Job summary 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.
Main duties of the job 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 role is responsible for setting the direction of Freedom from Tortures 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 us 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 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.In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).
Job description Job responsibilities Our National Director of Clinical Services sets the direction for: Services provided by Freedom from Tortureincluding evidence-based trauma-focused therapies ( EMDR, NET and Trauma-Focused CBT); stabilisation and reintegration therapies that are co-delivered with survivors of torture; care coordination and pain management; immigration legal and welfare advice; and expert clinical evidence of torture.
Our aspiration to be recognised as a Clinical Centre of Excellence spanning service innovation, trainee placements and other capacity-building to the wider field, and research and other contributions to best practice in torture rehabilitation.Please view the detailed Job Description attached under 'Supporting documents'.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Please view the Job Description for understanding of the full criteria