Clinical Lead

Clinical Lead – Addictions

Derby, Derbyshire

£50,500 - £62,500 per annum DOE

Full-time, permanent (35 hours per week)

Compass Associates is proud to be partnering with a well-established health and social care charity delivering specialist drug and alcohol recovery services across the UK. We are seeking an experienced Clinical Lead to provide clinical oversight within their Derby-based service.

You will be joining an established and values-driven organisation that supports individuals experiencing substance use challenges through a person-centred approach, combining harm reduction, treatment, recovery support, and long-term wellbeing interventions.

As Clinical Lead, you will provide clinical leadership to an experienced multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality, safe and effective care for service users accessing drug and alcohol treatment pathways.

Key Responsibilities:

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• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to a team of prescribing clinicians and complex needs nurses
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• Support safe and effective clinical practice through supervision, consultation and reflective practice
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• Maintain oversight of clinical standards, SOP compliance and regulatory requirements
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• Continue clinical practice through regular prescribing clinics
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• Support incident reviews, safeguarding processes and drug/alcohol-related death case reviews
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• Work collaboratively with operational leaders, commissioners and wider healthcare partners
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• Promote a strengths-based, person-centred approach to recovery and treatment
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Benefits:

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• 27 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays rising with length of service
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• 8% pension which is matched
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• Comprehensive induction and ongoing professional development
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• Sick Pay
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• Enhanced Maternity Leave
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• Paid Time Off for Dependency
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• Emergency and Compassionate Leave
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Essential Criteria:

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• Registered Nurse (RMN/RGN) or Pharmacist with an independent prescribing qualification
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• Significant experience working within substance use services
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• Strong clinical credibility with experience supporting or supervising experienced practitioners
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• Understanding of opioid substitution treatment and wider drug and alcohol treatment pathways
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• Confident working within a community-based substance use service environment
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• Strong understanding of clinical governance, risk management and quality improvement
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Desirable Criteria:

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• Experience providing clinical supervision within a multidisciplinary team
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• Experience working within non-NHS healthcare environments
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• Previous involvement in service development, audits or clinical governance activities
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Interview Process:

1st stage: Temas interview with the Clinical Director and a senior service representative

2nd stage: In-person visit to the service

Contact Details:

For more information and an informal confidential discussion, please contact Jenny on 0161 672 3174 or [email protected]

Referrals

Compass Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy. We offer £500 vouchers of your choice for each successful recommendation.