Primary Care Facilitator (Substance Use) 205648 PM inEdinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED FRI 17 JAN 2025

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Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals affected by substance use.

Involvement in a collaborative environment with various agencies and health care professionals.

Access to continuous education and training, benefiting personal and professional development.

Flexibility of a part-time position (16 hours per week), allowing for a better work-life balance.

Engagement in crucial public health initiatives, contributing to community well-being.

Diverse and inclusive workplace culture that values equality among staff and encourages contributions from all sections of society.

The Primary Care Facilitator (Substance Use) role at NHS Lothian's Woodlands House, Astley Ainsley Hospital involves part-time work (16 hours per week) focused on providing specialized training and support regarding problem substance use and related health issues. The facilitator will disseminate guidelines to healthcare staff, particularly GPs, offer expert advice on substance use, and support the integration of practices across primary care and substance use services within Lothian. Key responsibilities include reporting on service delivery, analyzing data, and collaborating with public health teams to enhance patient care.

NHS Lothian emphasises equality and diversity in its workforce and encourages applications from all sectors of society. Interested candidates are required to complete an online application form, as CVs are not accepted. The closing date for applications is February 1, 2025. For more information, applicants can reach out to the provided contacts for an informal discussion.

aPrimary Care Facilitator (Substance Use)

woodlands house, Astley Ainsley Hospital

Reference 205648

NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, part time (16 hours per week) post based in Woodlands House, Astley Ainsley Hospital.

The Primary Care Facilitation Team provides specialist training and education on problem substance use and blood borne virus testing, prevention and treatment. This includes a regular programme of training offered to GPs and other practice staff.

The key duties and responsibilities of the facilitator post are to:

Disseminate policies, procedures and guidance pertinent to staff in NHS Lothian caring for people affected by substance use and facilitate the implementation of good practice guidance in this field
Provide specialist information and advice on substance use to primary and community health care staff, in particular general practitioners.
Maintain a knowledge of, and appropriate links with, primary care, public health and substance use services in Lothian, and support liaison between these services.
Provide verbal and written reports to Primary Care Teams, NHS Lothian and Alcohol & Drug Partnership Teams as required.
Participate in analysis of audit returns from primary care relating to the National Enhanced Service for Drug Users and in feedback to practices on their data through written reports, practice visits and other means as appropriate.
Collaborate with Public Health and Health Policy Teams of NHS Lothian to develop guidance and monitoring systems to improve patient care
Involvement in creating, updating, extracting and analysing information from a range of databases designed to monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care.
Collaboration with a range of agencies involved in the care of substance users.

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.

For An Informal Discussion Please Contact

Dzidzai Chipuriro, Clinical Service Manager, REAS,

Dr Judith Craven, PCFT Facilitators, Addiction

Treatment & Recovery Care, 1st Floor Woodlands House, Astley Ainslie Hospital, 74 Canaan Lane, Edinburgh EH9 2TB

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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.

Closing Date: 01/02/2025

PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early

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