SLPC Speech And Language Therapist, Manager In Charge III

Campaign reference

SLPC2616

Closing date

Friday 1st May 2026 at 12 Noon

Proposed interview date (s)

Candidates will normally be given at least two weeks' notice of interview. The timescale may be reduced in exceptional circumstances.

Taking up appointment

A start date will be indicated at job offer stage.

Location of post

There is currently 1 temporary 12 month post available in Markievicz House Sligo.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Speech and Language Therapist, Manager in Charge III, IHA Sligo, Leitrim, West Cavan, South Donegal from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Informal enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the role.

Contact Emma Ball, emma.ball@hse.ie General Manager, Primary Care on 087 1006117for further information about the role.

Contact slapply@hse.ie for enquiries relating to the recruitment process.

Reasonable Accommodations

Candidates who require a Reasonable Accommodation/s to support their participation, at any stage, in the recruitment and selection process, should email slapply@hse.ie

Details of service

The Speech and Language Therapist Manager in Charge III is responsible for the clinical, professional, and operational leadership of Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) services across the Integrated Health Area (IHA), including Sligo, South Donegal, West Cavan, and Leitrim.

The post holder will:

• Provide clinical and professional supervision and governance to adult and paediatric Primary Care SLT teams across the region.
• Hold direct line management responsibility for Speech and Language Therapists working within Adult Intellectual Disability services, CAMHS, and St. John’s Hospital.
• Work in close collaboration with operational leads in Sligo University Hospital and Older Persons’ Services to ensure effective clinical and professional leadership for SLT staff within these settings.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based services across the age spectrum, including speech, language and communication needs, and eating, drinking and swallowing (dysphagia) management.
• Work in partnership with the designated Line Manager and senior management team, as identified by the IHA Manager, to develop and implement the SLT service model across the region.
• Lead or contribute to designated priority areas of service development (e.g. joint clinical oversight of Primary Care Autism Diagnostic referrals), in line with national and regional priorities.
• Collaborate with operational managers to ensure robust clinical governance structures are in place across all SLT services, supporting safe, effective, and person-centred care.
• Support workforce planning, service development, and quality improvement initiatives across the SLT service.
• Lead and support a team structure comprising Senior Speech and Language Therapists and Staff Grade Speech and Language Therapists.

Reporting relationship

The post holder will initially report to the General Manager for Primary Care.

Key working relationships

The post holder will provide the professional leadership, clinical leadership, management and support to facilitate the speech and language therapy team to provide a quality Speech and Language Therapy Service to meet the needs of the population

The Speech and Language Therapist, Manager-in-Charge III will work collaboratively with the following:

· Head of Primary Care and the wider primary care team members

· General managers, community healthcare network managers, team co-ordinators for Integrated Care Programme, specialist teams and network GP leads

· Public Health and Community Nursing

· Other Heads of Service and other therapy managers / discipline managers

· Health and social care professional colleagues both acute and community e.g. speech and language therapy staff, operational managers

· Key personnel in other divisions, agencies and relevant organisations.

This list is not exhaustive and it is envisaged that the post holder will forge appropriate relationships as befitting the role.