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

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Rickmansworth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Clinical Leader for the Hillingdon Adult Speech and Language Therapy service. You will provide clinical leadership and develop evidence-based interventions, manage staff and caseloads, and collaborate to enhance adult community services. The ideal candidate will have significant postgraduate experience with adults and a commitment to patient-centered care. This role offers an opportunity to lead service transformations in line with NHS objectives.

Qualifications

• Must have extensive postgraduate experience working with adults.
• Experience in providing patient-centred care and leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the team.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions through direct care.
• Collaborate with Service Manager to develop adult community services.
• Lead service transformation in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.
• Coordinate quality and clinical governance frameworks.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Evidence-based interventions

Training and education

Autonomous practice

Research skills

Education

Qualified and registered Professional

Job description

Overview

An exciting clinical leadership role in the Hillingdon Adult Speech and Language Therapy service, providing specialist interventions across domiciliary, outpatient and Intermediate Care units.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the team, delivering specialist speech and language therapy interventions.
• Support teams to clinically advance and deliver evidence‑based interventions through direct care, supervision, training and education.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines, using research skills for audit and service development.
• Collaborate with the Service Manager to develop adult community services, managing staff, caseloads, treatment pathways and performance indicators.
• Lead service transformation in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, co‑producing and supporting pathway evolution.
• Coordinate quality and clinical governance frameworks, ensuring high standards of care.
• Provide leadership support to clinical and non‑clinical workforce, managing organisational performance, embedding Trust values and managing the operating budget.
• Develop and deliver training programmes to multidisciplinary groups and external stakeholders, including GPs.
• Support and encourage reflective practice, identifying learning needs in speech & language therapy and other AHPs.
• Maintain personal development plans and participate in annual appraisals.
• Ensure policies, procedures, clinical governance arrangements are in place and well communicated.
• Operate independently, interpreting national and Trust policies, advising the Clinical Service Manager and Head of Adult Services.

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered Professional with extensive postgraduate experience working with adults, providing patient‑centred care and leading a team.
• Disability‑Confident employer offers interviews to applicants who declare a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a Disability‑Confident employer and support a diverse workforce. All applicants who declare a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the job will be offered an interview.