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Clinical Practice Lead

Role:                  Clinical Practice Lead  

Salary:              £48,000 – 55,000 FTE

Hours:               22 hours per week

Contract:         Permanent

Location:         Home-based

An exciting opportunity to shape the future of specialist family based therapeutic services across the UK.

Are you a Senior Clinical Leader ready to influence practice and performance at a national level? This is a rare opportunity to step into a pivotal role where your expertise will directly shape the quality, innovation, and impact of counselling and therapeutic services across the UK.

We are looking for an exceptional Clinical Practice Manager to provide strategic clinical leadership, drive innovation, and oversee safeguarding, quality and governance.

About the Role

We are recruiting on behalf of specialist National Charity who provide niche support to families the UK and are looking for an experienced Clinical Practice Manager.

You will form part of a respected national programme which works therapeutically with individuals, couples and families who present as high risk and with a range of complex needs, including physical, emotional, sexual/ domestic abuse and traumatic grief.

As a key member of the leadership team, you will play a central role in transforming and modernising services—ensuring consistency and excellence across both digital and face-to-face delivery.

This is more than a governance role. It’s an opportunity to:

• Influence national clinical standards and frameworks
• Lead innovation in therapy delivery models
• Shape a highly skilled, diverse practitioner workforce
• Embed clinical excellence into organisational strategy and growth

What will you be doing?

• Set and evolve national clinical standards, frameworks, and ethical practice
• Act as the organisation’s clinical authority, advising senior leaders and stakeholders
• Lead quality assurance and continuous improvement through data and outcomes
• Provide oversight on complex cases, safeguarding, and clinical risk
• Lead the clinical design of new services, including digital and community-based models and contribute to transformation programmes, research, and service development
• Partner with commercial teams to shape clinically robust service proposals
• Act as a thought leader for the programme, representing the organisation at conferences, professional forums and national networks
• Build strong external relationships across the therapy sector, regulatory bodies and academic partners

Requirements for the role:

• Level 5/ Column B or above qualification in Relationship Therapy and a Counselling Supervision qualification
• MSc or Postgraduate Qualification (Level 7) in a relevant field and/ or notable published academic contribution to the development of therapy
• Registration as an accredited and full clinical member with an appropriate professional body (e.g. BACP, UKCP, NCPS or COSRT)
• Strong knowledge of clinical governance, safeguarding, and regulatory frameworks (e.g. BACP, UKCP, COSRT, NCPS)
• Significant senior-level experience in leading the clinical delivery of therapeutic/ support services
• Post qualifying counselling experience in couple counselling and sex therapy

For more information, please call the team on 0204 551 0827 and ask to speak to Ria or email us your CV at ria@supporting-futures.com

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.

 

Location: Home Working | Salary: £48000 - £55000 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 09/04/2026