Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Harlow; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a motivated Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist to join their dynamic team. This part-time role offers the chance to work within a multidisciplinary team, focusing on delivering high-quality care to infants and children facing communication and feeding challenges. As a vital part of the neonatal unit and paediatric ward, you will lead assessments and interventions, contributing to the development of a new service. With a commitment to professional growth, you will receive support for continuous development and training, making this a rewarding opportunity for passionate professionals.

Benefits

Dedicated CPD time

Yearly appraisals

In-service training opportunities

Qualifications

• Specialised in speech and language therapy for paediatrics.
• Experience with neonates and infants with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist speech and language therapy support.
• Assess and manage communication and feeding challenges.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy

Paediatric Dysphagia Competency Level C

Paediatric Dysphagia Competency Level D

Assessment Tools for Neonates

Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

HCPC Registration

Member of RCSLT

Job description

Go back The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 09 May 2025

The Therapies department and the Child Health and Women's Services at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and highly specialised speech and language therapist with previous experience in acute areas of paediatrics to join us on a part time basis.You will utilise the knowledge and skills gained through previous experience to lead in the assessment and implementation of physiotherapy intervention within our 16 bedded NICU as well as our general paediatric ward.

This is a permanent position and will join our neonatal Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist, and work alongside our physiotherapists covering Dolphin ward, giving opportunity to shape the new service as it grows and develops as well as working alongside the well-established nursing and doctor teams. The post holder will work with the MDT to promote and embed family integrated models of care.

You will be supported with yearly appraisals and dedicated CPD time and will be involved in providing weekly in-service training and regular supervision to more junior staff.

This is a band 7 role, working 15 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for delivering of specialist speech and language therapy support within the model of Family Integrated Care to infants and families on the neonatal unit and the paediatric ward at The Princess Alexandra Hospital.

The role involves the assessment, differential diagnosis and management of early communication and feeding challenges associated with prematurity and health conditions of babies admitted to the neonatal unit and children within Dolphin Ward.

The post holder will work as an integral member of the neonatal/paediatric multidisciplinary team, working closely alongside Neonatal Consultants and Nursing Teams, Infant Feeding Team, AHP and Psychology Team (local and ODN), and families to provide evidence-based care.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in SLT
• HCPC Registration
• Member of RCSLT
• Experience working at Paediatric Dysphagia Competency Level C
• Experience working at Paediatric Dysphagia Competency Level D

Experience

• Experience working with neonates and infants and/or children with complex needs

Knowledge

• Knowledge of processes and policies relating to work in a neonatal setting e.g. safeguarding, developmental/educational needs, RCSLT guidelines etc.
• Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to neonates in order to assess, diagnose, plan and treat neonates and infants with swallowing difficulties

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.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

£46,148 to £52,809 a yearper annum pro rata plus 5% high cost area supplement