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About the role
We’re looking for an experienced and values-led Head of Practice to provide strategic and professional leadership for practice across Hft.
This is a key national leadership role, responsible for shaping our approach to Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), restrictive practice reduction, PROACT-SCIPr-UK, practice standards, workforce capability and coaching, and rights-based and trauma-informed practice.
A key priority will be leading Hft’s transition to PROACT-SCIPr-UK, ensuring this is embedded within our wider PBS and restrictive practice reduction approach and translates into meaningful improvements in frontline practice and the quality of life of the people we support.
You’ll lead our PBS / Practice Team, provide expert oversight of complex situations and act as a trusted professional adviser to senior leaders on practice quality, risk, outcomes and improvement.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll:
- Develop and lead an organisation-wide Practice Strategy and Practice Standards Framework.
- Provide professional leadership, advice and constructive challenge to senior and operational leaders.
- Lead and develop the PBS / Practice Team and build sustainable specialist capability.
- Lead the implementation of PROACT-SCIPr-UK across the organisation.
- Drive our restrictive practice reduction strategy, using data and evidence to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Provide specialist leadership around complex and high-risk practice situations.
- Develop workforce capability through training, coaching, observation, modelling and reflective practice.
- Embed rights-based, person-centred and trauma-informed approaches across Hft.
- Lead or contribute to practice-related policies and professional guidance.
- Provide senior leadership with clear evidence of practice quality, risk, outcomes and improvement.
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for someone with:
- Significant senior experience within learning disability and/or autism services.
- Strong professional expertise in Positive Behaviour Support.
- Significant knowledge and practical experience of PROACT-SCIPr-UK, with the ability to lead organisational implementation.
- Experience of restrictive practice reduction and least restrictive approaches.
- Experience leading specialist practice or PBS teams.
- A strong track record of developing practice standards, frameworks and guidance.
- Experience building workforce capability through coaching, training and practice leadership.
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act principles and relevant health and social care requirements.
- The confidence to influence, advise and constructively challenge senior leaders.
- A relevant professional qualification and evidence of continued specialist development.
A postgraduate qualification in PBS, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Psychology or a related discipline, relevant professional registration and PROACT-SCIPr-UK instructor or advanced implementation experience would be desirable.
What success looks like
Success in this role will mean better outcomes and quality of life for the people we support.
You’ll help ensure that PBS is embedded in everyday practice, restrictive practices are reduced wherever safely possible, PROACT-SCIPr-UK is successfully implemented, and managers and frontline teams have the confidence and capability to deliver consistently excellent, rights-based support.
Working arrangements
This is a national hybrid role with regular travel to Hft services and other locations across the organisation.
Why Hft?
At Hft, our mission is simple: the best life possible.
We believe people with learning disabilities should be able to live within their communities, with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence practice at a national level and make a genuine difference to the lives of the people we support.
Recruitment process
Applications close on 11 October 2026.
Interviews will take place on 27 October 2026 and will be held via Microsoft Teams.
Registered Charity
More than 1000
To improve the lives of learning disabled people by providing personalised support that promotes independence, choice, and inclusion.
Thank you!
Join us as an Admiral Nurse, working in partnership with Dementia UK, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of those affected by dementia. This role will be supporting families across West Sussex and West Surrey.
As an Admiral Nurse, you will provide specialist dementia care and support to families, working closely with carers as they navigate the emotional, practical, and psychological impact of dementia.
Your role will focus on improving the quality of life for both people living with dementia and those who care for them. From pre-diagnosis and early stages through to more complex and advanced care needs, you will offer expert guidance, helping carers understand the condition, respond to changing behaviours, and manage the challenges that dementia brings.
You will play a key role in supporting carers through significant transitions—adjusting to diagnosis, coping with loss, and adapting to changing relationships—ensuring they feel supported, informed, and able to provide compassionate, person-centred care.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialist dementia assessment and support to carers, including home visits
- Develop personalised, evidence-based intervention plans that reflect the needs of both the carer and the person living with dementia
- Promote relationship-centred care, recognising the impact of dementia on families and support networks
- Empower carers to maintain their own wellbeing while providing high-quality care
- Work collaboratively with health and social care professionals to ensure coordinated, holistic support
- Contribute to the development and improvement of dementia care services and best practice
- Deliver dementia-focused training and education to colleagues, carers, and partner organisations
You will have:
- Registration as an RMN or RGN
- Full clean UK driving licence
- At least 2 years’ post-registration experience supporting people affected by dementia
- Experience of working in community or outreach settings
- A strong understanding of person-centred and relationship-centred dementia care
- The ability to support carers through complex emotional and practical challenges
This is a full time role working Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm. Regular travel within the West Sussex and West Surrey region is required, so we are ideally seeking someone based locally or nearby. You will provide a mix of face-to-face and remote support (approximately 60/40), alongside occasional travel to UK-wide hubs for training and collaboration. For more information on the role please contact Jo Dawson on [email protected]
Employee benefits include -
- 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Car allowance of £4,743 per annum
- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%
- Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
- Opportunities to volunteer
For more detailed information about the role, please see the Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert. Our teams take a personalised approach to shortlisting, which is carried out without the use of AI and is based on the evidence provided in your application against the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Thank you!
PWSA UK is looking for an individual who is experienced in individual supporter fundraising, capable of growing our income from our community network, individual givers including seasonal and capital campaigns. You will have the drive to make a difference for our stakeholders, be able to build strong supporter relationships at a distance and create compelling proposals that connect donors with PWSA UK’s mission and will enjoy working independently in a small team.
About the role
This is a new role and you will manage and maintain a regular giving programme for new and existing supporters, developing tailored communications, proposals and engagement opportunities for the community that connect donors’ interests with PWSA UK’s mission. Working with colleagues, trustees and volunteers, you will support community fundraising, establish an effective individual giving programme using the CRM and increase the number of legacy pledges achieved over time
• Build and manage an individual giving programme.
• Support and build upon the community fundraising activity
• Develop persuasive campaigns, cases for support and donor communications.
• Maintain the CRM and utlise it to its full potential
• Keep accurate records, forecasts and pipeline reports.
About you
You will be an excellent communicator, careful researcher and organised fundraising manager, with experience in individual giving and community fundraising. You will be confident communicating with donors and senior stakeholders, handle sensitive information with discretion, and share PWSA UK’s commitment to supporting people with Prader-Willi syndrome.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to shape a new fundraising role within a specialist charity and help grow high-value support for PWSA UK’s work.
For an informal discussion and to find out more about the opportunity please visit our website
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Every person with PWS community has access to high quality care, opportunity and support to overcome the challenges of PWS
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