Senior Medical Officer in Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

This is an exciting opportunity for highly experienced addictions doctor to provide clinical leadership and be part of an innovative new development, the first of its kind not only within Glasgow City HSCP, but also in Scotland and the UK.The Safer Drug Consumption Facility will be based in Hunter Street Health and Social Care Centre in Glasgow, alongside a number of other services designed to meet the needs of a group of peop le with complex needs who find it difficult to engage with mainstream services. The SDCF will provide a range of harm reduction interventions to people who inject drugs away from home, providing a safer, hygienic environment to inject drugs purchased on the street, where they will be afforded dignity
and respect. People using the service will have access to a range of social and health interventions from clinical, social care and third sector staff.
The service will provide a trauma informed environment and workforce who will support people with their immediate needs and develop therapeutic relationships, at a pace led by those using the service. The successful candidate will be forward thinking and creative, they will have significant experience in Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services, ideally in a senior role. They should be able to demonstrate sound knowledge of harm
reduction and drug and alcohol treatment interventions, clinical governance and innovative thinking and strong leadership skills.
The SDCF management team is open to interest in taking this post on a Part-time (minimum 6 sessions) and/or job
share basis.

Contact details for informal contact: Dr Saket Priyadarshi, , Saket.Priyadarshi@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs. 

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