Adult Service Lead

Please note: we are not accepting any CV’s. Application documents can be found on our website (https://www.srasac.org.uk/vacancies) and must be emailed to recruitment@srasac.org.uk

Sheffield Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (SRASAC) currently offers the following support services for people who live within the Sheffield area:

• A dedicated confidential information and support line for anyone who wants to know more about our services.
• Specialist counselling and group work for survivors of all genders including emotional support for children and young people.
• Wellbeing and short term therapeutic support.
• Group work

This post is open to women only (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1).

Job Overview

SRASAC is looking for an experienced clinical leader to take operational and clinical responsibility for our Adult Therapeutic Service, ensuring survivors receive safe, timely and high-quality trauma-informed support. Working under the Senior Management Team, you’ll provide visible clinical leadership across the service acting as first point of contact for our Adult Therapeutic Practitioners on safeguarding, clinical dilemmas, case allocation and day-to-day operational challenges.

Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you’ll hold a reduced but active specialist clinical caseload – staying connected to frontline practice and supporting survivors with particularly complex needs.

Role Highlights:

• Operational leadership – day-to-day oversight of service delivery, capacity, waiting lists, and referral/assessment/allocation processes.
• Clinical leadership – first point of contact for practitioners on safeguarding, risk, ethical dilemmas and complex case decisions.
• Hands-on clinical practice – a reduced caseload including complex/high-risk survivors, assessments, and Mutual Assessment Meetings (MAMs).
• Team culture – fostering a psychologically safe environment where practitioners feel supported to reflect and seek guidance.
• Service development – contributing to Senior Clinical Team meetings, quality improvement, and organisational projects.

What we’re looking for:

• Accredited counsellor, psychotherapist or counselling psychologist, currently registered with BACP, UKCP, HCPC, NCS or another recognised professional body.
• Significant post-qualification experience delivering specialist trauma-informed counselling.
• Demonstrable experience within a sexual violence or specialist trauma service.
• Extensive experience working therapeutically with adults experiencing complex trauma.
• Experience of therapeutic assessment, formulation and risk management.
• Experience supporting colleagues with complex clinical decision-making and safeguarding concerns.

For more information and to apply for the role, please visit our website: https://www.srasac.org.uk/vacancies