Director of Addiction Services

Director of Addiction Services – Residential & Community, Co. Clare

Our client, a long-established and professionally accredited social enterprise, is seeking to appoint a Director of Addiction Services to lead its residential and community-based programmes. Reporting to the CEO, the successful candidate will provide strategic, operational, and clinical leadership across a comprehensive suite of addiction services, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, evidence-informed care aligned with recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practice.

This senior leadership role involves oversight of both the Residential and Community Services Managers, fostering a strong culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement across multidisciplinary teams. The Director will play a key role in service development, clinical governance, quality assurance and stakeholder engagement, while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and organisational priorities.

To be considered for the role, the following criteria apply:

• Educated to a Degree Level 8 of the NFQ or equivalent, in Counselling, Psychotherapy, Psychology or other related fields.
• Postgraduate qualification in leadership, management, or addiction studies desirable.
• Hold full professional accreditation in a relevant discipline (see above)
• Qualified and accredited to provide clinical supervision.
• Minimum 3-5 years relevant post-qualification senior leadership or service management experience ideally gained in Addiction Treatment Services or other related psychotherapy/psychology or health related services.
• Demonstrable experience of facilitating group clinical supervision.
• Experience in strategic planning, service development, risk management and innovation.
• Experience in leading, supporting and developing staff and building high-performing teams.
• Strong knowledge of clinical governance, quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
• Full clean driving licence with insurance indemnity to our client.

For further details on the role and a confidential discussion, please contact Catherine Hoban:

T: +353 21 4626138

E: catherine.hoban@cplhealthcare.com