Specialty Doctor – Substance Misuse & Addiction Psychiatry
Location: Bootle, Merseyside
Pay Rate: £70.00–£80.00 per hour
Contract Type: Temporary / Locum
Working Pattern: Full-time, flexible hours with some evening and weekend working as required
Specialty Doctor Jobs in Merseyside
Seven Resourcing is currently recruiting for an experienced Specialty Doctor in Substance Misuse and Addiction Psychiatry to join a specialist community service in Bootle, Merseyside.
This is an excellent opportunity for a GMC-registered Specialty Doctor with experience in addiction medicine, substance misuse services, mental health, and community psychiatry to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals affected by drug and alcohol dependency.
The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality, evidence-based treatment and recovery-focused interventions to service users with complex substance misuse needs.
Key Responsibilities
As a Specialty Doctor, you will:
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric, physical health, and substance misuse assessments.
- Develop and implement personalised treatment and recovery plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
- Provide specialist prescribing assessments for individuals experiencing dependency related to opiates, alcohol, stimulants, tranquilizers, barbiturates, and novel psychoactive substances.
- Initiate and review prescribing regimes in line with national legislation, local guidance, and best practice standards.
- Monitor treatment progress through regular clinical reviews, laboratory investigations, and urinalysis results.
- Deliver evidence-based interventions, including motivational interviewing, brief interventions, and cognitive behavioural techniques.
- Support harm reduction initiatives, including overdose prevention, blood-borne virus screening, and hepatitis vaccination programmes.
- Work closely with GPs, social services, prison services, community mental health teams, and voluntary sector organisations.
- Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, clinical audits, governance activities, and service development projects.
- Provide clinical supervision, advice, and support to nursing teams, non-medical prescribers, and less experienced medical colleagues.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive electronic patient records and clinical documentation.
- Contribute to research activities and quality improvement initiatives within addiction services.
Requirements
To be considered for this Substance Misuse Doctor role, you must have:
Essential Requirements
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and a Licence to Practise.
- Completion of Basic Medical Training.
- MRCPsych qualification or equivalent.
- Section 12 approval.
- Demonstrable experience delivering evidence-based treatments within substance misuse, addiction medicine, or mental health services.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams and alongside partner agencies.
- Knowledge of addiction psychiatry, mental health legislation, and recovery-focused practice.
- Experience participating in clinical audit and governance activities.
- Strong understanding of clinical prescribing for substance misuse treatment.
- Excellent communication, report writing, and IT skills.
Working for Seven Resourcing:
Established in 2011, Seven Resourcing is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of temporary health and social care professionals. We are rated ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot from over 3,000 reviews and have received multiple industry awards, reflecting our commitment to quality, compliance, and candidate support. Our dedicated team works to secure competitive opportunities that align with your clinical expertise and career goals.
INDNCLEOTH
Pay: £70.00-£80.00 per hour
Experience:
- substance misuse/addiction doctor: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- registration with the General Medical Council (required)
- MRCPsych qualification or equivalent (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
