Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Speech and Language Therapy - Clinical Team Manager – Exeter

The closing date is 09 November 2025

Job summary

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be!

This role is to provide day to day operational management of the provision of care and treatment within a clinical pathway and to line manage a multidisciplinary team of clinicians working within the pathway.

You will need to assist specialist clinical interventions and advice as required and to provide leadership to the clinical team ensuring theefficient and effective delivery of the service.

Manage effective operational delivery of the service in collaboration with senior clinicians, clinical leads and other managers.

We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide effective collaborative leadership and day to day operational management of the clinical team
  • Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of evidence based clinical care including triage, assessment, clinical formulation and care planning, treatment, and discharge of children and young people
  • Ensure the service is delivered in partnership with other clinical pathways within the locality, health specialties and partner organisations across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector
  • To maintain systems designed to monitor demand and maintain optimal clinical capacity within the team
  • To ensure data is captured and used to drive effective service delivery and improvement
  • Work collaboratively with other leaders (professional, clinical and operational), to maintain a culture within the service of excellence in clinical standards and safety
  • Ensure clinical provision in the pathway is delivered to meet key performance targets
  • Ensure robust financial management of the team's activities
  • Provide supervision, operational management and support to clinicians with the ability to demonstrate compassionate leadership, to understand and follow HR policies and procedures, ensure staff wellbeing and development and adopt a collaborative approach to engage staff with a range of skills and communication needs
  • Attend, participate and chair relevant meetings with the ability to present information in a range of formats.

About us

Why Work With Us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Our children and young people say...

"We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure".

Details

Date posted

24 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

388-7505458-CFHD

Job locations

Evegreen House

Victoria Park Road

Exeter

EX2 4NU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent e.g. Psychological profession, Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or equivalent
  • Additional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in supervision and/or leadership skills
  • Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body, e.g. NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP, BABCP

Desirable

  • Additional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in an evidence-based therapeutic approach
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent e.g. Psychological profession, Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or equivalent
  • Additional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in supervision and/or leadership skills
  • Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body, e.g. NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP, BABCP

Desirable

  • Additional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in an evidence-based therapeutic approach

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Evegreen House

Victoria Park Road

Exeter

EX2 4NU


Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Evegreen House

Victoria Park Road

Exeter

EX2 4NU


Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

CFHD Operational Manager

Emma Walker

emmawalker3@nhs.net

07855143844

Details

Date posted

24 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

388-7505458-CFHD

Job locations

Evegreen House

Victoria Park Road

Exeter

EX2 4NU


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