Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 8a Clinical Lead Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to lead our Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service.

This is an excellent opportunity for an inspirational clinical leader who is passionate about delivering outstanding, person-centred care while shaping the future of adult Speech and Language Therapy services. You will combine expert clinical practice with strategic leadership, working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues and senior leaders to drive innovation, service development and continuous quality improvement.

You will lead and support a dedicated team of Speech and Language Therapists, ensuring the delivery of safe, evidence-based care for adults with complex communication and swallowing needs. As the Clinical Lead, you will play a key role in workforce development, clinical governance and service planning, helping to improve patient outcomes and ensure the service continues to meet the evolving needs of our local communities.

If you are a collaborative leader with a passion for developing people, influencing change and delivering high-quality services, we would love to hear from you

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical and operational leadership for the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based care.
• Lead, manage and develop the Speech and Language Therapy team through recruitment, supervision, appraisal, performance management and workforce planning.
• Manage a specialist clinical caseload, providing expert assessment, intervention and clinical advice for adults with complex communication and swallowing needs.
• Promote person-centred care and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, partner organisations and key stakeholders to achieve the best outcomes for patients.
• Lead service development, quality improvement, clinical governance, audit and evidence-based practice initiatives.
• Contribute to business planning, service transformation and the continuous development of the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service.
• Support the development of staff through mentoring, clinical supervision and ongoing professional development.
• Ensure high standards of clinical practice, governance and compliance are maintained across the service.

About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Details
Date posted: 07 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 824-NORTH-8158450
Job locations: Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway, London, HA8 0AD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential

• Speech and Language Therapy professional qualification.
• Registration with Health Care Professions Council
• Registered with RCSLT
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification.
• Membership of relevant Clinical Education Networks

Experience
Essential

• Able to apply a high level of knowledge & skills in clinical setting
• Experience of service delivery in acute and community settings
• Relevant highly specialist experience.
• Evidence of effective leadership

Desirable

• Experience of training students and/or colleagues.
• Participation in audit; research projects; service development
• Post registration experience in a NHS community environment

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• In depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits.
• Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the specialist client group guidelines including knowledge and competency in instrumental assessments
• Understanding the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with key stake holders.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications for services, including experience of quality issues, research and audit
• The ability to maintain up to date clinical knowledge and skills.
• Ability to effectively manage staff and to undertake appraisals
• Able to make decisions involving complex facts and situations, plus manage / reconcile conflict
• Exceptional analytical skills and a high level of numeracy
• Ability to deal professionally and objectively with distressing/uncomfortable situations, e.g. terminally ill patients, child abuse, providing guidance to team members where appropriate.
• Ability to support the development of business plans and manage budgets within allocated limits.
• Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the strategic direction of the local health commissioner and providers

Other
Desirable

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Central London Community Health Trust
Address: Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway, London, HA8 0AD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Lead Community Ageing Well Service&OCHT, Kim Gutierrez, kim.gutierrez@nhs.net, 07380467166