The role of the Team Leader, Addiction Care Team is to lead the clinical team who will provide assessment, brief advice and onward referral as required to current inpatients at Kings College Hospital who are dependent on alcohol and/or other substances.
They will be required to conduct specialist clinical assessments and support care pathways for patients currently in Kings College Hospital, including the emergency department.
They will be responsible for ensuring that the Addiction Care Team functions as an integral part of the hospital and the maintenance of effective communication with all relevant personnel and agencies, both internally within the Trust, externally with a range of agencies and in particular, with King’s College Hospital.
The service runs 7 days a week so some week-end and evening work will be required.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joshua Stapleton Job title: Clinical Service Lead Email address:
They will be required to conduct specialist clinical assessments and support care pathways for patients currently in Kings College Hospital, including the emergency department.
They will be responsible for ensuring that the Addiction Care Team functions as an integral part of the hospital and the maintenance of effective communication with all relevant personnel and agencies, both internally within the Trust, externally with a range of agencies and in particular, with King’s College Hospital.
The service runs 7 days a week so some week-end and evening work will be required.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joshua Stapleton Job title: Clinical Service Lead Email address:
The role of the Team Leader, Addiction Care Team is to lead the clinical team who will provide assessment, brief advice and onward referral as required to current inpatients at Kings College Hospital who are dependent on alcohol and/or other substances.
They will be required to conduct specialist clinical assessments and support care pathways for patients currently in Kings College Hospital, including the emergency department.
They will be responsible for ensuring that the Addiction Care Team functions as an integral part of the hospital and the maintenance of effective communication with all relevant personnel and agencies, both internally within the Trust, externally with a range of agencies and in particular, with King’s College Hospital.
The service runs 7 days a week so some week-end and evening work will be required.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joshua Stapleton Job title: Clinical Service Lead Email address:
They will be required to conduct specialist clinical assessments and support care pathways for patients currently in Kings College Hospital, including the emergency department.
They will be responsible for ensuring that the Addiction Care Team functions as an integral part of the hospital and the maintenance of effective communication with all relevant personnel and agencies, both internally within the Trust, externally with a range of agencies and in particular, with King’s College Hospital.
The service runs 7 days a week so some week-end and evening work will be required.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joshua Stapleton Job title: Clinical Service Lead Email address:
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