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OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENT

This requisition is for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)

The Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH) Department promotes, coordinates, and implements technical cooperation activities, directed to the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, mental, neurological and substance abuse disorders, related risk factors and disabilities that are evidence-based and appropriate for the political and sociocultural context in which they are implemented.  It raises political and public awareness and understanding of the burden of the most common noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental disorders, related risk factors and conditions and leads multi-sector and multi-stakeholder strategic and collaborative efforts aimed at strengthening Member States' capacity to promote and protect health through public policies, programs, and services. This will reduce risks and disease burden and contribute to improving the physical, mental, and social well-being of the population.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the general supervision of the Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH), and the direct supervision of Unit Chief, Mental Health and Substance Use (NMH/MH), the incumbent is responsible for, but not necessarily limited to, the following assigned duties:

1. Provide technical and strategic advice and programmatic direction to Member States for the development of projects and activities, at the highest level of expertise, in the field of prevention and control of alcohol and psychoactive substances;
2. Represent the Organization at the different levels in the Region in the development of projects and norms in prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug use disorders;
3. Cooperate with Member States in the definition and implementation of policies, plans and programs for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol and psychoactive drug related problems;
4. Develop appropriate systems for the management of information concerning alcohol and psychoactive drug problems, and integrating this information into existing health surveillance information systems;
5. Design and carry out epidemiological and operational studies on prevention, control and treatment of alcohol and psychoactive drugs problems, in cooperation with national authorities;
6. Promote inter-country cooperation in the fields of program development and training, and education on alcohol and drug dependence through the identification of centers of excellence and the organization of a network of such centers oriented toward collaborative work;
7. Promote the financing of regional and country projects and assist the governments in the identification of projects, preparation of proposals, and conduct of evaluative activities of said projects;
8. Prepare and write proposals to mobilize international and national resources and voluntary contributions in support of regional and national programs;
9. Administer programs on promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol and psychoactive drug problems  in which the Organization has been designated executing agency;
10. Coordinate the activities related to communication, health promotion and health education implemented with partners and advance the use of state-of-the-art technology to achieve expected goals;
11. Organize and participate in seminars and meetings on alcohol and psychoactive drugs in order to analyze specific problems and facilitate the exchange of scientific information on these subjects;
12. Cooperate in the establishment and development of coordinating mechanisms among Ministries of Health, Education, Interior and Social Security to promote the effective utilization of resources in the field;
13. Cooperate with countries in the promotion, design, and organization of education and training programs in the area of alcohol and psychoactive drugs including collaboration with Universities, Ministries of Health and Social Security; advising the countries in the establishment of continuing education programs and the introduction of this topic in the curricula and work plan of health care workers;
14. Coordinate with WHO Collaborating Centers, UNDC, CICAD, NGO’s, national and international agencies in the development of activities promoting prevention and control of alcohol and psychoactive drugs;
15. Collaborate in the planning and implementation of MH strategies in the context of national and international policies and programs for equitable health development;
16. Contribute to strengthening program linkages and cross-area program activities and projects;
17. When called upon to directly supervise staff, establish clear work objectives, conduct timely and effective performance appraisals, provide coaching and feedback, and support staff development opportunities;
18. Supervise staff under his/her supervision.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Associate experienced with working with young people to join the Addiction Research Group in the Norwich Medical School, to conduct studies on developing educational resources on the use of illicit vapes for children of school age.
 
As a Research Associate you will contribute to the research programme, collect, analyse and interpret qualitative data, write up results and present information on research progress and outcomes. The outcome of the project will be the development of an educational resource for schools.
 
You will have a graduate level qualification, equivalent qualification or experience in a relevant area and will be able to work in a proactive and results driven manner. You will also have strong interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to analyse and interpret data and work effectively as part of a team. Advanced skills directly relating to this research area and previous research experience would be advantageous.  

This part-time (0.4FTE) post is available from 2 September 2024 on a fixed term basis for six months.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointment will be subject to a criminal record check at Enhanced level from the Disclosure and Barring Service, including a check of the Child Barred List. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

UEA offers a variety of flexible working options, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.

The job comprises the provision of medical services to CNTW addiction recovery partnerships. It will mainly be based in Newcastle upon Tyne but there is scope to cover other areas within the trust. Alongside a medical team comprising addiction psychiatrists and GPs, you will be responsible for the medical input to the specialist addiction services across community, in-patient and day unit settings. The services provide treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders across all ages, at all stages of recovery and in patients presenting with a range of complex co-morbidities. There is much scope for the development of any research or teaching interests. Liaison with acute hospitals, primary care and other medical disciplines are an important component of the job as well as the opportunity to work with patients within the criminal justice system.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Andrea Hearn

Email:  andrea [dot] hearn [at] cntw [dot] nhs [dot] uk

Tel: 0191 2061116

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role include working as part of a multidisciplinary team comprising clinical and non-clinical staff in the assessment and management of patients referred for drug and alcohol treatment. Based mainly within day services, you will admit and oversee patients undergoing a range of interventions including medically assisted detoxification, initiation of opiate replacement therapy and relapse prevention medication. There is a significant focus on physical health and so you will work alongside our enhanced physical healthcare team to order and interpret investigations and refer on as appropriate. Discreet sessions will include attendance and provision of advice at multidisciplinary team meetings, review of complex cases and involvement in strategic care planning. Regular involvement in the weekly medical team meeting including opportunity to chair and present is expected.

GCU is a world leader in research on blood borne viruses (BBV), with award-winning collaborative working (as winners of the 2021 Emerald Publishing International Real Impact Award and the 2023 Research Project of the Year Award at The Herald Higher Education Awards). An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Professor to join our BBV research team, within the Research Centre for Health (ReaCH).  ReaCH has an international reputation for delivering high impact research. In the recent Research Excellence Framework assessment (2021) 91% of GCU’s health related research has been formally classified as world-leading or internationally excellent. Moreover, the impact of GCU’s applied health research was classified as ‘outstanding’ and surpassed by only one other UK institution. The University's outstanding record for delivering impact for the common good against the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals was also highlighted in the recent THE Global Impact Rankings with GCU 1st in Scotland for SDG3, good health and wellbeing.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Professor to provide additional leadership to our BBV research team over the next 5 years. The position will enhance our public health and epidemiological leadership to evaluate and inform efforts in key Scottish Government policy areas on Hepatitis C elimination and the National Mission to reduce drug deaths and harms. The position is offered as a 0.2 FTE post (1 day per week) for a 5-year fixed-term contract.  
 

The successful candidate will have a PhD in a relevant subject (i.e. public health, epidemiology), be internationally recognised for their public health and epidemiological research on both hepatitis C and substance use, have a track record of effective leadership, have secured external research funding in areas of blood borne viruses and substance use, as well as supporting early career researchers to gain external funding.  An established network of international research partners, involving external research funding supporting these collaborations, is essential.   The applicant also needs to be highly experienced in providing expert advice to government and other organisations at a national and international level.

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Sharon Hutchinson, Co-lead of the Beyond BBV research programme (Sharon [dot] Hutchinson [at] gcu [dot] ac [dot] uk (Sharon[dot]Hutchinson[at]gcu[dot]ac[dot]uk))

We are looking to recruit an experienced harm reduction worker to enhance our clinical offer. This is an opportunity to join a developing service as a harm reduction practitioner, supporting individuals with co-occurring mental health and addictions needs.

CREST is part of the integrated care systems approach focused on providing different ways of working with individuals who have spent long periods of time in hospital, to improve outcomes for this service user group.  As a regional service we cover Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield supporting individuals in transitioning from Level 2 rehabilitation placements who have likely experienced a long hospital admission and previous unsuccessful discharges.

This new role will focus on individualised support to a range of service users in collaboration with the wider MDT to identify a range of individualised direct and indirect interventions which will support service users to reduce the harmful impact of their drug and/or alcohol use, and support their recovery in the community. The role will form part of our MDT offer to address rehabilitation needs of the caseload to empower them in their recovery journey.

Our commitment to you if successful is that you will be offered strong support structures including reflective practice and clinical supervision, be supported to develop new skills, psychologically informed training and opportunities to be part of evaluation and development of the service.