Therapeutic Intervention Lead Location: Countywide, Cumbria Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm, with one 30-minute early finish Contract: Permanent Salary: £31,030 – £41,980 per annum Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band. About Waythrough Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England. Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers. Make a real difference in your community Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change. About the role We are looking for a Therapeutic Intervention Lead to join our Recovery Steps Cumbria service. This is an exciting opportunity to take a lead role in developing and embedding therapeutic interventions across the service, while supporting colleagues to deliver high-quality, evidence-based and trauma-informed support. As Therapeutic Intervention Lead, you will provide operational leadership for therapeutic interventions across Recovery Steps Cumbria. You will play a key role in developing, implementing and evaluating interventions, helping to ensure that the support we provide continues to meet the needs of the people accessing our services. You will develop structured intervention programmes around substance use and wellbeing, as well as supporting colleagues through training, coaching and mentoring. You will also help develop our volunteer and peer mentor programmes, creating opportunities for people with lived experience to contribute to service delivery and recovery outcomes. A key part of the role will be ensuring that people who use our services have a genuine voice in how those services are developed. You will promote meaningful service user involvement and ensure their experiences help shape service development, delivery and evaluation. You will work closely with colleagues, partner agencies and other services across the community and custodial settings, while also monitoring the effectiveness of interventions and using outcome information to support continuous improvement. This is a countywide role, so you will need to be comfortable working across Cumbria and adapting to different settings and priorities. About you We are looking for someone who has a strong understanding of trauma-informed and recovery-oriented therapeutic interventions, alongside the confidence to support others to develop their practice. You will need: NVQ Level 3 in Health
Therapeutic Intervention Lead employer: Recovery Focus
Waythrough is an exceptional employer dedicated to making a real difference in the community, offering Health and Wellbeing Nurses a chance to engage in meaningful work that directly impacts individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges. With a comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work culture that values diversity and inclusion, employees are empowered to grow both personally and professionally while contributing to a vital cause. Located in Leeds, the role provides a unique opportunity to work across various sites, fostering collaboration and community engagement.
