Closing date: 17 August 2026

Job Summary
Gordon Moody is seeking an experienced and compassionate Clinical Lead to provide advanced clinical leadership across its residential gambling harms treatment services.

Based in Redditch and reporting to the Head of Therapy, this senior role carries responsibility for ensuring the safe, effective, and evidence-based delivery of structured treatment for individuals experiencing gambling-related harms and associated mental health difficulties.

The postholder will lead clinical practice, governance, workforce development, and service quality across multidisciplinary teams, working within services aligned to national gambling harms policy frameworks and the NHS Long Term Plan.

Main Duties of the Job

• Clinical Leadership & Practice Providing specialist clinical expertise in assessing and treating gambling-related harms and co-occurring mental health conditions, leading on complex case formulation, overseeing evidence-based interventions (e.g. CBT), and maintaining oversight of safeguarding and risk management.
• Leadership & Service Management Offering clinical and operational leadership, line managing Gambling Therapists, supporting recruitment and workforce planning, and deputising for the Head of Therapy when needed.
• Clinical Governance & Quality Leading governance activities such as audits, peer review, and quality improvement, ensuring regulatory compliance, monitoring outcomes, and supporting inspections and commissioner reviews.
• Strategic & Partnership Working Aligning services with national frameworks, supporting integration with wider mental health services, and representing Gordon Moody in clinical networks and partnerships.
• Training & Workforce Development Providing clinical supervision, promoting trauma-informed practice, and supporting CPD and training initiatives across the workforce.

About Us
At Gordon Moody, we believe in second chances and building lives free from gambling harm. As the UK's leading charity for gambling-related harm support, we offer specialist residential treatment and holistic care to those most affected. Join our passionate team and help people turn their lives around.

For more than 50 years, we have been a trusted leader in gambling addiction recovery, combining specialist expertise with a deep commitment to transforming lives.

Our evidence-based approach delivers measurable outcomes and industry-leading success rates, helping individuals achieve meaningful and lasting recovery.

At the heart of everything we do is a people-first philosophy, providing compassionate, personalised support tailored to each person's unique journey.

We also recognise that recovery is deeply personal, which is why we offer a discreet, professional and respectful environment where individuals can rebuild their lives with confidence, dignity and trust.

Role:
We're looking for a Clinical Lead to provide strategic and operational leadership across our residential treatment services. This is a high-impact role where you'll shape clinical practice, lead multidisciplinary teams, and drive innovation in a service that transforms lives.

Working closely with the Head of Therapy, you'll ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and evidence-based care aligned with national gambling harms frameworks and the NHS Long Term Plan.

You'll play a key role in building a high-performing clinical function, embedding a culture of excellence, and continuously improving outcomes for those we support.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and develop a team of CBT Therapists, providing clinical supervision, line management, and ongoing professional development
• Deliver expert clinical input on complex cases, including formulation and evidence-based interventions (CBT and integrative approaches)
• Drive clinical governance activity, including audits, peer review, and quality improvement initiatives
• Monitor service performance and outcomes, using data to inform decision-making and continuous improvement
• Support workforce planning, recruitment, and retention strategies to build a sustainable and high-quality clinical team
• Deputise for the Head of Therapy and contribute to wider service transformation projects
• Represent the organisation externally across clinical networks and partnerships
• Champion trauma-informed, recovery-focused practice and contribute to training and organisational learning

What we're looking for

• A qualified and accredited clinician (HCPC or BABCP) with a postgraduate qualification in CBT
• Post-qualification experience within addiction and/or mental health services
• Proven experience leading, supervising, and developing a team of qualified CBT Therapists within multidisciplinary teams
• Advanced skills in CBT formulation and intervention, with knowledge of behavioural addiction
• Excellent safeguarding, risk assessment, and clinical decision-making capability
• A confident and credible leader, able to influence, motivate, and drive high standards of practice
• Experience contributing to clinical governance, audit, and quality assurance processes
• The ability to balance strategic priorities with hands-on clinical leadership

Desirable

• Additional therapeutic training (e.g. EMDR, CAT, DBT, ACT)
• Working with addictions (Alcohol, substance, drugs or ideally gambling)
• Ability to supervise PWPs, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners

This is an opportunity to step into a senior leadership role where you can shape services, develop clinicians, and make a lasting difference in the field of addiction recovery.

We help people to reclaim and rebuild their lives free from gambling-related harm in safe, supported environments by providing the most effective therapies, interventions, and counselling possible.

If you're looking for a rewarding career where your work can make a genuine and lasting difference to the lives of others, we'd love to hear from you.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• CBT

Desirable

• EMDR

Qualifications
Essential

• BABCP Accreditation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details
Employer name: Gordon Moody
Address: Gordon Moody, Redditch, West Midlands, B97 6HP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.goodymoody.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer Contact Details
For questions about the job, contact: Engagement and Resource Lead, Mark Ashton, recruitment@gordonmoody.org.uk, 01384986337