Professional Lead For Speech And Language Therapy

Nhs Greater Glasgow And Clyde; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in Glasgow invites applications for a Professional Lead for Speech and Language Therapy. The role is based at Templeton Business Centre and requires strategic leadership across paediatric pathways. It is a fixed-term post working 28.8 hours per week, with a Band 8B salary.

The post focuses on governance, patient safety and delivering high-quality care for children, young people and families, in a supportive, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Leadership for Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy across pathways.
• Governance, patient safety and innovation knowledge.
• Ability to lead and communicate with a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership for Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy across pathways.
• Champion quality of care and delivery with a focus on children and families.
• Lead governance, patient safety and innovative practice in Specialist Children’s Services.

Job description

Professional Lead for Speech and Language Therapy

Job reference: 261606

Salary: Band 8B (£76,888 - £82,251)

Job closing date: 01/11/2026

Job Type: Allied Health Professions

Location: Templeton Business Centre

Employment type: Fixed-term

Hours Per Week: 28.8

Employer (NHS Board): NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Department: Specialist Children’s Services - Ladywell Business Centre

Working within Specialist Children’s service in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which encompasses Community paediatrics, CAMHS & Acute Paediatrics, you will be committed to addressing the health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and their families.

We are ambitious in our visioning for the future and are clear about the need to further develop integrated services that ensure that children, young people and families receive the right support, at the right time and in a way that best meets their needs. As such, you will be required to be person centred and innovative in your thinking and leadership, with excellent ability to communicate effectively and compassionately with a wide range of stakeholders.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide professional leadership for Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy across pathways. We are looking for a leader who will support and champion quality of care, delivery and putting children, young people and families at the heart of what we do. You should have a strong understanding of governance, patient safety and innovation and lead people in line with prevention and stage approaches to care. We value culture, leadership development for all and are ambitious that SCS is a place where both our staff and service users thrive.

If you have excellent communication skills, embrace innovation and change, can bring encouragement and challenge to our system we would welcome your application.

Informal enquires and discussions are welcome, please contact:

Andrea Blair, General Manager Telephone: [phone] email address [e-mail]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have. By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process. Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.