Senior Manager, Adult Speech & Language Therapy

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive and influential Head of Adult Speech & Language Therapy to lead the service and deliver Trust objectives. You will work with the Therapies Clinical Leads and Head of Therapies to ensure high quality, safe and effective patient care and to develop a workforce including students and support staff.

You will champion service improvement, lead governance and KPI monitoring, manage budgets and recruitment, and build countywide

Qualifications

• SLT degree qualification or equivalent.
• HCPC registration as a Speech Therapist.
• MSc in clinical discipline or leadership or equivalent.
• Significant experience managing people and performance.
• Experience working within adult SLT services in the acute setting.

Responsibilities

• Professionally lead and operationally manage the Adult Speech and Language Therapy service.
• Line manage the clinical team leads and support staff.
• Oversee the overall service delivery for Acute Adult SLT.
• Ensure governance programmes with regular monitoring and KPI data.
• Collaborate with Trusts and agencies to develop countywide pathways.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy Degree

HCPC registration

Leadership experience

People management

Acute SLT experience

Education

MSc in clinical discipline or leadership

Job description

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive and influential Head of Adult Speech & Language Therapy to lead the service and deliver Trust objectives. You will work with the Therapies Clinical Leads and Head of Therapies to ensure high quality, safe and effective patient care and to develop a workforce including students and support staff.

You will champion service improvement, lead governance and KPI monitoring, manage budgets and recruitment, and build countywide