The Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and Pacific, which has its headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, is an inter-governmental organization with a membership of 28 countries in the Asia-Pacific and South America regions. CP is based on the partnership concept for self-help and mutual help in the development process with the focal areas being, human resource development and south-south cooperation. One of CP’s permanent programme is the Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) whom spearheaded drug demand and supply reduction solutions in the region since its inception in 1973. As part of DAP’s mandate to identify challenges, opportunities, priorities and needs at sub-regional and global level, stakeholders and focal point meetings are held regularly. This helps DAP establish and maintain constructive working relationships with its implementing partners including NGOs, government representatives, donors and other stakeholders.

Applications are invited from qualified and experienced personnel from Central Asia for this home-based position, which meets the required criteria:  This hire position is contingent upon donor funding.  

Purpose:The Programme Manager has the primary responsibility of ensuring that the objectives of the Dissemination of Universal Treatment Curricula initiatives in Central Asia are achieved within the allotted time frame. The Drug Advisory Programme has successfully achieved its goals in Central Asia regarding the implementation of Substance Use Disorder Treatment activities, including the training of addiction practitioners working with people who use drugs. The Programme Manager will continue to oversee and advance this project. 

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Purpose of Job

Africa CDC’s African Volunteers Health Corps (AVoHC) has proved to be an important component of the continent’s capacity to respond to outbreaks and other public health emergencies using regional personnel to rapidly respond to public health emergencies across countries as needs arise. AVoHC was conceived of following the West Africa Ebola Virus Disease outbreak and launched in 2015, being managed under the Emergency Operations Centre of Africa CDC. To date deployments have included experts in epidemiology, laboratory sciences, communications, logistics, data management, social science, and clinicians. During an East Africa regional meeting of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) leads in Nairobi in November 2022, Africa CDC identified an important gap in deployment capacity in mental health experts. To facilitate integration of MHPSS as a component of AVoHC response capacity, so that AVoHC can include MHPSS as part of future public health emergency response, we aim, with this call to recruit deployable MHPSS experts under AVoHC during public health emergencies in AU member states.

Main Functions

Deployment will usually take place as part of a wider team coordinated by AVoHC in conjunction with the Member State government (Ministry of Health/EPR mechanisms). Ongoing coordination of priority activities and reporting will be through this mechanism. The overarching support and coordination between deployments will be under the AVoHC team at Africa CDC. Support for MHPSS activities and personnel capacity will be provided by the mental health experts within Africa CDC.
The incumbent will ideally be part of the bigger umbrella of the AVoHC at Africa CDC. Being AVoHC member, the incumbent should be willing to be deployed for public health emergency response to any Member State as part of the African Volunteers Health Corps (AVoHC) Rapid Response Teams (RRTs).

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and experienced Substance Use and Recovery Caseworker initially based within NHS Forth Valley prisons, to work within the Substance Use and Recovery Team (SRT) who can demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality services to vulnerable offenders.

As such you will bring a range of experience, delivering therapeutic interventions across Forth Valley Prisons in line with the expectations of the Scottish Government (2014) National Quality Principles framework and recovery orientated systems of care (ROSC) treatment model for prisoners with problem drug and alcohol problems.

You will need to be forward thinking, flexible and creative and will work in partnership with the SPS and other agencies to continually develop and deliver a service that reflects the needs of offenders whilst in custody.

The details of the role are contained within the Job Description & Person Specification document, however, we aim to work within a strengths-based, recovery-orientated and outcomes focused approach.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.  More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Clinical and Translational Researcher
http://psych.ucsf.edu/JPF05084

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco is dedicated to building strong, research-focused clinical programs across the department. In support of this goal, the department is committed to recruiting exceptional faculty members with strong records and potential for conducting outstanding clinical and translational research relevant to neuropsychiatric disease, broadly defined, including but not limited to developmental, psychological and behavioral sciences, including intervention
and prevention sciences, health services, and incorporating social, environmental, or genetic influences. Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of positions and funding. Start dates are variable, and these positions will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• MD, PhD, or equivalent
• Record of peer-reviewed publications
• Record of research grant funding (e.g. K award or imminent application for junior faculty candidates, record of R01 or equivalent funding for senior faculty candidates)
• Track record of investigational work in at least one of the clinical or translational sciences
• Track record of collaborative approach to research
• Track record in teaching and mentoring

Responsibilities

• Report to the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Vice Chair for Research
• Build and direct an actively-funded clinical and translational research program
• Collaborate effectively and develop joint programs with faculty members within the Department of Psychiatry, other departments at UCSF, and other colleagues to promote clinical and translational research
• Participate in departmental, university, and/or public service

This position will function as the Outreach & Telehealth Coordinator for the Community Outreach Program-Esperanza (COPE). The candidate will provide individual phone evaluation of all therapy patients seen through the COPE program to assess presenting symptoms, crime and trauma history, and other stressors or case management needs. The candidate will provide ongoing coordination of services for victims of crime or other traumatic experiences seen for services in the outreach clinic, including school-based services. This position includes comprehensive needs assessments, clinical case coordination, community-based services, coordination of services with schools and local agencies serving victims of crime/trauma, coordination of loaner equipment for telehealth services and test calls for telehealth patients, coordination of community tabling events, program evaluation, and other administrative duties.

This candidate will assist with other outreach tasks, including coordination of volunteers, driving clients to clinical appointments using state vehicles, and attending school related and community meetings, as a representative of the COPE program.

The research assistant (RA) will assist in conducting two studies. The first involves testing the feasibility of a continuous alcohol monitor and includes both laboratory and field-based components (i.e., ecological momentary assessment). The second study is an national online study of perinatal mental health and substance use. Work activities involve managing recruitment; conducting in-person and on-line research sessions, including alcohol administration, biosample collection, and interviews with study participants; participant tracking and retention; programming remote data collection measures; managing online surveys and datafiles; traveling within ~25 miles of Providence (or RA’s home) to deliver study materials to participants; and managing participant payments. The RA is expected to collaborate with project staff to maintain variable directories and other project documentation, conduct library research as needed, and assemble materials for IRB modifications and progress reports. The RA will be required to have their own form of transportation and will be compensated for the mileage.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field and 1 to 2 years of research experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Job Competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to multitask and prioritize effort to meet project goals
• Openness to and interest in learning new skills
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively on a research team. 
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills are required. 
• Transportation to research sites is required. 
• Experience in programming online surveys (e.g. Qualtrics) is preferred. 
• Possess a willingness and ability to support and promote a diverse and inclusive campus community

This is a fixed term position with an end date of 5/14/25 which may be extended based upon available funding.

Due to an increase in funding , an exciting opportunity  has arisen to join an expanding , dynamic stop smoking team. We are looking for two Tobacco Dependence Advisors . The post holders will contribute to supporting people within the borough, who want to stop smoking or using tobacco, contributing to the reduction of smoking rates thus improve the health of the local population, reduce smoking related ill health, disability and preventable death and reduce health inequalities.       

The postholders will provide evidenced based, specialist behavioural support and advice to smokers who want to quit. The postholder will be expected to deliver support through established community groups, one to one and telephone interventions. The postholder will be expected to deliver within locally defined areas covering a number of clinics in a range of settings.

The post holder will:

• To provide smoking cessation advice and support through established groups, one to one and telephone interventions in local community settings. 
• To provide smoking cessation interventions in line with the evidence base and to agreed National standards
• Utilise motivational techniques, assess client’s motivation to quit smoking and maintain relationships with the client group to support smoking cessation 
• Develop an action plan with the client and discuss the use of appropriate pharmacological support suitable to them.
• Extensive relevant knowledge of evidence-based information on smoking cessation approaches and methods
• Attend bespoke training events as required for career and continuous professional development.
• Extensive knowledge of health-related behaviour change evidence

The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London is a world leading mental health and neuroscience academic enterprise. Our research, education and training have impact locally, nationally, and globally, and work across the IoPPN continues to fundamentally change and shape the understanding of mental illness and neurological disorders, leading to novel therapies and approaches to health and wellbeing. Our founding goals include the tripartite mission of research, education, and clinical care.

With the advantage of being closely aligned with the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (alongside proximity our other partner NHS Trusts), the IoPPN and Maudsley provide one of the most prestigious trainings for psychiatrists and allied mental health professionals worldwide. Our unique collaborations, which includes the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at the Maudsley, provides a unique environment to translate insights from discovery science to clinical care.

Comprised of three schools, and with over 1000 academic and research staff, including more than 4000 under and post-graduate students, the IoPPN includes the largest centre for mental health research and education in Europe. Our vibrant community of academics work together to translate insights from discovery science (including neuroscience, genomics, social science, and psychology) to interventions to improve patient care and quality of life. Research sits at the heart of our ability to achieve our goals and we are proud to be recognised for our 100% world leading research environment and research impact (REF 2021).

In 2013, marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year, King's College London was awarded the first and only Regius Professor in the field of Psychiatry. The university is uniquely positioned to bestow this title to an esteemed professor of psychiatry, who demonstrates outstanding research and clinical practice within the field. In 2013, the university bestowed the title to Professor Sir Simon Wessely FRS, who has held it for over ten years. We are now looking to present the Regius Professorship to another thought leader in the field.  The successful candidate will be a psychiatrist, expected to hold an honorary contract with our partner NHS trust, who will bring ambassadorial qualities, demonstrate impact through their work, be collegiate, progressive, and interdisciplinary by nature. A true collaborator, with a vision for what the future for mental health research and psychiatry should look like is essential.

The successful candidate will bring personal research leadership and will have the ability to build and grow world-class research teams that work synergistically with other academic disciplines as well as clinicians. A core responsibility of the role is to nurture a vision for how combined clinical and research capabilities can benefit local, national, and international populations. We are looking for an excellent communicator with interests in impactful research and providing research leadership in influencing policy, and in delivering valuable and measurable benefits for research and subsequently, patient care.

To further enable the strategic effectiveness of the role of Regius Professor, (although not essential) there will also be the opportunity for the appointee to apply for the Head of School of the Academic Psychiatry within the IoPPN later in the year. It is a significant faculty leadership role integral to the onward development of a range of disciplines and activities. The Head of the School of Academic Psychiatry has oversight of five departments and several broad ranging, significant initiatives. Disciplinary oversight includes addictions, child and adolescent psychiatry, psychosis studies, psychological medicine, and neurodevelopmental sciences.

New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist I for the department of Psychiatry at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The Rabinowitz lab within the Rutgers Addition Research Center (https://addiction.rutgers.edu) is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist I to contribute a number of projects that focus on understanding genetic factors and environments that pay a role in substance use onset and the development of a substance use disorder. Under the direction of Dr. Rabinowitz, the employee will be responsible for the independent conduct of a significant element of a larger research activity and will conduct highly specialized and technical research.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Assist with writing and submitting IRB application.
• Conduct data cleaning, processing, and analyses (e.g., linear mixed effects models, class/latent profile analysis, latent transition analysis), with a particular emphasis on genetic analyses.
• Conduct research aligned with the scientific aims of the funded projects with an emphasis on the application of novel methodological and statistical approaches.
• Present and summarize analyses in various formats including raw output, tables, and graphics, and oral and written reports for preparation of associated manuscripts for peer review and presenting at local, national, international conferences.
• Provide support for research-related tasks (e.g., applications for publicly accessible data, funding agency project reports and communications).
• Provide support and consultation to other members of the research team, to include staying current with latest theories and analytic methods related to the scope of the work.

• Based in Geelong, HERB Barwon Health
• Part-time (0.8 FTE) and Fixed-term until May 2025
• Level A $76,985 - $103,493 + 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)

About the role:

You will be assisting with the day-to-day operations of the Tina trial, a clinical trial focusing on a new medication for methamphetamine 'ice' use. The main responsibilities include recruiting and interviewing potential participants, screening them for suitability, enrolling eligible participants, and collecting data as per the trial protocol. The position also involves data entry and management, handling biological samples, assisting with recruitment strategies, attending project meetings, and undertaking research tasks such as report preparation. This is a multi-site trial, requiring collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of researchers and clinicians. The role will be primarily based at IMPACT, Geelong, with field travel required for participant assessments and collaboration with other services.

As an Associate Research Fellow, you will:

• Conduct high-quality research, scholarship and creative activities generating high impact outputs, with mentorship.
• Engage collaboratively to participate in novel and high-quality research or creative activities.
• Communicate outputs, including as part of team.
• Ensure impact of academic activity on the field and the community.
• Support applications for funding for research and creative activities.
• Begin building body of work and reputation and recognition for quality, excellence and impact.
• Participate in intra- and inter-disciplinary research collaborations.

We have one Band 6 vacancy within our Integrated Mental Health & Substance Misuse Team at HMP Garth.

The successful applicants will assist in the overall delivery of care to patients within the mental health and clinical substance misuse team of HMP Garth.

You will be responsible for the care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care for mental health and clinical substance misuse.

The successful applicant is required to demonstrate a “can- do” attitude, be resilient and possess excellent leadership qualities.

Healthcare services operate 7 days a week and the successful applicants would need to be flexible in their approach to meeting the demands of the service.

The successful candidate will assist the Team  Manager and Senior Management to lead and develop a team of healthcare staff and visiting professionals.

They will work towards providing the highest standard of care for the prison population ensuring consistent and effective nursing practice as well as operational activity.

Main duties of the job

• To lead and manage  referrals into the service , arrange assessments, prioritise Crisis intervention.
•  Prioritise and organise teams workload.
• Provide expert clinical leadership to the team, ensuring delivery of effective clinical expertise and advice to the team, including the provision direction and participation.
• To manage and take responsibility for a defined caseload and ensure full compliance with the CPA, Safeguarding, Vulnerable Adults and other policies at all times.
• To ensure a culture of care is evident within the  team where clinical staff enable and empower service users.
• Provide professional supervision and management supervision to an agreed number of nurses within the team.
• Provide expert support to nurses in:-
  • Completing needs assessment to service users.
  • In risk assessment and management.
  • In crisis planning and management.
  • In assessing and responding to patient/ carer’s needs.
  • In care planning and review of care plans.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse will be recruiting a Branch Chief for the Communications Branch (CB) in the Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC).  OSPC’s mission is to lead NIDA’s strategic efforts to inform public health policy and practice by ensuring the institute is the trusted source for scientific information on drug use and addiction.

The fulfillment of NIDA’s and OSPC’s missions depends on effective interaction with a variety of national and international audiences about the Institute’s goals, policies, programs, accomplishments, and other relevant information. These audiences include scientific researchers, physicians and other healthcare providers, policy makers, the public, the media, people with lived and living experience of drug use, and voluntary and professional organizations. The Communications Branch, which is responsible for facilitating these interactions: (1) conducts NIDA's media outreach activities; (2) responds to information inquiries from the public; (3) leads NIDA’s public information activities and public education campaigns; (4) coordinates content development and review of NIDA messaging disseminated to the public; (5) assesses needs and designs communications materials for specific populations; (6) collaborates with other Federal agencies to promote dissemination and application of NIDA research; (7) leads the development, design and management of the Institute’s digital dissemination and outreach; and (8) oversees the technical management, monitoring, maintenance, and coordination of NIDA’s web, social media, and audiovisual-based operations.

The Chief for the Communications Branch reports to the OSPC Director, provides authoritative and expert advice to NIDA leadership, and makes significant contributions to the development and execution of communication and outreach strategies and activities at NIDA. The incumbent serves as the communications lead for the Institute, often working directly with the NIDA Director to support and shape communications activities.

When open, this position will post on the USA Jobs Website (https://www.usajobs.gov/).

For more information about this position, contact OSPC Director Jennifer A. Hobin, Ph.D., at jennifer.hobin@nih.gov.

This position is located in the Regional Section for Africa and the Middle East (RSAME), Division for Operations (DO), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna. The Programme Officer (Drug Control and Crime Prevention) will report to the Chief of RSAME. S/he will work in close consultation with UNODC field offices in Middle East and North Africa, including the Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council Region (OGCCR). S/he will also closely liaise with the Programme Offices in Middle East and North Africa. For more information on UNODC, please visit the following website: www.unodc.org

Within assigned authority, the Programme Officer (Drug Control and Crime Prevention) will be responsible for the following specific duties: - Support and manage the strategic direction for UNODC in the Middle East and North Africa Region including the identification of approaches and modalities to operationalize UNODC’s objectives set out under the Regional Framework for the Arab States (2023-2028) and the Strategic Partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries taking into consideration linkages to the Strategic Vision for Africa (SVA 2030). - Support the conceptualization, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the UNODC integrated programmes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. - Participate in strategic planning, development, management and implementation of the UNODC work in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. - Lead and/or participate in programming, support, needs assessment and other technical missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties. - Promote and facilitate coordination in the context of the UNODC Strategic Partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCC) by ensuring proper consultation internally and externally with Government counterparts; providing guidance on integrated programming; implementation and monitoring of UNODC’s interventions under its pillars with emphasis on South-South collaboration among countries in the MENA region as well as with African countries. - Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the programmes and projects under the Regional Framework for the Arab State as well as the Strategic Partnership with the GCC countries; monitor and analyze programme/project development and implementation; identify problems and issues to be addressed and initiate corrective actions; ensure follow-up actions; as well as the regular auditing in order to ensure reliability and validity and to assess the system's internal controls. - Contribute to fund-raising in relation to drug, crime, corruption and terrorism-related projects and programmes by preparing the materials and participating in major donor meetings; building support for cost-sharing contributions from the Governments, identifying other alternative funding sources for UNODC projects and activities. - Coordinate fundraising efforts through the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, being both donors and recipients of UNODC’s technical assistance particularly for the SVA 2030; by identifying funding opportunities; preparing briefing packages, facilitating donor meetings including in Arabic language as well as leading fundraising missions to the Gulf region in coordination the relevant field office and regional and global programmes. - Act as a focal and quality assurance person for the reporting on project progress, and liaise with UNODC fund-raisers, donors and potential partners regularly. - Promote opportunities for partnerships with strategic regional organizations and institutions in the MENA region; provide advice on appropriate methods for engagement; participate in the planning of joint initiatives responding to identified needs within UNODC’s mandate. - Liaise on substantive issues with counterparts in the UN System, both in Vienna and in the field, officials of other international and regional organizations and specialized agencies; follow up on the UNODC decisions and actions with their officials. - Prepare country specific briefs for the Executive Director in relation to bilateral meetings with senior and high-level officials from the MENA region and official visits to the countries of the region, including soliciting input and coordination in- house from relevant thematic divisions and field offices, and the preparation of the mission programme and related correspondence to national counterparts (in Arabic and/or English language). - Act as focal point within the Regional Section for official written communication/responses to and by the Executive Director (in Arabic) in relation to various engagements and cooperation modalities with Member States of the MENA region. - Organize and prepare written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc. Organize and coordinate the preparation of and draft/consolidate the reports to the Constituencies and other legislative and technical bodies as well as their subsidiary bodies, such as the UN Security Council, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ). - Act as a focal point of expertise for Senior Management regarding geopolitical developments in the MENA region including by preparing briefs and position papers highlighting potential of such developments on UNODC’s field presence, programme implementation, donor relations and any strategic opportunities for engagement. - Collect and analyze data to identify trends or patterns and provide insight through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. - Establish/maintain coordination mechanisms with the Arab Permanent Missions in Vienna including provision, in Arabic, of briefings, advice and updates on key programmatic developments at country level as well as regionally to ensure clear communication and continued support to UNODC’s work in the MENA region. - Liaise with colleagues in the field offices and supervise junior Professional and GS staff as well as UNVs, interns etc.. - Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

The job holder will work as an SNE under the supervision of the Head of the drug markets, crime and supply reduction sector within the risks to public safety and security unit. The SNE will contribute to the development, further enhancement and promotion of the competences of the EMCDDA in the area of drug supply and drug supply reduction, in particular regarding the practices of law enforcement. The post supports the EMCDDA's strategy to contribute to a more secure Europe. In order to ensure effective execution of tasks, the vehicular language for this post has been defined as English.

Job Summary

The College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences at Purdue University Northwest announces an exciting opportunity to apply for one of two Visiting Faculty positions in our CACREP Accredited Master of Science in Education, Mental Health Counseling Program to start August 2024. The successful candidate will teach graduate courses, participate in program governance as a core faculty member, provide supervision for graduate student therapists, and have the opportunity to collaborate on research or develop new projects. The initial contract term is for one academic year with potential for renewal. This is a full-time position that comes with benefits appropriate to the position.

Position Responsibilities & Description

The successful candidate will serve as a core faculty member for the 2024-2025 Academic Year (meeting CACREP faculty eligibility requirements) in our in-person accredited program. Standard expectations of the position include that the incumbent will: (a) teach graduate level courses within the counseling program; (b) cultivate and maintain relationships with supervisors in community mental health agencies and schools through providing supervision and clinical oversight for students in internships; (c) participate in program governance (e.g. work collaboratively on accreditation and program improvement efforts); (d) collaborate with faculty within and outside of the School of Education and Counseling on scholarly activities; and (e) participate in beneficial service to the school, college, university, community, and profession. Of particular interest are candidates who would be excited, willing, and/or able to teach courses such as Counseling Children & Adolescents, Counseling and Psychopathology, Crisis Intervention, Human Growth & Development, Research, Addictions, or Counseling Theory.

University Profile

Purdue University Northwest (PNW), a premier metropolitan university located in Northwest Indiana, is dedicated to empowering transformational change in its students on its two campuses in Hammond and Westville, Indiana. Part of the Purdue University system and offering more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, PNW is committed to academic excellence, supports growth, and celebrates diversity. PNW’s colleges, schools and centers are distinguished through prestigious accreditations, national recognitions, and competitive rankings.

In NHS Forth Valley we know the radical and transformational difference Psychiatrists make to the lives of their patients. This is why we have developed, and will always strive to maintain, a system that allows them to do this work. In NHS Forth Valley we passionately believe in joined-up, holistic care across the whole patient journey. We have a dynamic Consultant workforce and due to the relatively small size and adaptability of our health board our Psychiatrists are able to become effective leaders who can drive through positive changes. 

Scotland is in the midst of a public health emergency regarding drug related deaths. Tackling this will require multiple interventions across all parts of our society. We will support our Consultants in Addictions Psychiatry to help lead this national response. Our Consultants are employed by the NHS, but as the clinical experts in their field they will guide and inform which services are commissioned from the third sector. As a dynamic, flexible organisation we are keen to pilot innovative ways to tackle the scourge of drug related deaths. We will support our Consultants to contribute to the emerging national strategies for tackling drug related deaths and to develop links with Higher Education Institutions to build the evidence base.  Locally we have strong links with the University of Stirling where the public health research in this area is making a significant contribution to the development of national strategy.  The service will support SPA time for Consultants to lead on projects aligned with addressing this public health crisis, such as the expansion of injectable buprenorphine and new ways of working to safely manage benzodiazepine use / dependency in conjunction with delivery and implementation of the MAT (Medicated Assisted Treatment) standards.

The Substance Use Service has a large work component in relation to alcohol use disorders. There is an alcohol dedicated team within SUS South which the successful candidate would work closely with .Part of the task will be to sign off on patients requiring inpatient detoxification from alcohol in the local Mental Health Unit using the one dedicated bed. There is also a role in supporting home detoxification from alcohol when this can be safely done. Alcohol patients will be seen by the Consultant in relation to the use of protective medications and for assessment and treatment of psychiatric comorbidity .The successful candidate would also contribute to the planning of an expansion in our alcohol treatment system utilising a group programme for those who have successfully detoxified.

We are in an exciting place with regards to Psychiatry in Forth Valley. Within the next 3 years we will be able to evidence we have the best mental health services in Scotland. To achieve this goal our Consultants will have sufficient SPA time in their job plans to help all of our services become accredited (for providing excellent care) according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists Centre for Quality Improvement Accreditation Standards.

We are passionate about attracting the brightest and best students into Psychiatry and developing them into Consultants who will serve the needs of Scotland. Our local teaching and training programmes have been nationally recognised and we are keen to expand them further. Our service is currently developing roles for Advanced Nurse and Pharmacist Practitioners and the post-holder will have opportunities for supervision of these colleagues and guiding the development of the roles. Our vision is that those with addiction issues in Forth Valley will always access first rate services, and interact with clinicians who understand their issues, without judgement, wherever they present in our health and social care system. Training all our staff in addiction issues and breaking down the barriers between the different parts of our system will be key to this. We will support time for these and other teaching and training opportunities. The post holder will be working with a Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist with a national profile in Medical Education and so would have immediate links to regional and national teaching opportunities. 

We are also able to offer innovative and bespoke job roles for candidates interested in combining sessions in addictions with sessions in other specialities, including general adult and forensic.  In particular, we are keen to explore developing roles across both substance use and general adult settings, to support our existing programme of joint working and improved interface in these areas.   We will work with the successful candidate to develop a suitable job plan.

Forth Valley offers an unrivalled quality of life. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty which includes Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Historic Stirling ‘the gateway to the Highlands’ has local state schools that consistently feature in the top 20 of national league tables. Scotland’s major cities, Glasgow & Edinburgh are within one hour’s travel. Substantial relocation packages are available. We welcome applications from candidates wishing to work both full time and less than full time. We can also offer flexible working hours, including the option of shorter ‘family-friendly’ working days.  The size of our health board allows us to be flexible and responsive. We are keen to continue to develop ways of working that allow our Psychiatrists to have an optimal work life balance.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the department and meet key staff (this can be arranged in person or facilitated online). Informal enquiries should be directed to Gillian Baillie-Sharp, Clinical Director Substance Use Service, gillian.baillie-sharp@nhs.scot.

To apply for this post, please visit the job posting on the NHS Scotland Job Train website. Applicants should have full GMC registration and a licence to practise. Applicants will be in possession of the MRCPsych or equivalent, registered with the General Medical Council and on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of the anticipated award of a CCT at the time of interview or have a certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR). Applicants are required to have evidence of recent continued academic and professional development. Excellent, communication, listening and organisational skills are essential.

Naufar is Qatar’s national substance use disorder center for treatment, prevention, professional education and research. Naufar was established in 2017 by Emiri Decree, that recognized that addiction is a health issue. Naufar treats over 1000 patients and their families each year. Our services are evidence-based and culturally- adapted to the GCC. Our facilities include over 120 beds (in-patient treatment, residential rehabilitation) and extensive out-patient treatment and recovery interventions.  

Naufar is expanding and is looking to recruit a range of clinical staff with competence in SUD. Clinical staff must be fluent in Arabic and English. 

To lead and set the strategic direction for Naufar’s clinical programmes ensuring compliance with the highest quality standards in clinical care and with Government regulations, in order to effectively and efficiently meet Patient needs and support Naufar in achieving clinical and organisational excellence and achieving Naufar’s organisational strategy and objectives.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Corporate Strategy

• As a member of the senior management team, endorse the development of the strategies and plans for the Medical division and supports the development of the organisational strategy to ensure that Naufar executes its mission effectively, achieves organisational objectives and realises its vision.
• Provide guidance to the Clinical Directors who will in turn lead the translation of Naufar’s overarching strategy into business plans for the Medical division and ensure effective performance monitoring and management to achieve divisional and service line strategic objectives.

Leadership

• Ensure the achievement of the divisional strategic objectives by setting priorities and objectives for direct and indirect reports (including cross-functional teams i.e. MDT, project workgroups, etc.), managing performance, developing a highly-qualified talent pool and motivating them, and providing strategic direction to maximise performance, improve productivity and reach clinical and operational excellence.
• Develop the next generation of leaders for Naufar through coaching and mentoring to ensure business sustainability and contribute to the diversification and transformation of Naufar clinical care and services.

Clinical and Organisational Excellence

• Champion the development and implementation of Naufar’s Clinical Excellence agenda for the organisation to become Centre of Excellence.
• Ensure that clinical protocols, utilisation review, case management, quality assurance, and compliance programmes are implemented according to the established clinical pathways and guidelines.

Clinical Collaboration and Management

• Provide guidance to Clinical Directors who in turn will lead the clinical team in providing best-in-class evidence-based care to Naufar’s Patients by drawing from knowledge, experience and continuous access to clinical competence and best practices.
• Review and audit activities of specialty and sub-specialty clinics provided to patients to ensure their compliance with Naufar’s objectives.

Research and Education

• Champion the development and implementation of Naufar’s education and research programmes, to further improve the treatment of addiction and behavioral disorders in Qatar and the region.
• Stay abreast of emerging models in the health care sector to be aligned with international best practices and help Naufar become a leader in providing innovative treatment solutions.
• Champion regular consultant meetings, seminars and conferences to engender knowledge and experience sharing amongst Naufar’s clinical team and the wider clinical community in Qatar and abroad.

Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) Management

• Review and audit MDTs decisions and activities, and approve standards of care and care pathways to ensure Patient centric care (clinical, wellness and hospitality) and that individualised care is provided to Patients through individualised care plans.
• Review and audit the decisions and activities of MDTs, to ensure their compliance with Naufar’s clinical standards and objectives.

Professional/Academic Qualifications:

An accredited degree in Medicine from a reputable medical education institute.

• Post graduate qualification in Addiction Psychiatry or equivalent.
• Formal training in addiction treatment.
• Valid registration with the relevant professional bodies and licensing authorities.

Experience:

• 15 years of experience, including at least 7 years in positions of progressively increasing managerial responsibilities.
• Ability to work with key stakeholders, senior management, management team and external partners/advisors through collaboration & teamwork in a non-hierarchical relationship framework.
• Deep knowledge of psychiatry and addiction medicine and other treatment procedures, possible complications that may arise and treatment options.

Prepare and deliver capacity building for PWID focal points in Malawi to promote harm reduction. Deliver tailored trainings, based on developed training package on establishing and implementing OAT programmes for and with people who use drugs.

The consultant will deliver as the main trainer, together with UNODC staff and local experts, following activities:

• Research, revision and comments for Malawi National Drug Control Policy • One three-day harm reduction training in Malawi
• Prepare the teaching materials and adjust it if needed, and will do the pre- and post-training evaluation for the Malawi training
• Six tailored national trainings on OAT
• The consultant will support Section with preparation of relevant presentations, events and conferences

This post is located in the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS), Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch (DLSSB), Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs (DPA) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria. The Programme Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Programme Coordinator on Prevention and the overall guidance of the Chief, PTRS. For more information on UNODC, please visit www.unodc.org

Within assigned authority, the Programme Officer will be responsible for the following specific duties:

• Provide support in coordinating the field implementation and evaluation of the prevention programme particularly as it pertains to family skills and life and skills programming; monitor and analyze the project development and implementation; review relevant documents and reports; identify problems and issues to be addressed and initiate corrective actions; liaise with relevant parties; ensure follow-up actions;
• Perform technical support assignments for prevention programming, in consultation with the relevant UNODC field Representatives and in collaboration with the governmental counterparts in geographical regions and countries assigned by the Chief of Section in consultation with the coordinator of the prevention programme. This includes, planning, facilitating workshops, attending to other interactive sessions and assisting in developing operative partnership agreements and project concepts in the field of Drug Demand Reduction with the governmental counterparts;
• Identify and enter into agreement with International Research Institutions to support the adaptation, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based prevention programming;
• Initiate and coordinate outreach activities; conduct training workshops, seminars, etc.; make presentations on assigned topics/activities; Act as a resource person and /or moderator in workshops, seminars, training courses and meetings;
• Advise trainers, experts, computer specialists, consultants and other resource persons in their preparations for, and participation in project activities;
• Support policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies. Organize and prepare written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.;
• Lead and/or participate in large, complex field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.;
• Coordinate activities related to budget funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepare related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.);
• Provide substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.;
• Participate in the recruitment, train and guide the Project Staff operating under the global prevention programme in the relevant Field Offices; advise trainers, experts, computer specialists, consultants and other resource persons in their preparations for, and participation in project activities;
• Collect and analyze data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
• Perform other work-related duties as required by the section.

The position we are recruiting for is situated within the Public Health Unit, and the selected candidate will be reporting to the Head of Sector Support to Practice, under the supervision of the Head of the Public Health Unit. The job holder will contribute to objectives and outputs that further enhance and promote the scientific competencies of the agency in the area of support to practitioners and decision-makers. The job holder will be working within the framework of the EMCDDA Strategy and the new EUDA mandate, with the responsibility to support work programme activities, both sector-related and transversal.

The successful applicant will be requested to perform the tasks and responsibilities listed below. General tasks will consist of assisting with the input, processing, analysis, and reporting of data necessary for the production of the Sector’s outputs, including:

• search, identification, and filtering of publication databases for scientific literature;
• preparation and preliminary synthesis of information retrieved from scientific and grey literature;
• coordination and collection of information through online surveys addressing the agency’s stakeholders;
• applying and ensuring adherence to scientific protocols for checking the quality of information, extracting of data, and reporting;
• supporting the drafting of and ensuring compliance with standardised operating procedures to implement the scientific protocols;
• preparation and formatting of tables, graphics and methodological notes also for presentations by sector colleagues, Head of unit/sector.

Specific tasks will include:

• being responsible for the contents and format update of the Best Practice Portal (including the X-change Registry and any other projects as requested by the line managers) under the direct supervision of the Head of Sector;
• supporting the development and publication of the European Responses Guide (or any new products stemming from it);
• helping in the design, development, and inclusion of outputs in the EUDECIDE ecosystem and other projects as requested by the HoS;
• providing support with coordination meetings and contractor liaison;
• providing support in drafting practice notes and briefings;
• any other duties that may be assigned by the Head of unit/sector in relation to the purpose of the post. In order to perform the duties of the post and ensure effective communication with the different actors and stakeholders involved, the main working language required for the job is English.