Speech and Language Clinical Team Manager – CFHD

Overview

In this role you will lead the Speech, Language and Communication pathway, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care through day-to-day operational management of SLT staff. You’ll work closely with clinical specialists and leaders to deliver integrated, family-centered services across health and social care settings. You will supervise clinicians and may contribute clinically, supporting care across homes, schools, and clinics. The position offers a chance to influence service delivery during a period of positive change and collaboration within CFHD.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working
• Permanent contract
• Band 7 pay range (£49,387–£56,515 pro rata)

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational management of the clinical team and foster collaborative leadership
• Ensure delivery of evidence-based clinical care across the SLT pathway
• Work in partnership with other clinical pathways, local health specialties, and partner organisations
• Facilitate active participation of children, young people, and families in service delivery
• Identify and manage clinical and non-clinical risks with Operations Manager
• Monitor demand and maintain optimal clinical capacity
• Collaborate with leaders to uphold clinical standards and safety
• Ensure pathway performance targets are met
• Provide staff supervision, HR policy adherence, wellbeing and development support
• Attend, chair, or contribute to meetings and deputise for the Operations Manager when required

Key requirements

• Experience of collaborative work with service users and families, including goal-based care and routine outcome measures
• Experience within a multi-disciplinary team across agencies
• Clinical practice in pediatric complex health conditions with risk assessments
• Experience supervising others and building supervisory relationships
• Experience safeguarding and partner engagement to ensure youth safety
• Experience delivering care within an equality and human rights framework
• Ability to organise inter-agency meetings and tailor treatment packages
• Experience involving service users as partners in service delivery and design
• Experience in service development and quality improvement
• Current UK professional registration and CPD evidence

• Collaborative leadership
• Effective communication
• Empathy and safeguarding mindset
• Goal-based care implementation
• Routine outcome measures
• Inter-agency collaboration

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