/Teaching<br />
1700-1900 Evening clinic every 2 nd<br />
& 4 th month as required<br />
1300-1400 Vulnerable babies and<br />
pregnant drug misusers meeting<br />
every 3 rd of the month<br />
1400-1730 Protocol Development<br />
1230-1330 Nurse Prescriber<br />
supervision/development<br />
1330-1430 ST4-6 Supervision<br />
1430-1630 Emergency clinic<br />
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