Centre Manager - Liberty House

Location: Liberty House Clinic, Luton
Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 per annum (DOE)
Hours: Full-time - 40 Hours per week
Organisation: UK Addiction Treatment – UKAT

Liberty House Clinic is part of UK Addiction Treatment (UKAT), one of the UK’s leading providers of residential addiction treatment and recovery services.

Based in Luton, Liberty House provides a supportive and structured residential environment for individuals seeking treatment for alcohol addiction, drug addiction and associated behavioural and emotional difficulties.

We understand that every person’s recovery journey is different. Our approach is centred around compassionate, person-centred care, combining structured therapeutic programmes, one-to-one support, group therapy and recovery-focused activities to help clients understand their addiction, develop healthier coping strategies and build a strong foundation for long-term recovery.

Our multidisciplinary team works collaboratively to provide a safe, welcoming and recovery-focused environment where clients are treated with dignity, respect and compassion throughout their treatment journey.

Everything we do is guided by UKAT’s values of Understanding, Kindness, Accountability and Teamwork
, ensuring these principles are reflected in both the care we provide and the way we work together as a team.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Centre Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of Liberty House Clinic.

This is a key leadership position with responsibility for ensuring the centre delivers safe, effective and high-quality care while maintaining strong standards across compliance, safeguarding, health and safety, quality assurance and internal governance.

The successful candidate will provide strong operational and people leadership, creating a positive culture for both clients and colleagues while supporting staff development, service quality, client experience, occupancy and the continued development of the treatment programme.

This role would suit an experienced and confident leader with a background in health and social care, residential services, substance misuse, mental health, therapeutic services or another regulated care environment.

As Centre Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the day-to-day operations of Liberty House Clinic, including rota planning, client care, facilities management and overall service delivery.
• Ensuring the centre operates in accordance with UKAT policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines and quality standards.
• Maintaining compliance with CQC requirements, safeguarding responsibilities, health and safety legislation, confidentiality, information governance, medication management and other legal and regulatory obligations.
• Leading safeguarding processes, incident management, risk management and continuous service improvement.
• Maintaining high standards of quality, governance and compliance across all areas of the service.
• Contributing to the development, quality and effective delivery of the therapeutic recovery programme.
• Supporting the delivery of therapeutic interventions, group work, one-to-one support and recovery-focused activities.
• Supporting initiatives that promote social inclusion, independence, reintegration and sustainable long-term recovery.
• Compiling, monitoring and reporting service data accurately and within required timescales.
• Line managing, supervising and supporting employees, bank workers and volunteers to achieve agreed objectives.
• Ensuring colleagues receive effective induction, training, supervision and opportunities for continuing professional development.
• Supporting colleague engagement, retention and performance through…