Deputy Addictions Services Manager

Priory Horizon House is looking to recruit a Deputy Addictions Service Manager to join the team. This is a full time role of 37.5 hours based on site. It is home to Flourish – our pioneering therapy-led addiction programme – offering bespoke treatment for a wide range of addictions in a calm, homely environment. Set within a supportive community, Horizon House provides a safe haven away from the stresses of daily life, forming part of our wider network of residential addiction treatment homes across the UK. Delivered by qualified therapists in a non-medical setting, Flourish offers an alternative to traditional hospital-based treatment. It's ideal for people who don't need a medical detox or ongoing medical care but would benefit from structured therapy, community connection, and practical tools to achieve meaningful, sustainable recovery.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients' wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. You will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients.
• Contributing to, or being responsible for, elements of the assessment, planning and implementation of support for people who use the service (or potential new admissions), including meeting general care needs, maximizing independence and community participation as appropriate, in conjunction with the service user and their advocates.
• Contributing to the proper maintenance of all reports and records in order to ensure compliance with good practice guidelines and legislative, statutory and organisational requirements, including but not limited to health and safety, personnel data, care plans, staff supervisions.
• Contributing to the implementation, embedding and sustaining of governance processes.
• Promotes a positive safeguarding and learning culture, where there is openness, honesty and transparency.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows. The successful candidate will have significant experience working within addiction and substance misuse services, with a strong understanding of recovery models, relapse prevention, and trauma-informed care. The candidate will be required to demonstrate an up-to-date working knowledge of regulatory and procedural requirements across all aspects of service management and service user support plans, ensuring full compliance with both internal and external standards, as evidenced through inspections, monitoring visits, and audits. You will need proven experience in overseeing key areas of service provision and, in the manager's absence, taking responsibility for the overall service, including coordinating and delivering support for service users. Additionally, you will need to have a good understanding of budgets and, ideally, the ability to develop and implement marketing plans, alongside an appreciation of the benefits of public relations activity and its positive impact within a care home environment.

Job Benefits

• Free on-site parking
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.

About Priory

Priory is the UK's leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children's mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process.