Head of Scotland Clinical Services - Innovation Lead

FREEDOM FROM TORTURE; Scotland; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A human rights organization is seeking a Head of Clinical Services to lead and innovate clinical rehabilitation for survivors of torture in Scotland. This role entails managing a dedicated clinical team and ensuring adherence to high standards of care. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in change management and a deep understanding of the challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers. This permanent position in Glasgow offers a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Generous annual leave (30 days pro rata)

6% employer pension contribution

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of change management and innovation.
• Commitment to maintaining excellent standards of client care and service delivery.
• Understanding of the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and innovate the Scotland clinical rehabilitation service.
• Manage and coordinate clinical services for diverse client needs.
• Champion staff development in a supportive environment.

Skills

Change management

Knowledge of clinical standards

Financial awareness

Leadership in clinical teams

Education

Psychologist registered with HCPC

Accredited Psychological therapist

Registered Nurse (Mental Health)

Social Worker

Job description

Head of Scotland Clinical Services - Innovation Lead

Contract: Permanent (Also open to quick-start short term contracts)

Hours: 32 per week

Location: Glasgow

Starting Salary: £62,843 pro rata per annum (FTE £68,735)

Closing Date: 11 January 2026

Expected Date of Interviews: We will interview candidates as they apply. We encourage prompt applications and reserve the right to close the vacancy early

Job Ref:

Would you like to join a powerful and passionate human rights organisation and make a positive difference to the lives of survivors of torture and organised violence?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Clinical Services to innovate our current clinical services in Scotland with new model(s) of rehabilitation provision for survivors of torture. You will be bringing your change management skills to facilitate the transition.

This role comes at a time of full Board and senior management enthusiasm and support for piloting new models of clinical working that can be flexible and agile to respond to the wider dispersal of survivors across Scotland, and that are co-designed with our survivors.

You will lead and coordinate a team of highly skilled and dedicated clinicians, in the service delivery of a range of NICE guideline recommended therapy interventions, offered to our clients, who are survivors of torture and organised violence. You will report to the Associate Director of Clinical Services and operate as an integral part of the Clinical Services Team including our Manchester and London centres.

In this varied and interesting role, you will enjoy co‑working with colleagues from across the charity from wide ranging disciplines including: our Survivor Leadership and Influencing Directorate; our Policy and Advocacy team; our medical legal and health assessment doctors; our legal and welfare experts; and our fundraisers.

About the Role

This is a wide‑ranging position and your key areas of responsibility will include:

• Alongside the Associate Director, leading on innovating Freedom from Torture's current Scotland clinical rehabilitation service, providing strong change management leadership through transitions. Designing, piloting and developing accompanying policies, protocols and systems.
• Developing partnerships to support our clinical offer and to explore income generation.
• Supporting the fundraising team to secure grants and ensure we deliver on our commitments.
• Responsibility for managing, coordinating, leading and developing the clinical services function of the Glasgow team, which provides clinical services to adults, young people & families: includes care co‑ordination, pain management, evidence based therapies, welfare and legal advice, health assessments and pain management; lead delivery of evidenced based practice, clinical standards, quality initiatives and audit based services.
• Championing people development: working collaboratively with the Scotland team; encouraging, developing and enhancing skills of others within a supportive environment

About You

This is an important role within Freedom from Torture. We are particularly interested in your experience of change management and innovation. To be successful you will have a high level of commitment to maintaining excellent standards of client care and service delivery. You will have knowledge of appropriate clinical standards and external regulatory bodies together with sound financial awareness and experience of balancing the provision of quality care against budgetary parameters.

You will be a Psychologist registered with HCPC, an accredited Psychological therapist, e.g. CBT therapist or Psychotherapist, a registered Nurse (Mental Health) or Social Worker, and you will bring professional experience of working with clients with complex PTSD. It is essential that you have a clear understanding of the experience of refugees and people seeking asylum.

Experience of successfully leading and influencing clinical teams within community or health care settings is essential.

Contract Information

We are eager to recruit an energetic, committed and talented professional for this role and can be flexible with the contract. We are eager to move quickly and if you are successful candidate we can onboard you with us at speed.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30‑day (pro rata) annual leave entitlement, 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution), and flexible working opportunities.

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.

Our policy is that all appointments will be at the start of the salary range but successful candidates will have the opportunity to move up the scale over time. The progression up the salary range is reviewed on an annual basis and subject to affordability. For this role, the salary range for full time 35 hours is £68,735 - £79,732

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please go to our website.

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.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory PVG disclosure, 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.