Lead Expert Witness

Come and join one of the UK’s largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000 people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

Are you ready to take your Expert Witness career to the next level?

Following a recent service review an exciting opportunity has arisen to join ACG’s Expert Witness Division as Lead Expert Witness, playing a pivotal role in shaping the growth, reputation and future direction of the service.

What You'll Be Working

Below are our standard working hours but if you are looking for different working hours please feel free to talk to us and we will be as flexible we can around the needs of the service.

• Monday to Friday.
• 37.5 hours per week preferred, we can consider minimum of 3 days per week
• This role is remote but will require travel associated with the needs of the role and management meetings.
  
  

Why This Role

• As Lead Expert Witness, you will be the strategic and professional cornerstone of our Expert Witness brand. You’ll provide leadership to an established and highly experienced cohort of Expert Witnesses, while shaping how the service evolves, grows and delivers excellence.
  
  

This Role Offers

• The opportunity to influence strategy, standards and service development.
• A platform to lead from the front and elevate expert practice.
• The chance to help build a market‑leading Expert Witness service.
  
  

Who We're Looking For

You’ll be a driven, forward‑thinking Expert Witness with a passion for the field and an appetite for leadership. If you enjoy developing others, shaping services and being at the heart of growth – this could be your next step.

The Role

• Full‑time, employed position within ACG.
• Working within a respected, expanding organisation with ambition and vision.
• A genuine opportunity to leave your mark and grow alongside the service.
  
  

If you’re looking for more influence, more progression, and more impact, this is the role for you.

What You'll Have

• The successful candidate will be an experienced Expert Witness.
• Professionally qualified as a Social Worker, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Speech and Language Therapist, or Psychologist.
• Full UK Driving License.
• Structured and logical thinking style that is comfortable operating both at a detailed level and at a directional level.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build therapeutic relationships quickly and have strong interpersonal skills with clients and professionals.
• Ability to work autonomously and also as part of a team.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent time management skills and also co-ordinate others when working to deadlines.
• Ability to apply new learning to work situation.
• Must be IT literate and have the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage difficult and at times, volatile situations.
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS.
  
  

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What To Look Forward To

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Benefits Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group