Head of Health Practice

The opportunity and what makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work

Are you an experienced health or clinical leader who wants to shape practice, improve outcomes and influence care across a national charity?

Community Integrated Care is looking for a Head of Health Practice to provide strategic and operational leadership across our health and clinical functions in England and Scotland. Reporting to the Director of Quality and Impact, you will lead multidisciplinary teams and help us deliver safe, personalised and evidence-based support that improves quality of life, reduces health inequalities and enables people to live fulfilled lives.

• A salary of £64,000 to £67,000 plus £5,000 car allowance
• A four-day working week, with 37.5 contracted hours
• Infrequent national travel across England and Scotland
• The opportunity to lead health strategy, clinical governance and practice improvement across England and Scotland
• The chance to influence organisational strategy, senior decision‑making and the development of innovative models of support
• A national platform from which to build partnerships, influence sector practice and champion the voices of people with lived experience

You will join an organisation committed to delivering excellent, person‑centred support and ensuring that the people we support have greater choice, voice and involvement in decisions affecting their lives.

The people we support may have learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, acquired brain injuries or complex health and care requirements. Your leadership will help ensure they receive coordinated, accessible and high‑quality support that reflects their individual needs and aspirations.

As Head of Health Practice, you will shape and deliver our organisational health strategy, clinical model and governance framework. You will turn research, clinical insight, policy and operational learning into practical improvements that can be embedded across services.

• Providing expert health and clinical advice to the Director of Quality and Impact, Executive Team and Board
• Leading our health and clinical governance approach across England and Scotland
• Strengthening clinical risk management, assurance, audit and quality improvement
• Ensuring practice meets relevant statutory, regulatory and professional standards, including applicable HCPC, NMC, CQC and Care Inspectorate requirements
• Leading the development of evidence‑based approaches, including Positive Behaviour Support and Trauma‑Informed Care
• Overseeing specialist clinical practice and supporting teams with complex health, behavioural and clinical needs
• Translating learning from incidents, safeguarding reviews, investigations and thematic reviews into measurable improvements
• Championing accessible communication, health equality, inclusion and meaningful co‑production
• Developing multidisciplinary and multi‑agency relationships across health, social care and community partnerships
• Building workforce capability through professional leadership, supervision, learning and practice development
• Using data, audit findings and feedback to evaluate impact and improve outcomes
• Representing Community Integrated Care through relevant partnerships, professional networks and sector forums

You will lead and develop your teams, set clear expectations and create the conditions for colleagues to perform at their best. You will also work closely with operational leaders, business development, learning and development, people services and other specialists to ensure health expertise informs service design and delivery.

Success will mean stronger clinical governance, consistent evidence‑based practice…