Senior Health Practice Manager – Speech and Language Therapy

Could you set the direction for Speech and Language Therapy across a national charity and help people communicate, participate and live more independently? We are looking for a Senior Health Practice Manager, Speech and Language Therapy to lead the strategic development of Speech and Language Therapy practice across our services in England and Scotland. As our subject matter expert for communication, interaction and eating, drinking and swallowing needs, you will help us deliver safe, accessible and personalised support that reduces health inequalities and improves people’s quality of life.

• A salary of £49,995 to £54,075 plus £5,000 car allowance
• A four-day working week, with 37.5 contracted hours
• Hybrid working, with attendance at our Widnes head office at least once a month
• A national remit across England and Scotland
• The opportunity to set the strategic direction for Speech and Language Therapy practice
• A leading role in developing evidence-based practice, clinical governance and quality assurance
• The opportunity to shape workforce capability, professional standards and service improvement
• The chance to influence practice for people with learning disabilities, autism and complex support needs
• Infrequent national travel to visit services

You will have the scope to develop innovative and practical approaches to communication accessibility, dysphagia management and specialist Learning Disability and Autism practice. Working across professional and organisational boundaries, you will translate clinical evidence into support that makes a tangible difference to people’s safety, independence and everyday lives.

The people we support may have learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, acquired brain injuries or complex care needs. Your expertise will help ensure that communication requirements and eating, drinking and swallowing needs are understood, assessed and reflected in safe, inclusive and person-centred support. As Senior Health Practice Manager, Speech and Language Therapy, you will provide professional leadership and specialist advice across the organisation.

You will establish clear practice expectations and ensure Speech and Language Therapy is embedded within our clinical, quality and operational approaches.

• Setting and leading the strategic direction for Speech and Language Therapy across England and Scotland
• Acting as our specialist lead for communication, interaction, dysphagia and related clinical practice
• Leading the Learning Disability and Autism specialism within the clinical and health team
• Produce clinical governance reports and evaluating whether frameworks, interventions and learning programmes improve communication, participation and outcomes
• Providing senior specialist oversight and advice on complex cases
• Supporting safe, evidence-based decisions relating to communication and eating, drinking and swallowing
• Designing and maintaining clinical quality assurance frameworks, standards and practice models
• Embedding clinical effectiveness, specialist practice and audit within our Quality Management System
• Reviewing incidents and learning reviews to identify risks, themes and improvement opportunities
• Commissioning and leading thematic reviews of services, practice issues and quality or safety concerns
• Translating professional standards, research and clinical evidence into practical guidance and resources
• Providing professional leadership, clinical advice and supervision to colleagues
• Identifying workforce capability needs and shaping effective training and development
• Supporting Positive Behaviour…