Consultant Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist – Head and Neck


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£75,328 to £86,114 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, NW1 2BU
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	20 Sept 2026

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Summary

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. The role includes: Providing strategic, operational and clinical leadership for the Head & Neck Cancer Speech and Language Therapy Service. Leading and developing specialist inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation pathways and tertiary referral services. Providing expert assessment, diagnosis, treatment and consultancy for patients with highly complex communication, voice, airway and swallowing disorders. Leading service development, transformation projects and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and experience. Supporting workforce planning, staff wellbeing, recruitment, supervision and professional development. Monitoring service performance, referral pathways, waiting lists and clinical governance requirements. Working collaboratively with consultants, nursing teams, dietitians, psychologists and allied health professionals to deliver high-quality multidisciplinary care. Contributing to research, audit, innovation and implementation of evidence-based practice. Representing the service at Trust, regional and national meetings and professional networks. Providing expert professional leadership and acting as a specialist resource for complex clinical decision-making. Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values. This position will suit an experienced specialist clinician with strong leadership, service development and operational management skills who is keen to contribute to innovation and transformation within Head & Neck Cancer services. The team offers excellent professional and peer support, opportunities for collaborative multidisciplinary working and access to specialist networks across UCLH and beyond. You will join a highly skilled and supportive Speech and Language Therapy team committed to delivering outstanding clinical care, education, research and service improvement. You will be employed in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Agenda for Change. This post involves working with vulnerable adults and the successful candidate will be required to undertake appropriate pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

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