Via Kingston is a fully integrated adult substance use service, providing clinical and psychosocial interventions from a main treatment hub located within Surbiton Health Centre.

The Medical Lead is an important role within the service, providing leadership, coordination and delivery of the prescribing and clinical elements within this integrated substance use service.

You will be a registered doctor (Speciality or Consultant Psychiatrist) and will have experience in providing support to ensure that we are consistently offering a high quality, clinically excellent, recovery-focused service to people with problematic substance use.

You will provide medical and clinical leadership to the Via Kingston service staff, and clinical supervision to healthcare staff within the service. You will also provide clinical leadership and support to GPs and Pharmacies involved in the provision of treatment services to people who use substances within Kingston.

You will be an active part of the local management and leadership team and contribute to the overall performance of the service to ensure that contractual output targets are achieved. This role is also supported by Via’s central clinical department, for example to receive clinical supervision.