Speech and Language Therapy - Clinical Team Manager – Exeter

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Exeter; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Exeter is seeking a Clinical Team Manager for the Speech and Language Therapy team. This role involves day-to-day management of clinical services, leading a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring effective delivery of evidence-based care for children and young people. The ideal candidate will have a degree-level qualification, professional registration, and strong leadership skills. Salary ranges from £47,810 to £54,710 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant field such as Psychology, Nursing, or Occupational Therapy.
• Professional registration with a recognized body.
• Specialist training in evidence-based therapeutic approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational management of the clinical team.
• Ensure effective delivery of clinical services.
• Collaborate with clinical leads for operational excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Evidence-based clinical care

Education

Professional qualification at degree level

Postgraduate diploma in supervision/leadership

Job description

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Speech and Language Therapy - Clinical Team Manager – Exeter

The closing date is 09 November 2025

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be!

This role provides day‑to‑day operational management of the provision of care and treatment within a clinical pathway and line‑manages a multidisciplinary team of clinicians working within the pathway.

The incumbent will assist specialist clinical interventions and provide leadership to the clinical team, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of the service.

Manage effective operational delivery of the service in collaboration with senior clinicians, clinical leads and other managers.

We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county‑wide professional teams.

As a large community service, you will join a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, a phone‑a‑friend network, and inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, an asset to your daily work, career development and support network.

Main duties of the job

• Provide effective collaborative leadership and day‑to‑day operational management of the clinical team
• Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of evidence‑based clinical care including triage, assessment, clinical formulation and care planning, treatment, and discharge of children and young people
• Ensure the service is delivered in partnership with other clinical pathways within the locality, health specialties and partner organisations across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector
• Maintain systems designed to monitor demand and ensure optimal clinical capacity within the team
• Ensure data is captured and used to drive effective service delivery and improvement
• Work collaboratively with other leaders (professional, clinical and operational) to maintain a culture of excellence in clinical standards and safety
• Ensure clinical provision in the pathway meets key performance targets
• Ensure robust financial management of the team’s activities
• Provide supervision, operational management and support to clinicians, demonstrating compassionate leadership, understanding and following HR policies and procedures, ensuring staff wellbeing and development, and adopting a collaborative approach to engage staff with a range of skills and communication needs
• Attend, participate and chair relevant meetings, presenting information in a range of formats

About us

Why Work With Us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health delivered by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We work closely with other organisations and providers to deliver locality and county‑wide integrated access to all of our services, based on the i‑Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.

CFHD works closely with local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and our staff undertaking postgraduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

“We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non‑patronising and non‑judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help create an environment that is informal and without pressure.”

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found in the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent e.g. Psychological profession, Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or equivalent
• Additional specialist training and qualification to postgraduate diploma level or equivalent in supervision and/or leadership skills
• Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body, e.g. NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP, BABCP
• Additional specialist training and qualification to postgraduate diploma level or equivalent in an evidence‑based therapeutic approach

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata