Team Lead- Adult Speech and Language Therapy | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Greater London is seeking a Clinical Leadership professional to guide the speech and language therapy services. The role involves supporting teams, ensuring high-quality patient care, and managing operational functions effectively. Candidates should have extensive experience in a relevant field and be dedicated to leading teams to deliver evidence-based interventions. This opportunity is part of a commitment to employing the best talents to enhance patient care.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with adults in healthcare.
• Capability to deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Ability to manage operational processes and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the team and support service development.
• Ensure safe clinical service delivery in accordance with Trust policies.
• Manage individual and organizational performance.

Skills

Extensive post-graduate experience

Team leadership

Patient-centred care

Education

Qualified and registered Professional

Job description

Overview

An exciting clinical leadership role, working at the forefront of Hillingdon Adult Speech and Language Therapy service providing clinical leadership to an exciting team and delivering highly specialist speech and language therapy intervention in domiciliary, outpatient clinics and at our Intermediate care units.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for supporting the teams to clinically advance and for the delivery of evidence-based interventions through direct care, supervision, training, and education with practitioners in the team.
• The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. They will utilise research skills for audit to support policy and service development; and undertake research within the area served by the service and of relevance to young people their families and carers.
• The post holder will work closely with the service manager to support the development and delivery of the adult community services in Hillingdon and will be responsible for operationally managing staff, caseload, and treatment pathway management and for monitoring performance indicators and ensuring clinical supervision for all staff in the teams is in line with local and national protocols.
• The post holder will be expected to lead on service transformation in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, co‑produce, and support the evolution of pathway interventions with the community services. They will co‑ordinate the approach to Quality and Clinical Governance and assurance frameworks to maintain and monitor high standards of care, ensuring services meet quality and performance standards.
• To be an inspirational clinical lead providing leadership support to the team of clinical and non‑clinical workforce.
• To manage individual and contribute towards organisational performance.
• To ensure trust values embedded in service delivery.
• To manage the operating budget effectively, and remain within the allocated resources for the financial year, including budget setting and projections.
• To develop and deliver training programmes to multidisciplinary groups including external stakeholders and GPs as required.
• To support and encourage reflective practice within the service, helping to identify the learning needs in respect of speech & language therapy and other AHP's where indicated.
• To participate in an annual appraisal and maintain a personal development plan.
• Ensure that policies, procedures, clinical governance arrangements and lines of accountability are in place, appropriate and well communicated to all staff to ensure safe clinical service delivery.
• Be aware of and act in accordance with, the Trust’s clinical and organisational policies and guidelines.
• Be aware of and act in accordance with, Professional Codes of conduct, Standards and Guidelines.
• The post holder will be expected to work independently and without supervision. The post holder will be expected to interpret national and Trust policies and guidance and advise the Clinical Service Manager and Head of Adult Services of appropriate action.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be qualified and registered Professional with extensive post‑graduate experience working with Adults providing patient‑centred care and leading a team.

About the Trust

We are passionate about delivering first‑class patient‑centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we are hoping to find our future leaders and we will support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

Our culture

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025.