Service Manager for Acute Speech and Language Therapy
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join the acute SLT team across two hospital sites. This role is a development opportunity from a Band 7 to a Band 8a, focusing on clinical leadership and developing operational management skills. The post holder will be the clinical lead for SLT at HHFT, joining the Therapies Leadership Team. Key responsibilities include leading on governance and provision of instrumental assessments (FEES and VFSS) and managing patients with tracheostomy.
Essential criteria
- Current HCPC registration
- Member of the RCSLT
- Appropriate qualification to practice SLT
- post registration qualifications in dysphagia and communication
- NHS leadership/ management experience
- Evidence of training in Videofluroscopy and FEES
- Evidence of training in tracheostomy management
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of managerial and leadership courses
- Degree at masters level
- Other
- Able to recognise own stress and act on it appropriately
- Self motivated
- committed to maintaining standards and improving services
- ability to travel between both sites
- good problem solver
- flexible
- experience and knowledge
- Experience of service management in NHS
- Experience of managing budget and meeting financial plans
- Expert FEES/ VFSS competency
- Competency in working with tracheostomy
- understand clinical governance and its implications
- supervision and appraisal of staff
- Experience of quality improvement methodology
- understanding of relevant policy for line management
- general management experience
- Experience of teaching/ supporting staff to develop competency in VFSS and FEES
- Skills and ability
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to present at a high level
- Competent IT skills
- Advanced analytical judgement
- Skills in service development
- Ability to run courses
- Training and Qualifications
- Current HCPC registration
- Member of the RCSLT
- Appropriate qualification to practice SLT
- post registration qualifications in dysphagia and communication
- NHS leadership/ management experience
- Evidence of training in Videofluroscopy and FEES
- Evidence of training in tracheostomy management
- Evidence of managerial and leadership courses
- Degree at masters level
- Other
- Able to recognise own stress and act on it appropriately
- Self motivated
- committed to maintaining standards and improving services
- ability to travel between both sites
- good problem solver
- flexible
- experience and knowledge
- Experience of service management in NHS
- Experience of managing budget and meeting financial plans
- Expert FEES/ VFSS competency
- Competency in working with tracheostomy
- understand clinical governance and its implications
- supervision and appraisal of staff
- Experience of quality improvement methodology
- understanding of relevant policy for line management
- general management experience
- Experience of teaching/ supporting staff to develop competency in VFSS and FEES
- Skills and ability
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to present at a high level
- Competent IT skills
- Advanced analytical judgement
- Skills in service development
- Ability to run courses
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £64,750 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Service Manager for Acute Speech and Language Therapy
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic B7 Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join our acute Speech and Language Therapy team working across both hospital sites. This is a time of change for our provision as our community service moves to another organisation and therefore a time of opportunity to establish this now solely acute service.
This is a development role progressing from a B7 to B8a. Clinical leadership skills are paramount, and support will be given to develop operational management skills. You will be the clinical lead for SLT working at HHFT and part of the progression will be to join the Therapies Leadership Team. You will be offered support and an individualised plan by the one of the Therapies Leadership team to enable you to develop from a B7 to an 8a role.
This role is based at Basingstoke and north Hampshire Hospital, where you will be a clinical team member, but will have cross site working to Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. Instrumental assessments (both FEES and VFSS) are provided on both sites, for inpatients and community outpatients, and you will be leading on the governance and overall provision of these services.
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