The Disabilities Trust

Since 1979, The Disabilities Trust has been improving the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Today, our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals.

Our treatments help us to understand the effects of a brain injury on a person’s cognitive, emotional, physical and social skills. Our dedicated specialists work with each person to assess their often-complex needs, using a range of disciplines including physiotherapy, psychology, and speech and language therapy in a programme of ongoing support and treatment. We aim to support everyone to return to their own homes or somewhere which meets their needs, and to meet their own goals – whatever they might be. Our residential care homes and community support services help people live as independently as they are able. From rehabilitation to long-term care, our services help people to move forward with their lives.

Next year will see the opening of our world-class neurorehabilitation hospital, currently under construction in York, and we have plans to grow our services in other areas too. We will also raise the profile of Acquired Brain Injury and have plans to campaign for social change, improved funding, awareness, and prioritisation for the condition. We are leading research into traumatic head injury as a result of domestic abuse and in the prison system, and we will use these findings to change policy and practice in these areas. 2023 is also the year we introduce a new name and brand to support our vision to become the leading brain injury charity in the UK.

Our leadership team

Now, we are moving into a new phase of growth, and we need to work with experienced and expert leaders to form part of a new Executive Director structure as part of our Senior Leadership Team. The ELT, which consist of four roles including our CEO is being creating to take a broad leadership role for The Trust. Keeping a strategic focus, the ELT will have a strategic focus and take accountability for the delivery of our 2030 strategy.

The Executive Leaderships Team consists of:

• Chief Executive Officer

• Executive Director - Service Delivery.

• Executive Director - Business and Finance.

• Executive Director - People & Organisational Development.

Leadership Team Structure