Clinical Speech & Language Therapy Manager

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Cross; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a B8a Clinical Service Manager for Adult Speech and Language Therapy to provide operational and professional leadership across Head and Neck Cancer and ENT SLT pathways, working with clinical leads and multidisciplinary teams to drive service development and workforce planning.

This role emphasizes strategic leadership, quality improvement and innovation to ensure high-quality, patient-centred care and to shape the future of the wider SLT service

Job description

Job Description

For questions about this job, contact:
Julie Leaper (Deputy Head of Therapies) [e-mail] ; OR
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Shortlisting Date: 08.09.2026

Interview Date: w/c 14.09.2026

Job Summary

B8a Clinical Service Manager - Adult Speech and Language Therapy

Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist with a passion for leadership, service development and managing high-performing teams? We are seeking a Clinical Service Manager to provide operational and professional leadership for our Head and Neck Cancer and ENT pathways, while contributing to the leadership and strategic development of the wider Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead service development, workforce planning, quality improvement and innovation within one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the UK. Working closely with clinical leads, multidisciplinary teams and senior leaders, you will play a key role in shaping future services, supporting staff development and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.

Why you should join our Team

This is a unique opportunity to lead and influence services across some of the Trust's most complex and high-profile Speech and Language Therapy pathways. Rather than focusing on direct clinical delivery, this role offers the opportunity to shape the future of Head and Neck Cancer and ENT services through strategic leadership, workforce development, service transformation and quality improvement.

As a Clinical Service Manager, you will work alongside experienced clinical leads and multidisciplinary teams to ensure services remain responsive, sustainable and patient-centred. You will have the opportunity to lead change, support staff development, contribute to organisational priorities and influence service delivery across the wider Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service.

The role is ideally suited to an experienced Speech and Language Therapy leader who is motivated by developing people, improving services and making a lasting impact on patient care through effective leadership.

What You Will Bring To The Role

The post holder will provide operational and professional leadership across the Head and Neck Cancer and ENT Speech and Language Therapy pathways, whilst contributing to the management and development of the wider Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service.

The role will focus on strategic and operational leadership, including workforce planning, service improvement, quality and governance, recruitment and retention, financial management and delivery of service objectives. The successful candidate will work closely with pathway clinical leads and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective and sustainable services and will contribute to wider departmental and organisational priorities.

Applicants should demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of Speech and Language Therapy practice together with significant leadership and management experience. While knowledge of Head and Neck Cancer and ENT services would be advantageous, we welcome applications from candidates with transferable leadership skills and experience of managing services within Speech and Language Therapy.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

• Responsible
• Open and Honest
• One Team
• Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our Priorities

• People
• Improvement and Innovation
• Partnerships
• Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.