Director of Addiction Services & Recovery Programs

Cpl Group; Munster; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cpl Healthcare is partnering with a long-established social enterprise to appoint a Director of Addiction Services for County Clare, overseeing Residential and Community-Based Addiction Services.

The role reports to the CEO and provides strategic, operational and clinical leadership across addiction treatment and recovery programmes, shaping service strategy and promoting high-quality, person-centred services.

Qualifications

• Level 8 NFQ degree in Counselling, Psychotherapy, Psychology or related discipline.
• Full professional accreditation in a relevant field.
• Accreditation to provide clinical supervision.
• 3–5 years' post-qualification experience in senior leadership or service management within addiction treatment, mental health, psychotherapy, psychology or related healthcare setting.
• Experience in facilitating group clinical supervision.
• Experience in strategic planning, service development, risk management and innovation.
• Strong people leadership and team development skills.
• Thorough understanding of clinical governance, quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
• Full, clean driving licence and the ability to meet relevant insurance requirements.
• Postgraduate qualification in Leadership, Management, Addiction Studies or a related field is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership and service development.
• Clinical governance and quality assurance.
• Leadership and development of multidisciplinary teams.
• Risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Service innovation and continuous improvement.
• Stakeholder and partnership engagement.
• Promotion of recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practice.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Team development

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Trauma-informed practice

Driving licence

Accreditation

Clinical supervision

Education

NFQ Level 8 degree

Clinical accreditation

Supervision accreditation

Job description

Cpl Healthcare is partnering with a long-established social enterprise to appoint a Director of Addiction Services for County Clare, overseeing Residential and Community-Based Addiction Services.

The role reports to the CEO and provides strategic, operational and clinical leadership across addiction treatment and recovery programmes, shaping service strategy and promoting high-quality, person-centred services.