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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 Terça-feira, 12 de Março de 2024 - 23:54

Research Fellow - Epidemiology - Monash University

  • Location: Austrália
  • 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 Terça-feira, 12 de Março de 2024 - 22:41

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

  • Location: Austrália
  • 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 Terça-feira, 12 de Março de 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 Terça-feira, 12 de Março de 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 Terça-feira, 12 de Março de 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 Terça-feira, 12 de Março de 2024 - 22:27

Oficial de Controle de Drogas e Prevenção da Criminalidade (Coordenador Regional, Estratégia de Drogas Sintéticas) - UNODC

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

Esses cargos estão localizados em vários Escritórios Regionais, Divisão de Operações (DO), Escritório das Nações Unidas sobre Drogas e Crime (UNODC). Essas posições apoiarão a Estratégia de Drogas Sintéticas gerenciada pela equipe de Gerenciamento de Portfólio e Extensão (PMO) do Laboratório e Serviços Científicos (LSS), Divisão de Drogas, Laboratório e Serviços Científicos (DLSSB) para Análise de Políticas e Assuntos Públicos (DPA), Escritório das Nações Unidas sobre Drogas e Crime (UNODC). O trabalho será realizado em estreita coordenação com a equipa da Estratégia para a Droga Sintética em Viena e os Gabinetes Regionais relevantes. O titular trabalhará sob a supervisão do responsável pela gestão do programa (Drogas Sintéticas) e do representante do escritório regional competente. Para mais informações sobre o UNODC, visite www.unodc.org

Dentro da autoridade atribuída, o titular apoiará a coordenação regional, a promoção e a implementação das atividades da Estratégia de Drogas Sintéticas (SDS) do UNODC e do Programa Global de Ciência e Serviços Forenses do LSS, responsáveis pelas seguintes tarefas específicas:

  • Desenvolver planos de trabalho para a obtenção atempada dos resultados e realizações do programa. • Orientar e orientar o trabalho e as contribuições dos consultores, do pessoal do programa, dos doadores, das instituições e dos seus homólogos da região para a realização dos objectivos da Estratégia para a Droga Sintética.
  • Preparar, em conjunto com a equipe de Estratégia de Drogas Sintéticas do UNODC, conforme apropriado, todos os relatórios de progresso do programa necessários e relatórios de taxa de entrega de implementação.
  • Coordenar a preparação de materiais informativos (brochuras, web-stories, cartazes, etc.) em apoio à Estratégia de Drogas Sintéticas do UNODC; divulgar materiais para governos, doadores, ONGs e público em geral, conforme apropriado.
  • Envolver-se com os países implementadores da SDS na região para promover e implementar as orientações apresentadas na Estratégia de Drogas Sintéticas e maximizar a utilidade do Kit de Ferramentas das Nações Unidas sobre Drogas Sintéticas.
  • Trabalhar com os países em suas respectivas regiões para desenvolver, articular e implementar estratégias nacionais de drogas sintéticas que sejam modeladas de acordo com a Estratégia de Drogas Sintéticas do UNODC, incentivando uma abordagem abrangente envolvendo toda a coordenação governamental e maximizando a utilidade e o conhecimento do Kit de Ferramentas das Nações Unidas sobre Drogas Sintéticas.
  • Coordenar e representar a atividade de campo da Estratégia de Drogas Sintéticas do UNODC sobre drogas sintéticas dentro do UNODC e em várias agências parceiras da ONU e órgãos regionais como a União Africana (UA), Organização dos Estados Americanos/Comissão Interamericana para o Controle do Abuso de Drogas (OEA/CICAD), Associação das Nações do Sudeste Asiático (ASEAN), etc., garantindo a coordenação em nível regional.
  • Atuar como pontos focais em nível de campo para a Estratégia de Drogas Sintéticas, responsáveis por informações regulares à comunidade de doadores e melhorar a comunicação direta sobre o impacto. • Trabalhar lado a lado com os decisores políticos para assegurar a adopção de legislação nacional que apoie respostas abrangentes eficazes ao problema das drogas sintéticas.
  • Trabalhar com os países designados na respectiva região para identificar planos de ação nacionais personalizados e mensuráveis sobre drogas sintéticas, guiados pela estrutura da Estratégia de Drogas Sintéticas do UNODC.
  • Produzir relatórios semestrais de análise da situação e implementação das atividades relacionadas ao UNODC e outras agências implicadas na região.
  • Pesquisar, analisar e apresentar informações coletadas de diversas fontes. Organizar e preparar resultados escritos, por exemplo, rascunhos de documentos de base, análises, seções de relatórios e estudos, entradas para publicações, etc.
  • Fornecer apoio substantivo para reuniões consultivas e outras, conferências, etc., para incluir a proposição de tópicos da agenda, identificação de participantes, preparação de documentos e apresentações, etc.
  • Iniciar e coordenar atividades de extensão; realizar oficinas de treinamento, seminários, etc.; fazer apresentações sobre tópicos/atividades atribuídos.
  • Quando necessário, orientar e coordenar o trabalho de outros profissionais e membros da equipe de apoio, orientar e orientar consultores, estagiários e Especialistas Associados em seu trabalho.
  • Apoiar e participar em missões de campo, incluindo o fornecimento de orientação a consultores externos, funcionários do governo e outras partes e a elaboração de resumos de missões, etc.
  • Coordenar as actividades relacionadas com o financiamento orçamental (preparação e apresentação de programas/projectos, relatórios intercalares, demonstrações financeiras, etc.) e preparar documentos/relatórios conexos (compromissos, programa de trabalho, orçamento do programa, etc.).
  • Colete e analise dados para identificar tendências ou padrões e forneça insights por meio de gráficos, tabelas, tabelas e relatórios usando métodos de visualização de dados para permitir o planejamento, a tomada de decisões, a apresentação e a geração de relatórios orientados por dados.
  • Executar outras tarefas relacionadas ao trabalho, conforme necessário.
Submitted on Quarta-feira, 28 de Fevereiro de 2024 - 14:13

Enfermeira Clínica Adjunta Especialista, Enfermeira de Vícios - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London

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

A Guy's and St Thomas' está entre os fundos de fundação do NHS mais movimentados e bem-sucedidos do Reino Unido. Fornecemos uma gama completa de serviços hospitalares e comunitários para pessoas no sul de Londres e também cuidados especializados para pacientes de outras áreas, incluindo serviços oncológicos, renais, ortopédicos, respiratórios e cardiovasculares.

Guy's é o lar da maior escola de odontologia da Europa e um Centro de Câncer de £ 160 milhões inaugurado em 2016. Como parte do nosso compromisso de prestar cuidados mais perto de casa, em 2017 também abrimos um centro de câncer e um centro de tratamento renal no Queen Mary's Hospital, em Sidcup. St Thomas' tem uma das maiores unidades de cuidados intensivos do Reino Unido e um dos departamentos de emergência mais movimentados de Londres. É também o lar do Evelina London Children's Hospital.

Evelina London cuida de crianças locais em Lambeth e Southwark e fornece serviços especializados em todo o sudeste da Inglaterra, incluindo serviços cardíacos, renais e de cuidados intensivos. Lideramos uma série de redes de serviços especializados com o objetivo de garantir que as crianças sejam tratadas localmente sempre que possível, mas tenham acesso a conhecimentos especializados quando precisarem. Nossos serviços comunitários incluem visitas de saúde, enfermagem escolar e apoio a famílias de crianças com condições de longo prazo. 

Nossas equipes de serviços comunitários para adultos prestam cuidados no coração das comunidades locais que atendemos, trabalhando em parceria com GPs, autoridades locais e outras organizações do setor de saúde e voluntário. Trabalhando com nossos parceiros em Lambeth e Southwark, estamos nos concentrando em novas maneiras de trabalhar para melhorar o atendimento aos pacientes locais.

Em fevereiro de 2021, o Royal Brompton e o Harefield se juntaram ao Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, reunindo experiência líder mundial no cuidado e pesquisa de doenças cardíacas e pulmonares. Nossa fusão oferece uma oportunidade única em uma geração de construir um centro cardíaco e pulmonar duradouro e de renome mundial, fornecendo cuidados da mais alta qualidade para pacientes e conduzindo pesquisas líderes mundiais.

Temos uma reputação de excelência clínica e ensino e pesquisa de alta qualidade. Fazemos parte da King's Health Partners, um dos oito centros acadêmicos de ciências da saúde credenciados no Reino Unido. Em parceria com o King's College London, temos instalações de pesquisa clínica dedicadas, incluindo uma unidade de ensaios clínicos de Fase I credenciada pela MHRA.

Os pacientes estão no centro de tudo o que fazemos e nos orgulhamos de garantir a melhor experiência possível ao paciente, bem como um atendimento seguro e de alta qualidade. Estamos orgulhosos de ter uma das taxas de mortalidade mais baixas do SNS. Após uma inspeção abrangente da Comissão de Qualidade do Cuidado (CQC) em 2019, mantivemos nossa classificação geral de 'bom'. Nossos serviços comunitários para adultos alcançaram uma classificação de "excelente".

O empenho dos nossos 23.500 colaboradores é a chave para o nosso sucesso. Somos um dos maiores empregadores locais e nosso objetivo é desenvolver e apoiar toda a nossa equipe para que eles sejam capazes de oferecer cuidados de alta qualidade, seguros e eficientes. Os resultados do inquérito ao pessoal do SNS de 2019 mostram que temos uma das forças de trabalho mais engajadas e motivadas do SNS. Sabemos que isso tem um impacto positivo na assistência prestada aos nossos pacientes.

Temos um dos programas de investimento de capital mais ambiciosos do SNS.

Submitted on Quarta-feira, 28 de Fevereiro de 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 Segunda-feira, 19 de Fevereiro de 2024 - 16:54