Director- Psychosocial Interventions- Addiction

Role purpose

Strategic and clinical leadership

• Lead cross-functional initiatives integrating psychosocial interventions across clinical programs and aligning with organizational priorities and patient-centred care.
• Develop the long-term strategic vision, objectives, and operational plans for Psychosocial Interventions services.
• Lead service transformation for innovation, growth, quality improvement, and organizational sustainability.
• Advise executive leadership on strategic opportunities, risks, trends, and service development priorities.
• Establish governance, quality assurance, and clinical oversight frameworks for Psychosocial Intervention services.
• Ensure safe, effective, evidence-based, patient-centred care and monitor compliance with clinical, regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards.
• Promote quality, accountability, continuous improvement, and patient safety.
• Lead development, implementation, evaluation, and enhancement of intervention programs and therapeutic services.
• Champion innovative approaches and emerging treatment modalities; redesign services to improve access, effectiveness, efficiency, and outcomes.
• Strengthen treatment pathways and integrated care models.
• Provide leadership to multidisciplinary psychosocial teams and foster collaboration across clinical, medical, nursing, allied health, recovery, education, and community services.
• Establish performance expectations and accountability frameworks; promote collaboration, respect, professional excellence, learning, and development.

Research, evaluation, and policy

• Ensure services reflect current research, industry best practices, and emerging trends in behavioural health and addiction treatment.
• Lead outcome measurement and service evaluation frameworks to support quality improvement and patient outcomes.
• Oversee development, implementation, and review of psychosocial policies, procedures, and clinical practice standards.
• Lead departmental readiness for regulatory reviews, audits, inspections, and accreditation assessments.

Mandatory qualifications and experience

• Doctorate (PhD, PsyD, DClinPsy, EdD, or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
• Master's degree in psychology, clinical psychology, social work, counselling, behavioural health, healthcare administration, public health, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counselling, behavioural health, mental health, healthcare management, or a related healthcare discipline.
• 12–15 years of progressive experience in behavioural health, addiction treatment, mental health, psychosocial interventions, or related healthcare settings.
• At least seven years in progressive senior leadership or director-level positions.
• Experience leading research, innovation, or academic initiatives.

Decision-making authority and schedule