Addiction Physician in the Netherlands

Brijder addiction care is looking for an (addiction) physician for the Purmerend location.

Are you an addiction physician and do you love collaborating in a small specialized team when providing complex addiction care? Then this might be the job for you!

As an addiction physician at Brijder, you will work together with a small specialized team, consisting of various disciplines, to offer high-quality addiction treatments to our clients. We offer both short-term and long-term addiction treatments, where attention is also paid to any potential comorbidity. In doing so, we attempt, where possible, to offer addiction treatment integrated with, for example, treatments for anxiety and mood disorders, psychotrauma, and personality disorders.

You will be working in a particularly close-knit team that faces complicated situations with humor and a sense of perspective. Brijder Purmerend has a specialist treatment offering focused on addiction care and common comorbid disorders. There is good collaboration and consultation between all disciplines (psychiatrist, physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, systemic therapist, and psychologists), ensuring that treatments are approached from multiple perspectives.

Your duties

• you are the lead practitioner for multiple clients and participate in the MDT;
• you participate in medical diagnostics, including performing somatic examinations;
• medication treatments;
• you work together with the team in treating complex cases;
• when necessary, you perform crisis assessments;
• you are able to fulfill low-frequency on-call duties for the clinic.

• graduated addiction physician;
• you have a vision for and affinity with recovery-oriented care;
• you enjoy working in a multidisciplinary team and are willing to act collectively in complex cases;
• you have a curious, positive, and flexible attitude. You like to learn from other disciplines and enjoy teaching others. Additionally, you are able to reflect on your own actions.

To be eligible for this position, a positive Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is required. Checking references and verifying diplomas are part of the application procedure.