Head of Speech and Language Therapy
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Sunderland, SR4 7TP · Sunderland, SR4 3AG · JARROW, NE32 3UX · South Shields, NE34 0PL · South Shields, NE34 8PS
Salary
£66,582 to £77,368
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 September 2026
12 days left
Job description
Are you a passionate Speech and Language Therapist looking for an exciting leadership opportunity? We are seeking a compassionate Head of Service for ...
You will provide strategic and professional leadership across Speech and Language Therapy services for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT), working with the Clinical Leads to plan, implement and monitor service delivery of highly specialist, evidence-based care across the Trust.
- You will as Professional Head of Speech & Language Therapy, will have professional responsibility and accountability for Speech & Language Therapists.
- You will as Professional Lead represent Speech and Language Therapy in all relevant internal meetings with Senior Managers, Clinical Directors and externally including partner organisations, HEIs, commissioners and across the wider South Tyneside and Sunderland footprint.
- You will maintain a clinical role as an expert practitioner in their specialist clinical area and level of practice (specialist, advance practice, consultant level).
You will be expected to have a clear understanding of how this Post contributes to the achievement of the Trust vision of delivering Excellence in All That We Do. STSFT is a thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system that delivers improved patient care at a community and hospital settings. STSFT encourages research, education and employee engagement. We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust.
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI,
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Skills
Essential
- Innovative problem solving/analytical skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including being able to communicate effectively across all disciplines clinical and managerial and at all levels
- Strategic vision and planning skills and the ability to explore imaginative ways of optimising use of resources
- Ability to lead and embed change
- Visible and supportive leadership style. With the capability, confidence, temperament and self-motivation to see projects through to completion
- Experience of planning and service development in a complex organisation resulting in improvements in delivery or practice
- Able to negotiate, persuade and influence at a senior level with executive management, consultants, external stakeholders and other groups on highly complex, sensitive and contentious issues
Desirable
- Project Management experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience, knowledge and proven track record of delivery in managing and developing a range of diverse and complex operational services.
- Experience of managing a complex and demanding workload.
- Ability to translate strategic plans into operation reality.
- Experience of successfully leading professional groups.
- Able to condense multiple and often conflicting information sources into simple formats
- Experience of effective partnership and collaborative working
- Experience of workforce planning and development
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role.
Qualifications
Essential
- Possess highly developed specialist knowledge acquired through formal qualifications and/or relevant specialist experience in practice equivalent to Masters level.
- Relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
- Registration with HCPC
- Proven management experience at a senior level including dealing with a range of HR matters, financial management, project management, change management, management information systems, governance and recognised leadership qualification or willing to work towards.
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
2 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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