Highly Specialist Neonatal Speech and Language Therapist | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London is looking for a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join their neonatal team. The role involves working autonomously to provide targeted care for infants, integrating with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have advanced skills in neonatal feeding and dysphagia. Competitive support and mentoring will be provided, alongside opportunities for development within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a neonatal MDT and ability to work autonomously on the neonatal unit.
• Commitment to Family Integrated Care and Baby Friendly initiatives.
• Ability to collaborate with medical, nursing, dietetics, OT, physiotherapy and other MDT members.

Responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous Neonatal Speech and Language Therapist.
• Provide Universal, Targeted and Specialist care to infants on the neonatal unit.
• Contribute to Baby Friendly Initiative and Family Integrated Care.

Skills

Advanced neonatal infant feeding

Dysphagia skills

Collaboration with MDT

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our MDT neonatal team at Whipps Cross hospital alongside a growing workforce. They will be a passionate infant and dysphagia SLT who is keen to work towards integrated ways of working, developmental care and Baby Friendly frameworks. They will receive ongoing mentoring, management and support from the Clinical Lead Neonatal SLT based at the Royal London Hospital and the rest of the neonatal MDT on site. We would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous Neonatal Speech and Language Therapist with advanced neonatal infant feeding/communication, developmental care and neonatal dysphagia skills.
• Provide Universal, Targeted and Specialist care to infants on the neonatal unit at Whipps Cross in collaboration with the MDT.
• Embed on the neonatal unit, working collaboratively with the family and the neonatal MDT team (medical, nursing, Dietitian, OT, Physio, infant feeding leads) to ensure best care.
• Contribute to Baby Friendly Initiative and Family Integrated Care as part of the core Neonatal MDT.
• Receive peer support within the neonatal team and neonatal network, with clinical supervision from the Clinical Neonatal Lead for SLT, and peer support from other Neonatal SLTs at Barts.
• Have independent oversight of the neonatal caseload with support and second opinions from the neonatal Clinical Lead and other specialist MDT members (OT, PT, Respiratory, ENT).

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and a leading healthcare provider. The group is focused on improvement and delivering high standards of patient safety and compassionate care, as well as being an inclusive place to work with values and behaviours that guide collaboration.

Organisation and Culture

We strive to live by our values and promote inclusion, ensuring every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value differences and support an inclusive working environment. We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and support flexible working where possible.

Requirements

• Advanced neonatal infant feeding/communication and dysphagia skills.
• Experience working within a neonatal MDT and ability to work autonomously on the neonatal unit.
• Commitment to Family Integrated Care and Baby Friendly initiatives.
• Ability to collaborate with medical, nursing, dietetics, OT, physiotherapy and other MDT members, with skills to engage families in care planning.

Closing Date

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Sep 2025.