Job DescriptionJob Title
Registered Manager – Drug & Alcohol Service
Reports To
Director/ Nominated Individual
Location
Failsworth, Manchester
Salary
£40,000–£46,000 per annum, depending on experience.
Hours
Full-time, 40 hours per week
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00 (with participation in the on-call rota where required).
Job Purpose
The Registered Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, management, quality, and regulatory compliance of a specialist drug and alcohol service providing inpatient detoxification, rehabilitation, and care for individuals with co-occurring mental health conditions, including psychosis. The post holder will ensure the service delivers safe, effective, person-centred care that promotes recovery, independence, and positive outcomes.
Key ResponsibilitiesLeadership and Management
- Provide visible and effective leadership to the multidisciplinary team.
- Recruit, supervise, develop, and retain competent staff.
- Conduct regular supervision, appraisals, and performance management.
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and recovery-focused culture.
- Manage staffing levels and rotas to ensure safe service delivery.
Clinical Governance
- Ensure high standards of clinical care are maintained.
- Oversee the safe delivery of inpatient detoxification programmes.
- Monitor risk management processes for clients experiencing substance misuse and mental health crises, including psychosis.
- Ensure robust safeguarding procedures are implemented.
- Review incidents, complaints, and serious events, implementing lessons learned.
Regulatory Compliance
- Maintain compliance with all relevant legislation and regulatory standards.
- Prepare for and lead regulatory inspections.
- Ensure policies and procedures are regularly reviewed and implemented.
- Maintain accurate records and governance systems.
Quality Assurance
- Monitor service performance through audits and quality improvement initiatives.
- Analyse key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Develop and implement service improvement plans.
- Promote evidence-based practice throughout the service.
Financial Management
- Manage the service budget effectively.
- Monitor expenditure and staffing costs.
- Ensure resources are used efficiently while maintaining high-quality care.
Partnership Working
- Develop effective relationships with:
- NHS services
- Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs)
- Drug and alcohol treatment services
- Local authorities and social services
- Housing providers
- Criminal justice agencies
- Commissioners
- Represent the organisation at external meetings and professional forums.
Service User Care
- Promote person-centred, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused care.
- Ensure care plans are comprehensive, regularly reviewed, and outcome-focused.
- Support integrated care for individuals with co-occurring substance misuse and mental health conditions.
- Encourage service user involvement in care planning and service development.
Risk Management
- Oversee comprehensive risk assessments relating to:
- Substance withdrawal
- Self-harm and suicide risk
- Psychosis and mental health deterioration
- Aggression and violence
- Safeguarding
- Medication management
- Ensure emergency procedures are implemented and regularly reviewed.
Medication Management
- Ensure safe and effective medicines management.
- Monitor compliance with controlled drugs legislation.
- Work collaboratively with prescribers, pharmacists, and nursing staff.
Person SpecificationEssential Qualifications
- Relevant professional qualification in health or social care (e.g. Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Registered General Nurse (RGN), Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or equivalent).
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care (or willingness to work towards if required).
- Management qualification or equivalent leadership experience.
Essential Experience
- Significant management experience within drug and alcohol services.
- Experience managing inpatient or residential services.
- Experience supporting individuals with severe mental illness, including psychosis.
- Experience leading services through regulatory inspections.
- Budget and resource management experience.
- Staff leadership, supervision, and performance management.
Knowledge
- Drug and alcohol treatment pathways.
- Dual diagnosis and complex mental health presentations.
- Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
- Safeguarding legislation and best practice.
- Clinical governance and quality assurance.
- Risk assessment and risk management.
- Recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practice.
Skills
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Effective organisational and time management skills.
- Sound decision-making and problem-solving capability.
- Report writing and data analysis.
- Budget management.
- Coaching and mentoring skills.
- Competent IT skills, including electronic care records and Microsoft Office.
Personal Attributes
- Compassionate and professional.
- Strong ethical values and integrity.
- Resilient and calm under pressure.
- Committed to continuous improvement and high-quality care.
- Flexible, adaptable, and solution-focused.
Pay: £40,000.00-£46,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
