Clinical, Treatment Development and Quality Lead

Open Road Visions; Colchester; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A nonprofit organization providing treatment services in Essex seeks a Clinical Treatment Development and Quality Lead. You will shape the future of treatment quality, leading on clinical governance and psychosocial model development. Ideal candidates have significant experience in treatment delivery and quality assurance, alongside a relevant qualification in psychology or health/social care. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to drive service improvement and support clients in a purposeful environment.

Benefits

25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays

Health & wellbeing app with GP services

Tailored training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in treatment delivery and quality assurance.
• Experience in the voluntary, health or public sector can be advantageous.
• Collaborative leadership style and passion for quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead on clinical governance and quality improvement across services.
• Develop and embed treatment pathways and champion reflective practice.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation within the team.

Skills

Significant experience in psychosocial treatment

Strong understanding of clinical governance

Excellent communication and influencing skills

Commitment to person-centred practice

Education

Relevant qualification (e.g. psychology, counselling)

Job description

Clinical, Treatment Development and Quality Lead

Location: Head Office, Colchester

Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £50,000 per annum

Closing date: 11th January 2026

What it's like to work for Open Road

Join a passionate team transforming lives across Essex. Open Road provides drug and alcohol treatment services and offender support services across Essex & Kent including a range of interventions that deliver mentoring, advice and information programmes. Accredited with Investing In Volunteers, our mission is to empower a diverse range of individuals, families and communities to lead healthy and more meaningful lives, free from addiction, offending behaviour and disadvantage, to ensure healthier, happier lifestyles.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced and passionate Clinical Treatment & Quality Lead to join our senior management team and shape the future of treatment quality at Open Road. This role leads on clinical governance, psychosocial model development, and quality improvement across all Open Road services. You’ll ensure our interventions are consistent, safe, recovery-focused, and evidence-based — empowering staff to deliver the very best support to our clients. You’ll develop and embed treatment pathways, lead audits and incident learning, and champion reflective practice and supervision across the organisation. Working closely with managers, practitioners and partners, you’ll drive continuous improvement and innovation across our services.

About You

You’ll bring senior‑level experience in treatment delivery and quality assurance, with:

• Significant experience in psychosocial treatment or mental health/substance misuse services.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance, audit, and incident review.
• Ability to translate evidence and learning into practical service improvements.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to lead change across teams.
• Commitment to person‑centred, trauma‑informed, and recovery‑focused practice.
• A relevant qualification (e.g. psychology, counselling, social work, or health/social care) is essential, along with a collaborative leadership style and a passion for quality and improvement.
• Experience in the voluntary, health or public sector — and an understanding of the power of lived experience and co‑production — would be an advantage.

Why Join Open Road?

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and a day off for your birthday.
• Health & wellbeing app with GP services, e‑gym and mental health support.
• Royal London pension & death‑in‑service benefit.
• Tailored training and development opportunities.
• A supportive, values‑driven team where your work truly changes lives.

Additional Information

If you’re ready to lead with purpose and elevate treatment excellence, we’d love to hear from you.

We welcome applications from people seeking flexible working. Regular on‑site presence is needed, but we’ll consider flexible arrangements where possible. This role is subject to a basic DBS check.