Job Description

Team Leader - Admissions Department

Location: Abbeycare Scotland, India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire,

Reports To: Admissions Manager

Salary: 34,000.00 - 35,000.00 per annum

Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week), Monday to Friday (occasional weekend or evening work may be required)

Job Summary

As the Admissions Team Leader at Abbeycare, you will oversee and coordinate all aspects of the client admissions process. You will lead a team responsible for ensuring timely, compassionate, and compliant onboarding of clients seeking treatment for substance use disorders. Your role is central to supporting individuals and families at a critical point in their recovery journey and ensuring the clinic maintains high standards of accessibility, efficiency, and professionalism.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Supervision:

- Provide daily leadership, supervision, and support to the admissions team.

- Manage rotas, workloads, and performance appraisals.

- Ensure staff are well-trained in safeguarding, confidentiality, and trauma-informed care.

- Lead the admission coordinators to achieve admission targets and develops relationships with key colleagues to drive admissions numbers.

Admissions Coordination:

- Oversee the entire admissions process, from initial enquiry to intake.

- Promote and monitor attendance and engagement in pre-rehab interventions.

- Ensure timely and accurate completion of assessments, risk evaluations, and referral paperwork.

- Liaise with clinical staff to determine placement suitability based on assessment outcomes.

- Knowledge of the Abbeycare approach to recovery promoting abstinence utilising the 12 step and CBT models.

- Ensure that client protocols are followed for client extensions and CTI packages.

- Coordinates, schedules, and conducts tours of clinic facilities and rooms.

Client & Family Liaison:

- Support individuals and families during the pre-admission phase with sensitivity and professionalism.

- Refer families to specialist Abbeycare family practitioners.

- Provide accurate information about the programme, eligibility criteria, and funding options (including NHS, private, or third-party referrals).

Compliance & Quality Assurance:

- Ensure all admissions processes comply with Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Care Inspectorate (CI) standards, GDPR, and internal policies.

- Monitor KPIs, waiting lists, conversion rates, and data accuracy in client management systems for internal and external use.

Stakeholder reports:

Monthly admission team reports to be presented to Admission and Development manager.

Overall data collection reports from portal to be presented as and when required to Abbeycare services.

Scotland excel framework data collection report to be presented quarterly to Admission & Development manager for ratification prior to submitting to Scottish Government.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) Data collection report to be sent to Admission & Development Manager for ratification prior to submitting to PHS.

Partnership Working:

- Build strong working relationships with external agencies including NHS services, local authorities, and referring practitioners.

- Represent the clinic at external forums or admissions panels as required.

Essential Skills & Experience:

- Proven leadership or supervisory experience in a health or social care setting.

- Experience working within addiction, mental health, or social care services.

- Strong understanding of safeguarding, risk assessment, and confidentiality.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a compassionate, non-judgemental approach.

- Ability to manage high-pressure situations and support vulnerable individuals with complex needs.

- Proficient in administrative systems and digital record-keeping (e.g., CRM, case management software).

Desirable Qualifications:

- NVQ Level 3 or above in Health and Social Care, Counselling, or a related field.

- Training in trauma-informed care or motivational interviewing.

- Understanding of the UK's substance misuse treatment landscape, including NHS commissioning and referral pathways.

Values & Attributes:

- Empathy, integrity, and a strong commitment to client welfare and recovery.

- Organised and proactive with a solution-focused mindset.

- Leadership qualities that foster a positive, accountable team culture.

- Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary and pension scheme

- Ongoing training and development opportunities

- Supportive working environment focused on staff wellbeing

- Opportunities for career progression within Abbeycare

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 34,000.00-35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person