THERA EAST ANGLIA
Practice Leader
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Practice Leader (Full-time, Permanent) – Thera East Anglia
Key Details
- Location: Whittlesey
- Salary: £28,103.98 per annum (competitive package included)
- Hours: Full-time, permanent
- Essential Requirements:
- Full UK driving licence
- Required specialism in delegated healthcare tasks
About Thera East Anglia
Empower People. Inspire Teams.
At Thera East Anglia, we believe that people with learning disabilities should lead in society. We advise entrepreneurship, independence, and community participation for those we support.
As a Practice Leader, you will join our team to guide Support Workers, promoting person-centred care in line with Thera's mission to empower individuals to live their chosen lives.
Mission Statement (Thera’s Vision)
Thera is committed to:
- Showing that people with learning disabilities can lead society
- Being led and controlled by people with learning disabilities
- Ensuring individuals design their own support
- Respecting rights, wishes, and autonomy at work, home, and in the community
- Allowing those we support to evaluate Thera’s quality of service
Thera Group is also led by a charity.
About the Role
As Practice Leader, your role ensures:
- Choices and control in all supportive measures.
- Safety and social well-being by supporting conditions for emotional and psychological recovery, incorporating Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) principles.
- Daily life and community inclusion through assistance with personal care, finances, meal preparation, and local engagement.
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You will:
- Advocate for client rights, independence, and inclusion
- Mentor support teams while upholding quality standards
- Maintain accurate records and digital systems (e.g. Excel, care planning software)
- Adapt to flexible shift patterns across multiple locations
Thera upholds no-retaliation policies—always be a company representative who promotes dignity and certainty.
Responsibilities
- Promote autonomy while adhering to safeguarding, health & safety, and care regulations
- Empower individuals in decision-making while ensuring policy compliance
- Lead by example, driving continuous improvement through feedback and accountability
- Ensure wellbeing support aligns with organisational values
- Access critical knowledge across safeguarding mechanisms and organisational policies
Key Skills & Experience
We seek applicants with: ✔ Support experience with learning disabilities ✔ Stress-tested understanding of safeguarding, health & safety, and care regulations ✔ Strong communication, leadership, and decision-making ability ✔ Confidence navigating digital platforms (Microsoft Excel, care planning tools) ✔ Flexible working adaptability with willingness to travel locally across multiple sites
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Perks & Benefits
- 28 days' annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Comprehensive employee support network
Refer also to[Attached Benefits & Full Job Description]_ before applying.
What We Offer
This is a chance to lead by example—transforming care, fostering involvement, and making meaningful impact. Join our purpose-driven team.
Thera East Anglia is an equal opportunities employer—our diverse and inclusive culture embodies acceptance across sexual orientation, age, race, physical or mental ability, gender identity, religious persuasion, and sexual orientation.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All candidates are required to disclose convictions, cautions or relevant backgrounds, including those otherwise considered spent.
Apply now to becoming our Practice Leader—together, we can reshape how people with learning disabilities live and thrive.
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