# Specialty Grade Doctor (SAS) in Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-grade-doctor-sas-in-alcohol-and-drug-recovery-services/f26293e9-d232-4c59-8af5-9010f8f1519e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-grade-doctor-sas-in-alcohol-and-drug-recovery-services/f26293e9-d232-4c59-8af5-9010f8f1519e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - **Location:** J B Russell House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £64,158 - £99,975 - **Contract type:** Fixed-term - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T23:06:29.069Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=266982 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=266982 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhsggc.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 256572 - Salary: Specialty Doctor - 2022 (£64,158 - £99,975) - Job closing date: 20/09/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: Back Sneddon Centre - Employment type: Fixed-term - Hours Per Week: 28 - Job posted date: 03/09/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde - Department: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included. ### The shift pattern for this post is to be confirmed. ### This is a fixed-term post for 12 months. ### Please note that the salary is Pro Rata for part-time hours. Do you want an opportunity to gain experience working in the biggest NHS Alcohol and Drugs Service in the UK, where you can develop your clinical skills and enhance your CV whilst continuing your CPD with protected time? Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services (ADRS) are recruiting an enthusiastic psychiatrist to the post of Speciality Doctor. This post is initially fixed-term (12 months) and part-time (0.7wte / 7 Programmed Activities). We are seeking an enthusiastic Speciality Doctor with psychiatry experience to join our clinical team. The post is currently based in Back Sneddon Street, Paisley and relates to the Renfrewshire HSCP catchment area. You would be to provide psychiatry expertise to an established multi-disciplinary team with consultant support. You would, in due course, participate in all aspects of addiction treatment and care, including multidisciplinary meetings. The service primarily receives referrals for opiate and alcohol dependency, and has a caseload with a high prevalence of co-morbidity (mental health). The service will consider applications looking for fewer sessions (minimum 0.5 wte). ### All applicants must have full GMC registration, a licence to practise, and at least 4 years full-time (or equivalent of less than full-time) postgraduate training, two of which must have been within a speciality training programme or demonstrate and evidence of equivalent training, experience and competencies. Previous experience of working in alcohol and drug recovery services is not essential. Any offer of appointment is subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references and report from Occupational Health Service. ### Interested? If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you. ### For an informal discussion, please contact: Dr Saket Priyadarshi, AMD, 0141 303 8948. Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible. SPECIALTY DOCTOR must meet the following Criteria: - shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC); and - shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a less than full-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme or specialty registrar locum appointment for training (LAT); or - shall have equivalent training, experience or competencies, either in the UK or overseas. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process. 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For application portal or log-in issues, please contact the Jobtrain Support Hub in the first instance. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Psychiatry experience. **Desirable** - Previous experience of working in alcohol and drug recovery services is not essential. ### Information Technology **Essential** - Ability to use IT in daily work, including communicating electronically and contributing to the information gathering and performance management systems of the organisation. ### Clinical Skills and Competencies **Essential** - Ability to provide psychiatry expertise to an established multi-disciplinary team with consultant support. - Ability to undertake psychiatry assessment and management for new referrals from wider ADRS MDT colleagues. - Ability to undertake psychiatry review of caseload and psychotropic medication monitoring. - Ability to undertake urgent psychiatric reviews when requested and to be flexible in supporting occasional urgent assessments. - Ability to ensure clinical recording and communication are kept up to date and of a high standard. **Desirable** - Experience or competency in the use of the Mental Health Act, Adults with Incapacity Act and Adult Support and Protection Act, including Approved Medical Practitioner responsibilities. ### Teamworking and Professional Development **Essential** - Ability to participate in all aspects of addiction treatment and care, including multidisciplinary meetings. - Commitment to continuing professional development, appraisal and job planning. **Desirable** - Interest or experience in undertaking audit and wider quality improvement work. - Interest or experience in supporting research activity with academic partners. - Ability to contribute to teaching medical students. ### Qualifications and Professional Registration **Essential** - Full GMC registration - A licence to practise - At least 4 years full time (or equivalent of less than full time) post graduate training, two of which must have been within a speciality training programme, or demonstrate and evidence of equivalent training, experience and competencies. **Desirable** - AMP approved by the Board. ## Documents - [GGC 256572 Candidate Information Pack (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1184348&JobId=266982) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.