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National Director of Clinical Services

Employer
Freedom From Torture
Location
London, Glasgow or Manchester
Salary
£87,600 per annum includes London weighting (£84,500 without London weighting).
Closing date
10 Dec 2024
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Discipline
Clinical
Level
Director, Senior Manager
Contract Type
Full Time, Permanent

Job Details

National Director of Clinical Services

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Location: London strongly preferred but negotiable for the right candidate based in Glasgow or Manchester in which case frequent attendance in our London centre will be required.
Starting salary: £87,600 per annum includes London weighting (£84,500 without London weighting).
Closing date: Tuesday 10 December but we reserve the right to close the advert early if the right candidate is identified.
Expected date of interviews: 19 December
Job ref: VA742

Freedom from Torture is the Winner of the Overall Award for Excellence and the top prize for Campaigns and Advocacy at the 2023 Charity Awards.

We are seeking a dynamic and innovative National Director of Clinical Services to lead ongoing transformation of our services for survivors of torture and achieve our goal to be recognised in the UK and globally as a clinical centre of excellence in torture rehabilitation.

About the role

This is an executive level role providing leadership for our services for survivors of torture and contributing as a member of our senior management team to the overall strategy and stewardship of Freedom from Torture.

The role is responsible for setting the direction of Freedom from Torture’s services, building on our trailblazing commitment to co-designing and co-delivering torture rehabilitation services with survivors of torture themselves and helping us to drive up service access.

The role also oversees our legal advice and welfare service and our medico-legal report service, although a legal background is not required.

About you

You will be a pioneering clinical leader who is motivated by the challenge to innovate in service delivery and forge partnerships to better meet the needs of survivors of torture within a changing context of health provision for asylum seekers and refugees in the UK.

You will bring vision and an inspirational leadership style alongside your extensive management and leadership experience at a senior clinical level in statutory or voluntary services.

You will have a track record of service transformation and supporting teams through change.

It is essential to have a relevant clinical qualification and experience of providing evidence-based clinical services to survivors of torture, refugees or other groups experiencing the combination of complex trauma and extreme socio-economic and/or legal marginalisation.

Knowledge of relevant statutory sector commissioning and procurement frameworks would be an asset.

Freedom from Torture is strongly committed to diversity, equality and inclusion and welcomes applications from those who also have direct experience of torture, the asylum system or overcoming personal adversity and/or who come from Black, Asian, ethnic minority and/or other under-represented groups.

For more details of this opportunity, including how to apply, please click through to our candidate pack

PLEASE NOTE:

We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest.

Would you like to join our award-winning organisation?

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).

Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click here.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Hear more about working at FfT from our incredible staff by click here.

Freedom from Torture is committed to our safeguarding responsibilities, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS/PVG disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.

Company

WHAT WE DO

Around the world, torture is still used to silence and destroy lives. We stand with survivors, providing therapy and support, and fighting for change together.

We provide specialist psychological therapy to help asylum seekers and refugees who have survived torture recover and rebuild their lives in the UK. And we provide training for professionals working with torture survivors.

With survivors, we campaign for change in the UK and across the world. Together, we raise awareness and influence decision-makers about torture and its impact.

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