Clinical Site Lead – Forward Leeds

Location: 74 Kirkgate, Leeds, LS2 7DJ
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £44,789 - £64,384 per annum

Make a real difference in your community

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier and more independent lives?

Join Waythrough, one of the UK’s leading mental health and social support charities, and make a lasting impact every day.

We support over 125,000 people each year through our 200 services, empowering individuals to overcome challenges around mental health, housing, and substance use.

About the Role

We have an exciting Clinical Lead opportunity available across Leeds, based at our site in Kirkgate. You will be promoting the effective use of evidence-based treatment approaches to provide an opportunity for sustained recovery from dependent and problematic substance misuse.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to provide clinical leadership to the hub within a multi-disciplinary team and as part of a wider service, working alongside hub managers and the Clinical Director to ensure the safe and effective delivery of drug and alcohol interventions for clients accessing treatment at the hub.

You will enable supervision and support of staff in their clinical setting. Support with staff one to one’s and appraisals, return to work and support new clinicians where required. Effective use of evidence-based treatment approaches to provide an opportunity for sustained recovery from dependent and problematic substance misuse. You will ensure that you have a “whole person” holistic focus, with an understanding that services need to include all areas of wellbeing, not just substance use, to achieve the best possible outcomes for every person.

What You’ll Do

Work with Operational and Clinical colleagues to ensure good integrated governance, effectiveness and best practice within the service.
Alongside other clinical site leads, and the clinical services director, support cross cover across sites to ensure clinical care is maintained during periods of illness or other staff shortages.
Facilitate clinical pathways between relevant local hospitals, Primary Care and Specialist Services for referral and treatment.
Support on clinical recruitment, selection, induction, training, appraisal, disciplinary and grievance procedures, as appropriate.
Prescribe medication for people requiring prescribed interventions, in line with Waythrough medicine management policies and governance procedures.
Deliver health promotion and harm reduction interventions in a person-centred manner
Promote and ensure clinical consistency throughout the services, according to local and national clinical processes.

To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:

A Qualified General or Psychiatric Nurse with current NMC registration
A Registered Nurse with an independent prescribing qualification
A Qualified Pharmacist registered with GPhC as an independent prescriber
A qualified Doctor registered with GMC E
Relevant postgraduate qualifications/accreditation e.g. RCGP Part 2, RPS Faculty, CMHP credentialed, RPS Consultant-ready, Msc.
Experience of entering complex information onto an electronic / clinical data base.
Experience at a senior level of working with people who use substances.
Previous experience of service review and development.

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About Waythrough

Formed in 2024 through the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship, Waythrough is now one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.

With 3,500 staff and volunteers across more than 200 services, we help people to live full, meaningful lives.

Some roles may still appear under our legacy brands (Humankind, Richmond Fellowship, Aquarius) while we complete our integration — but wherever you join us, you’ll be part of one supportive team, sharing one purpose.

What We Offer

We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:

27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
Life assurance (3× annual salary)
Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
Recognition and long service awards via our Way to Go and Aspirations portals
£500 Recommend a Friend bonus
Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year

Inclusion and Accessibility

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities — especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.

If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk.

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Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band.