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AHP Faculty Speech and Language Therapy Apprenticeships Project lead

Job details
Posting date: 01 September 2025
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £64,156 - £71,148 per annum inclusive of HCAS, pro-rata
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 01 October 2025
Location: London, NW1 2PG
Company: University College London Hospital
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 7392226/309-UCLH-6656

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Summary

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


AHP Faculty Speech and Language Therapy Apprenticeships Project lead
Band 8A – 0.4 WTE
Fixed Term contract/ Secondment until March 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to take a key leadership role in developingSpeech and Language Therapy Apprenticeships across London. You will join the North Central London (NCL) AHP Faculty project team, which currently supports a range of workforce and education projects, including apprenticeships, preceptorships, the support workforce, student placements, and Advanced Clinical Practice.

We are seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist with a strong understanding of workforce initiatives, particularly in the growth and expansion of apprenticeships, in line with current national strategies. The role may also involve supporting other AHP Faculty workstreams and subgroups as required.

As the Speech and Language Therapy Apprenticeships Project Lead, you will work to expand apprenticeship opportunities within the 5 London Integrated Care Systems, as a ‘once for London’ approach. You will collaborate with healthcare providers, educational institutions, and key system partners to align with national AHP priorities and workforce strategies. You will provide leadership and guidance to ensure the successful delivery of the project and contribute to evaluating and reporting its outcomes.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.


We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street



We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineandpathology.


Weare committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.


For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.


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 recentNHS staff surveyUCLH 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 UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?



This advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025

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