Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Neonates

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare provider in the UK seeks an experienced Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to support neonatal services at Humber Health Partnership. You will provide clinical input to preterm and sick neonates and their families. Candidates should have extensive experience in paediatric critical care and be registered with HCPC. This is an opportunity to join a dedicated interdisciplinary team in a pivotal role in neonatal care.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working in paediatric and neonatal critical care settings.
• Proven experience of multi-disciplinary working.
• Experience in supporting and leading Videofluoroscopy clinics.
• Supervision of junior staff.
• Member of appropriate Clinical Excellence Networks (CEN).
• Experience of managing staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical support to neonatal services.
• Work as part of an established MDT on the neonatal units.
• Provide assessment, treatment, and advice to NICU and SCBU infants.
• Coordinate delivery of a highly specialist Speech & Language Therapy service.
• Promote continuing professional development and evidence-based practice.

Skills

Highly motivated

Reliable

Able to work as part of a team

Ability to deal effectively with challenging situations

Sound knowledge of relevant areas of Dysphagia

Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate

Education

Degree in Speech & Language Therapy (or equivalent)

Registered with HCPC

Qualification in Videofluoroscopy and/or tracheostomy

Member of RCSLT

Job description

Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Neonates

The closing date is 03 December 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced paediatric speech and language therapist to provide expert clinical support to neonatal services at Humber Health Partnership.

You will be based at Hull Royal Infirmary working in the Level 3 Tertiary Unit, providing intensive input to preterm and sick neonates and their families.

You will work as part of an established MDT on the neonatal unit/s, working closely with other medical, nursing and AHP colleagues. You will provide autonomous specialist assessment, treatment and advice to inpatients for NICU and SCBU infants.

As part of the role, you will also provide 1 day a week of support to the neonatal units and MDT as well as other S&LT colleagues on the southbank (Grimsby and Scunthorpe).

This role will also link closely with community paediatric services provided by colleagues working in Humber Foundation trust (Hull), and support and supervision will be enabled, as well as links to wider neonatal networks.

Please make contact if you are potentially interested in this role and require more or less hours - there may be opportunities to explore additional Bank sessions or to cover part of the role.

Main duties of the job

To work within the Speech & Language Therapy Team to provide an efficient and effective service in line with the guidance of the Head of Speech & Language Therapy/Operational Lead for Children's Therapies, The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT), the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Humber Health Partnership.

To coordinate and lead delivery of a highly specialist Speech & Language Therapy service in Neonatal care/acute paediatrics. To promote continuing professional development, evidence-based practice, clinical effectiveness, and audit/research activity. Advise and provide clinical support in the specialism to community SLTs and other professionals, as applicable.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech & Language Therapy (or equivalent)
• Registered with HCPC
• Qualification in Videofluoroscopy and/or tracheostomy
• Member of RCSLT

Experience

• Significant experience of working in paediatric and neonatal critical care settings
• Proven experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience in supporting/including leading Videofluoroscopy clinics
• Supervision of junior staff
• Member of appropriate Clinical Excellence Networks (CEN)
• Experience of managing staff

Other Requirements

• Ability to travel between hospital sites and/or in the community as required

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

• Highly motivated
• Reliable
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to deal effectively with challenging situations
• Sound knowledge of relevant areas of Dysphagia and early feeding development and/or communication difficulties.
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust