About this role
Job summary
Brook is the UK’s leading sexual health and wellbeing charity, providing inclusive, confidential services and education to support people of all ages. We are committed to changing attitudes, challenging prejudice and championing equality.
We are seeking an exceptional, values-driven operational leader to join us as Assistant Director of Clinical Operations, providing strategic leadership and oversight across our national portfolio of clinical services. This is a pivotal senior role responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, innovative and financially sustainable services, while contributing to organisational strategy, growth and continuous improvement.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive and working as part of the senior leadership team, you will lead operational performance, governance, service transformation and quality assurance across Brook’s clinical services. You will oversee an allocated portfolio of services and contracts alongside providing leadership to the Head of Clinical Operations.
You will drive operational excellence through robust performance frameworks and continuous improvement, lead the mobilisation of new services, and provide senior escalation for complex issues, ensuring strong risk management and full compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements.
With substantial experience of leading complex healthcare or public health services, you will bring strong strategic, analytical and leadership skills, alongside a commitment to delivering outstanding, person-centred care and fostering a culture of accountability and inclusion.
About us
About Brook:
Brook is the UK’s leading sexual health and wellbeing charity. We are committed to changing attitudes, challenging prejudice and championing equality.
Our unique combination of clinical services and education programmes are designed to meet individual needs and instill positive behaviours that influence their whole lives. Our digital solutions help us reach even greater numbers of young people and professionals, and our expansion into all-age services ensures that whole communities can benefit from our inclusive, non-judgmental approach to sexual and reproductive health.
We are continuously listening to and learning from our service users and the communities we support. We amplify the voices of those who face barriers to access, ensuring that sexual health remains high on the political agenda and that law, policy and practice is aligned with what they need.
Job description Job responsibilities
We are 4 Day Week employer Purpose of the role
The Assistant Director of Clinical Operations provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for Brook’s clinical services across the organisation, ensuring delivery of safe, high-quality, innovative and financially sustainable services.
As a senior organisational leader, the Assistant Director will contribute to strategic planning, organisational development and business growth, while supporting the Deputy Chief Executive in delivering Brook’s strategic priorities.
The postholder is accountable for delivery of all organisational business plan objectives relating to clinical operations and for oversight of organisational clinical performance across all services. The postholder will provide leadership to Head of Clinical Operations and lead organisational approaches to operational excellence, quality assurance, workforce development and service innovation.
Essential criteria
Senior operational leadership experience in healthcare, public health, or similar settings Experience managing multi-site services and delivering performance within regulatory environments Experience leading service improvement, change, and transformation Experience managing budgets and operational performance Experience working with senior stakeholders, partners, and commissioners Experience leading teams and managing risk, incidents, and complaints To learn more about the role and person specification please read the attached 'role specification' which can be found on the application form. About the role:
Hours: Full-Time 37.5 Hours per week (Upon completing your probationary period, you will be eligible to join the 4 Day Week program, which allows you to work 20% fewer hours without a decrease in salary)
Contract: Permanent Location: National (remote working available) Salary: £72,000 Closing date: 30th May 2026 Application Tip: Ensure your supporting statement refers to the person specification as this will assist in a successful sift through to the interview stage.
About Brook:
Brook is the UK’s leading sexual health and wellbeing charity. We are committed to changing attitudes, challenging prejudice and championing equality.
Our unique combination of clinical services and education programmes are designed to meet individual needs and instill positive behaviours that influence their whole lives. Our digital solutions help us reach even greater numbers of young people and professionals, and our expansion into all-age services ensures that whole communities can benefit from our inclusive, non-judgmental approach to sexual and reproductive health.
We are continuously listening to and learning from our service users and the communities we support. We amplify the voices of those who face barriers to access, ensuring that sexual health remains high on the political agenda and that law, policy and practice is aligned with what they need.
Benefits of working for Brook:
4 Day Week (Working 20% hours less without salary decrease) Annual leave – 28 days per annum, increasing up to 33 days plus 8 bank holidays Sick pay (from 3 up to 12 weeks fully paid) Flexible working Gratitude scheme Assisted purchase scheme Cycle to Work up to £1k Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Long service awards Maternity and paternity pay Pension scheme – Employee pension contributions matched by Brook up to 4% of qualifying earnings Training and development opportunities Coaching Please note - this role requires the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Candidates must be able to provide paperwork demonstrating their right to work in the UK.
Please note: internal applicants with live sanctions will not be considered for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
Due to the high number of applications for this post, it will not be possible to respond to every application. We will contact you within 4 weeks of the closing date if you have been shortlisted for the role.
Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.
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Person Specification
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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.
Employer details Employer name Brook
Address This is a UK-wide role that can be primarily remote, with a designated base at the nearest Brook office or service.
London
United Kingdom
EC3A 7LP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.brook.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)