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ISSUP supports the professional development of those working within substance use prevention, treatment and recovery. Here you will find information about available positions in the field from around the globe. We welcome ISSUP members to share advertisements for current vacancies in this category. Log in and post your job to the ISSUP job board.

Deputy Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention - SAMHSA

  • Location: Estados Unidos
  • Area of Work: Programme Delivery
  • Closing date:

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). CSAP disseminates effective substance use prevention practices and builds the capacity of States, communities and other groups to apply prevention knowledge effectively.

Serves as chief advisor to the Director of CSAP, sharing fully in assuring accomplishments of the CSAP mission and goals. Provides technical advice and expertise to subordinates and higher-level management while promoting effective working relationships within the center and agency staff along with other federal and state officials.

Provides national leadership and direction in the administration of substance use prevention initiatives including the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, Recovery Services (SUPTRS) Block Grant Program and multiple discretionary substance use prevention grant programs.

Oversees formulation, analysis, and evaluation of center and agency policies, priorities, strategies arising from legislation, regulatory action, and other critical program or policy and plans.

 

The mission of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is to bring effective prevention to every community. CSAP provides national leadership in the development and implementation of policies and programs to prevent the onset of substance use, prevent the progression of substance use, and to prevent and reduce substance use-related harms.

Submitted on Martes, Marzo 12, 2024 - 23:54

Research Fellow - Epidemiology - Monash University

  • Location: Australia
  • Area of Work: Research
  • Closing date:

Join the National Addiction and Mental Health Surveillance Unit (NAMHSU) and become an integral part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of public health initiatives. Your contributions will play a pivotal role in addressing critical issues related to addiction, mental health, and suicide prevention. Take the opportunity to make a meaningful difference today by applying your expertise to drive positive change in the field of population health.

NAMHSU is actively seeking a Research Fellow to collaborate with senior researchers in conducting impactful research in public health surveillance, specifically focusing on addressing challenges related to addiction and mental health.

As a crucial team member, the Research Fellow will be responsible for coordinating key project deliverables, with a primary emphasis on conducting quantitative analysis of surveillance data to meet reporting obligations for government and research bodies. In close collaboration with the NAMHSU Strategic Lead, the Research Fellow will spearhead innovative grant submissions, leveraging the unique National Ambulance Surveillance System data.

The ideal candidate for this position will possess a strong track record of research excellence and a commitment to achieving national recognition. This commitment should be demonstrated through a history of high-quality publications, engaging conference presentations, and preferably, successful acquisition of external funding relative to their career stage and opportunities.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

Submitted on Martes, Marzo 12, 2024 - 22:41

Research Manager (National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs) - University of New South Wales

  • Location: Australia
  • Area of Work: Research
  • Closing date:

The Organisation

The National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED) is a national research centre that seeks to embed research in clinical practice. It aims to support clinicians to detect and respond to new drug health problems by building clinical research capacity and rapidly translating findings into clinical practice. The Centre supports a national Prompt Response Network (PRN) which allows for rapid, flexible, and collaborative responses to emerging substances that may cause prevalent, persistent, and harmful health and community impacts. The PRN has been co-designed with the community to ensure a high level of community impact and relevance.

The Centre is made up of a consortium of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), acting as lead agency, St Vincent’s Health Australia (SVHA), National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) – Curtin University of Technology, and the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) – Flinders University. 

Why this role matters  

A Research Partnerships and Collaborations Manager will manage the operations of the National Centre for Clinical Research (NCCRED) at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), in the Faculty of Medicine. They will actively develop and implement practices and procedures to support the research activities of NCCRED and their national and international research partnerships. Key to this will be facilitating a streamlined program of partnerships across the Centre’s activities and research.

Who you are:

  • Relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience.
  • Experience working in collaborative projects with people who use drugs, frontline workers, partners and/or collaborators from diverse backgrounds and lived experience.
  • High level project management experience from inception through to evaluation
  • Experience working with a range of computer systems and applications, including the Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced. Proven ability to influence senior management and stakeholders as appropriate to ensure successful outcomes.
  • Sound influencing and consultation skills and proven ability to interact effectively with diverse stakeholders.
Submitted on Martes, Marzo 12, 2024 - 22:39

Co-occurring Mental Health, Alcohol & Drugs (COMHAD) Practitioner - Mind in Bexley

  • Location: Reino Unido
  • Area of Work: Programme Delivery
  • Closing date:

The role of a Co-occurring Mental Health, Alcohol & Drugs (COMHAD) Practitioner has been specifically designed to provide holistic and integrated care between The Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub and local drug and alcohol services. You can encourage, inspire, motivate people who access the service. Working alongside the team in the Wellbeing Hub and partners as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), you provide recovery orientated, solution focused and person centered care.

Submitted on Martes, Marzo 12, 2024 - 22:33

Substance Misuse Nurse - NHS

  • Location: Reino Unido
  • Area of Work: Programme Delivery
  • Closing date:

Would you like an opportunity to join our exciting and innovative Specialist Substance Misuse Service? I-access is seen as a forward thinking and innovative service. It has been a high performing service for many years and has remained in the NHS since it started over 3 decades ago. Quality standards are a high priority for the service and for Surrey County Council.

We are offering a Band 5/6 development opportunity as a Substance Misuse Nurse working  in Guildford and the surrounding area.

The post holder will be proactive in reducing harm in line with the recovery agenda and advocate for service users in addressing their physical, mental health and social care needs.

We are looking for a dynamic nurse who has a genuine interest in and empathy for people with a drug and alcohol addiction. We have 1 post for candidates who are comfortable travelling to and working in a variety of settings. This post is based currently at Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford. There is an expectation to deliver interventions and satellite clinics across  the surrounding area.

The post involves working as part of a Multidisciplinary Team providing 1:1 key work support and group work support for service users using both drugs and alcohol as part of their Recovery Treatment Plan. Experience in strong team working across divisional and organisational boundaries is an advantage. The role is varied and exciting.

The successful applicants will have excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as an understanding of problems faced by people with substance misuse issues. Experience of working within the substance misuse and/or mental health field is desirable. 

Submitted on Martes, Marzo 12, 2024 - 22:30

Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker - NHS

  • Location: Reino Unido
  • Area of Work: Programme Delivery
  • Closing date:

We are looking for an enthusiastic person who has experience of working with people with substance use problems and/or experience of working with complex mental health presentations in a community, inpatient, or forensic setting. We are particularly interested to hear from applicants who have experience working with third sector/charity substance misuse organisations, and those who are representative of the diverse population we serve.

The post holder will be part of a large, dynamic clinical team across seven East London localities, working with service users with forensic histories and severe and enduring mental health problems. The primary role of the post holder will be to offer assessment and intervention to forensic service users who have difficulties with substance use who are either in the community or approaching discharge from our inpatient services. The post holder will also provide consultation to other professionals across the clinical teams to enable them to understand and manage the risks and needs associated with service users' substance misuse. The post holder will also be embedded within the forensic directorate’s Drug and Alcohol Service, a multi-disciplinary, specialist team, with access to rich supervision and CPD opportunities.

Under supervision, to undertake specialist assessment and formulation of community forensic service users’ substance use problems.

Under supervision, to deliver psychosocial interventions for substance use in both individual and group format.

To provide consultation, support, and advice in relation to substance misuse issues to the forensic service, including ward multidisciplinary teams, ELCFS colleagues, staff at accommodation providers, and relevant health professionals and other agencies as appropriate.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Submitted on Martes, Marzo 12, 2024 - 22:27

Drug Control and Crime Prevention Officer (Regional Coordinator, Synthetic Drugs Strategy) - UNODC

  • Location:
  • Area of Work: Programme Delivery
  • Closing date:

These positions are located in various Regional Offices, Division for Operations (DO), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). These positions will support the Synthetic Drug Strategy managed by the Portfolio Management and Outreach (PMO) team of the Laboratory and Scientific Services (LSS), Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch (DLSSB) Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs (DPA), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The work will be carried out in close coordination with the Synthetic Drug Strategy team in Vienna and relevant Regional Offices. The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Programme Management Officer (Synthetic Drugs)and the Representative of the relevant regional office. For more information on UNODC, please visit www.unodc.org

Within assigned authority, the incumbent will support regional coordination, promotion and implementation of the activities of the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy (SDS) and LSS Global Forensic Science and Services Programme, responsible for the following specific duties:

  • Develop workplans for the timely achievement of programme outcomes and outputs. • Guide and orient the work and contributions of consultants, programme personnel, donors, institutions and counterparts in the region towards the accomplishment of the Synthetic Drug Strategy objectives.
  • Prepare jointly with UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy team as appropriate, all necessary programme progress reports and implementation delivery rate reports.
  • Coordinate the preparation of information materials (brochures, web-stories, posters, etc.) in support of the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy; disseminate materials to governments, donors, NGOs, and the general public, as appropriate.
  • Engage with SDS implementing countries in the region to promote and implement the guidance presented in the Synthetic Drug Strategy and maximize the utility of the UN Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs.
  • Work with countries in their respective regions to develop, articulate and implement national synthetic drug strategies that are modelled after the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy, encouraging comprehensive approach involving whole of government coordination and maximize the utility and knowledge of the UN Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs.
  • Coordinate and represent UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy field level activity on synthetic drugs within UNODC and across various partner UN agencies and regional bodies as the African Union (AU), Organization of American States/Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (OAS/CICAD), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), etc, ensuring coordination at the regional level.
  • Act as field level focal points for the Synthetic Drug Strategy responsible for regular briefings to donor community and enhance direct reporting on impact. • Work hand in hand with policymakers to ensure adoption of national legislation that is supportive of effective comprehensive responses to the synthetic drug problem.
  • Work with assigned countries in the respective region to identify tailored and measurable national action plans on synthetic drugs, guided by the framework of the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy.
  • Produce semi annual situation analysis and implementation reports on related UNODC and other implicated agencies’ related activities in the region.
  • Research, analyze and present information gathered from diverse sources. Organize and prepare written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
  • Provide substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.
  • Initiate and coordinate outreach activities; conduct training workshops, seminars, etc.; make presentations on assigned topics/activities.
  • As required, guide and coordinate the work of other professional and support staff members, mentor and guide consultants, interns and Associate Experts in their work.
  • Support and participate in field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.
  • Coordinate activities related to budget funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepare related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.).
  • Collect and analyze data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
  • Perform other work related duties as required.
Submitted on Miércoles, Febrero 28, 2024 - 14:13

Especialista Adjunto en Enfermería Clínica, Enfermera de Adicciones - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London

  • Location: Reino Unido
  • Area of Work: Programme Delivery
  • Closing date:

Guy's and St Thomas' es uno de los fideicomisos de fundaciones del NHS más activos y exitosos del Reino Unido. Ofrecemos una gama completa de servicios hospitalarios y comunitarios para personas en el sur de Londres, así como atención especializada para pacientes de más lejos, incluidos servicios oncológicos, renales, ortopédicos, respiratorios y cardiovasculares.

Guy's es el hogar de la escuela de odontología más grande de Europa y un Centro de Cáncer de £ 160 millones inaugurado en 2016. Como parte de nuestro compromiso de brindar atención más cerca de casa, en 2017 también abrimos un centro oncológico y un centro de tratamiento renal en el Hospital Queen Mary en Sidcup. St Thomas' tiene una de las unidades de cuidados intensivos más grandes del Reino Unido y uno de los departamentos de emergencias más concurridos de Londres. También es el hogar del Hospital Infantil Evelina de Londres.

Evelina London atiende a niños locales en Lambeth y Southwark y brinda servicios especializados en todo el sureste de Inglaterra, incluidos servicios cardíacos, renales y de cuidados intensivos. Lideramos una serie de redes de servicios especializados con el objetivo de garantizar que los niños sean tratados localmente siempre que sea posible, pero que tengan acceso a conocimientos especializados cuando lo necesiten. Nuestros servicios comunitarios incluyen visitas de salud, enfermería escolar y apoyo a las familias de niños con afecciones a largo plazo. 

Nuestros equipos de servicios comunitarios para adultos brindan atención en el corazón de las comunidades locales a las que servimos, trabajando en asociación con médicos de cabecera, autoridades locales y otras organizaciones del sector sanitario y voluntario. Trabajando con nuestros socios en Lambeth y Southwark, nos estamos enfocando en nuevas formas de trabajar para mejorar la atención de los pacientes locales.

En febrero de 2021, Royal Brompton and Harefield se unió a Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, reuniendo la experiencia líder mundial en la atención e investigación de enfermedades cardíacas y pulmonares. Nuestra fusión brinda una oportunidad única en una generación para construir un centro cardíaco y pulmonar duradero y de renombre mundial, que brinde atención de la más alta calidad a los pacientes y realice investigaciones líderes en el mundo.

Tenemos una reputación de excelencia clínica y enseñanza e investigación de alta calidad. Formamos parte de King's Health Partners, uno de los ocho centros académicos acreditados en ciencias de la salud del Reino Unido. En asociación con el King's College de Londres, contamos con instalaciones dedicadas a la investigación clínica, incluida una unidad de ensayos clínicos de fase I acreditada por la MHRA.

Los pacientes están en el centro de todo lo que hacemos y nos enorgullecemos de garantizar la mejor experiencia posible para el paciente, así como una atención segura y de alta calidad. Estamos orgullosos de tener una de las tasas de mortalidad más bajas del NHS. Tras una inspección exhaustiva de la Comisión de Calidad de la Atención (CQC) en 2019, mantuvimos nuestra calificación general de "buena". Nuestros servicios comunitarios para adultos lograron una calificación de 'sobresaliente'.

El compromiso de nuestros 23.500 empleados es clave para nuestro éxito. Somos uno de los mayores empleadores locales y nuestro objetivo es desarrollar y apoyar a todo nuestro personal para que pueda brindar una atención de alta calidad, segura y eficiente. Los resultados de la encuesta al personal del NHS de 2019 muestran que tenemos una de las fuerzas laborales más comprometidas y motivadas del NHS. Sabemos que esto tiene un impacto positivo en la atención brindada a nuestros pacientes.

Tenemos uno de los programas de inversión de capital más ambiciosos del NHS.

Submitted on Miércoles, Febrero 28, 2024 - 13:56

Principal forensic scientist, Laboratory network - EMCDDA

  • Location: Portugal
  • Area of Work: Research
  • Closing date:

The position we are recruiting for is currently situated within the Risks to Public Safety and Security unit, and the selected candidate will be reporting to the Head of the Risks to Public Safety and Security Unit. The job holder will be the senior technical expert in the competence centre established to support the network of forensic and toxicological laboratories active in investigations of drugs and drug-related harms. They will be responsible for leading the EMCDDA/EUDA actions that support and strengthen national and EU-level preparedness and responses to cross-border security and public health threats related to drugs, new psychoactive substances and precursors.
 

The successful applicant will be requested to perform the following main tasks and responsibilities:

  • provide technical expertise related to the forensic analysis of drug-related samples, including bulk samples and body fluids;
  • support data collection and information exchange with EUDA’s stakeholders, including EU institutions, Reitox national focal points and other relevant partners;
  • manage the exchange of information and data on new developments and trends generated by the network, to advise and respond to queries and technical requests from a range of stakeholders, including from EU institutions, Reitox national focal points and other relevant partners;
  • coordinate the EU network of forensic and toxicology laboratories established under the EUDA; • develop, in conjunction with the network, training to enhance the competence of forensic experts involved in the analysis of drug-related samples;
  • promote the implementation of quality assurance schemes related to the analysis of drug-related samples and the further harmonisation of data collection and analytical methods at European level;
  • support the further harmonisation of data collection and analytical methods;
  • actively foster relations with existing forensic and toxicology expert groups and organisations active in the same areas as the network;
  • organise meetings of the network;
  • manage the preparation of rules and procedures for identifying and financing projects undertaken by the network and to oversee the development, updating, and revision of the EUDA’s guidance documents and operating procedures relevant to the post; • define and manage contracts of the network;
  • provide technical expertise to EU institutions, Reitox national focal points and other relevant stakeholders;
  • actively contribute to the evidence-based reports prepared by the EMCDDA/EUDA;
  • represent the EMCDDA/EUDA in scientific and institutional meetings, training events, and any other events relevant to the work of the Agency.

The job holder may be required to contribute to other areas of work, according to the needs and priorities of the EUDA. In order to perform the duties of the post and ensure effective communication with the different actors and stakeholders involved, the main working language required for the job is English.

Submitted on Lunes, Febrero 19, 2024 - 16:54