Part time/full time GP/GPSI for community drug service in Leeds

Part time/full time GP/GPSI for community drug service in Leeds required to work in a busy but very supportive urban primary care settings.

Working in a dynamic and innovative partnership delivering specialist drug intervention programmes across Leeds, you will be responsible for specialist prescribing, delivery of the full range of interventions, limited primary physical and mental health care, medical support to non-medical prescribers, liaison with partner agencies who deliver psychosocial and wrap-around care, and shared care GPs.

We deliver integrated citywide services from 5 localities across Leeds, and are looking for someone with enthusiasm, previous specialist prescribing experience and the ability to work under their own direction.

The post requires the flexibility to work at different sites if needed, but within a structured, planned schedule.

We have a number of sessions available and are happy therefore to take expressions of interest from those wishing to do only one session per week.

We are committed to developing expertise and capacity within the wider GP community, and are willing to consider GPs who are interested, but not yet experienced, in this area of work, subject to negotiating appropriate training.

Expressions of interest to Angela Walker, St Martins Healthcare Services Ltd at ange.walker@nhs.net or 0113 262 1013 by 12 February 2010.