# Service Manager for Acute Speech and Language Therapy > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/service-manager-for-acute-speech-and-language-therapy/efab757e-850d-4adc-9f30-90d5d86f24a4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/service-manager-for-acute-speech-and-language-therapy/efab757e-850d-4adc-9f30-90d5d86f24a4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Basingstoke - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T10:13:22.149Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Basingstoke/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Acute_Speech_Language_Therapy/Acute_Speech_Language_Therapy-v8047952 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8047952?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic Band 8a 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. You will be the most senior SLT working at HHFT and be part of the Therapies Leadership Team. You will lead on both clinical leadership and operational management of the SLT service. 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. ### Main duties of the job For full details, please see the job description document. - To manage the defined clinical service providing oversight, decision making and accountability and responsibility for delivery of those services. - Demonstrate effective performance management so that impact on/ completion of department, divisional and trust objectives can be shown - Be instrumental as part of the Therapy Senior Management Team in developing the service annual plans (e.g. Operational, capacity and activity) that achieve access and quality targets. - To be responsible for Datix – incidents,  PALS concerns or complaints and risks relating to the defined clinical service / services - Line management, including supervision and appraisal of band 7s within the service as well  as supporting team members to develop these skills - Provision of clinical leadership in the acute setting at HHFT for people with communication and EDS needs - To work as a clinical specialist in dysphagia, providing highly specialist assessment and advice across the Trust and have responsibility for auditing and maintaining the safe governance of swallow screening and assessment across the Trust - To conduct Videofluroscopy and Fibreoptic endoscopic Examinations of Swallow (FEES) and ensure safe running of these clinics including competency development/ management and service review for governance - To have skills in management of patients with tracheostomy ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached document for a detailed job description and person specification.  Any further questions, do contact as below. ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic Band 8a 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. You will be the most senior SLT working at HHFT and be part of the Therapies Leadership Team. You will lead on both clinical leadership and operational management of the SLT service. 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. ## Job Description For full details, please see the job description document. To manage the defined clinical service providing oversight, decision making and accountability and responsibility for delivery of those services. Demonstrate effective performance management so that impact on/ completion of department, divisional and trust objectives can be shown Be instrumental as part of the Therapy Senior Management Team in developing the service annual plans (e.g. Operational, capacity and activity) that achieve access and quality targets. To be responsible for Datix – incidents, PALS concerns or complaints and risks relating to the defined clinical service / services Line management, including supervision and appraisal of band 7s within the service as well as supporting team members to develop these skills Provision of clinical leadership in the acute setting at HHFT for people with communication and EDS needs To work as a clinical specialist in dysphagia, providing highly specialist assessment and advice across the Trust and have responsibility for auditing and maintaining the safe governance of swallow screening and assessment across the Trust To conduct Videofluroscopy and Fibreoptic endoscopic Examinations of Swallow (FEES) and ensure safe running of these clinics including competency development/ management and service review for governance To have skills in management of patients with tracheostomy ## Responsibilities Please see the attached document for a detailed job description and person specification. Any further questions, do contact as below. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - 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 ### Skills and ability **Essential** - Advanced communication skills - Ability to present at a high level - Competent IT skills - Advanced analytical judgement **Desirable** - Skills in service development - Ability to run courses ### experience and knowledge **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - 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 ### Training and Qualifications **Essential** - 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** - Evidence of managerial and leadership courses - Degree at masters level ## Documents - [pledge (pdf, 205.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336958) - [hhft employee rewards & benefits (pdf, 723.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=900) - [band 8a speech therapy service manager (pdf, 820.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336957) - [tackling climate change at hampshire hospitals (pdf, 4.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2900) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.