Therapeutic Manager (Female Applicants only)

Therapeutic Manager (Female Applicants Only)

This role leads the day-to-day operational management and development of WGN's Clinical Services, ensuring the delivery of innovative, safe, high-quality, survivor-centred, trauma informed and culturally responsive support for survivors of violence against women and girls (VAWG). You will provide clinical and operational leadership across counselling services, supporting therapists and practitioners to manage clinical risk and safeguarding concerns effectively within a Black feminist, intersectional and Holistic Empowerment Recovery (HER) framework.

This role is offered on a part time basis (28 hours per week worked over 4 days).

Location: West London (Hybrid). Sal ary: £43,000 £47,000 per annum (£34,400 £37,600 pro rated). Application deadline: Thursday, April 30, 2026. Vacancy type: Part time / Permanent. Job Profile document attached.

Job Summary

As the Therapeutic Manager, you will:

• Provide operational and clinical leadership across counselling services, overseeing therapeutic pathways, referrals, assessments, allocations, safeguarding and risk management, ensuring high quality, trauma informed and culturally responsive support.
• Support therapists, High Intensity Therapists (HITs) and honorary counsellors through clinical guidance, recruitment, induction, reflective practice, wellbeing initiatives and ongoing professional development, embedding anti oppressive, intersectional and survivor centred practice.
• Lead on safeguarding and multi agency working, supporting practitioners to respond effectively to risk, maintain safe practice and ensure consistent documentation and ethical information sharing.
• Oversee clinical governance and quality assurance, ensuring adherence to professional standards, robust data protection and confidentiality practices, and the development of clinical protocols and guidance.
• Support monitoring, evaluation and impact reporting, ensuring effective data collection and survivor involvement to inform ongoing service improvement and co production.

Competencies

• Case Management
• Safeguarding Leadership
• Managing Senior Counsellors and High Risk Work

Guidance for Candidates

When responding to competency questions, please:

• Provide clear examples from your professional experience rather than general statements.
• Describe your specific role and responsibilities within the situation.
• Outline the actions you took and the rationale behind them.
• Reflect on the outcome and any learning that informed your future practice.

We are particularly interested in your ability to demonstrate trauma informed leadership, sound safeguarding judgement, reflective practice and the capacity to balance accountability with compassionate support for both survivors and staff.

Closing Date and Interviews

This vacancy is open on a rolling basis with interviews taking place on a rolling basis. We encourage early applications, as the role may close before the advertised date if a suitable candidate is appointed.

Important Note on Use of AI in Your Application

We understand that AI tools can be helpful in organising thoughts and reflecting on experiences. However, the competencies and presentation you submit should be a genuine and accurate reflection of your own skills, knowledge, and lived experience. We encourage you to ensure your application is written in your own voice, drawing directly from your experiences and motivations.

Please note that applications or submissions that appear overly reliant on AI generated content, or do not clearly reflect your own voice and experience, may affect your overall interview scoring.

Benefits Financial Benefits

• Bike Loan Scheme - Provided by Green Commute Initiative
• Pension Scheme - Enrolment into Aviva pension scheme from day one
• Charity Worker Discounts - Access to exclusive discounts
• Death in Service Benefit - Life assurance, including Virtual GP access and additional services

Health & Wellbeing Benefits

• Eye Care Support - Contribution towards eye tests and glasses for VDU users
• Enhanced Sick Pay - Based on length of service
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential support
• Clinical Supervision - For clinical and frontline roles
• Specialist Counselling - Up to six sessions for staff who are survivors of sexual violence
• Sanitary Products - Available at all WGN sites
• Hot Drinks - Provided at every site

Leave & Work Life Balance

• Annual Leave - 25 days plus public holidays and 3 closure days in December (pro rata)
• Birthday Leave - A day off to celebrate your birthday
• Enhanced Maternity & Adoption Leave - Support for growing families
• Unpaid Leave - Available for exceptional circumstances
• Flexible Working - Right to request flexible hours or patterns
• Hybrid Working - Balance between office and home working

Learning & Development

• Specialist Training & CPD - Ongoing development opportunities with accredited training
• Regular Supervision - One to one support from line managers

Company Overview

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a pan London organisation that supports women and girls affected by all forms of gender based violence. Our overall aim is to promote, preserve and restore the mental health and well being of women and girls who have experienced, or are at risk of, gender based violence, whilst working towards a society free of gender based violence.

We do this by:

• Providing women only holistic and seamless therapeutic services, which meet women and girls' needs and contribute to total and sustainable recovery from the experiences of violence.
• Evidencing the impact of gender based violence and presenting this information in appropriate forums to affect social change in attitudes towards, and responses to, gender based violence.
• Developing good practice in the sector by providing training and guidance on specialist service provision and the development of culturally appropriate service delivery.

WGN is proud to be an accredited Living Wage Employer and a member of The London VAWG Consortium, Halo Code, and Helplines Partnership.

Join us and be part of a team that values your well being, growth, and contribution.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer.

The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.