Job summary
MATERNITY COVER - NEONATES
We are looking for a highly specialist Speech & Language Therapist to support our neonatal services across the Humber Health Partnership Group. You will work as part of a newly-established MDT on the neonatal unit/s at Hull Royal Infirmary and will also support the Units at Diana Princess of Wales (Grimsby) and Scunthorpe General hospitals - working closely with other medical, nursing and AHP colleagues. You will provide autonomous specialist assessment, treatment and advice to inpatients for NICU, SCBU infants and in-reach to ward based inpatients who present with feeding/swallowing or communication difficulties.
This role will link closely with community paediatric services provided by colleagues working in Humber Foundation trust (Hull) and the wider children's therapy service (Northern Lincolnshire), 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.
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.
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, The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT), the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
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.
Date posted: 25 March 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: TEMP_500
Job locations: Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in Speech & Language Therapy (or equivalent)
* Registered with HCPC
* Post-graduate qualification in paediatric dysphagia
Desirable
* Qualification in Videofluoroscopy and/or tracheostomy
* Member of RCSLT
Experience
Essential
* 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
Desirable
* Member of appropriate Clinical Excellence Networks (CEN)
* Experience of managing staff
* Tracheostomy experience
Other Requirements
Essential
* Ability to travel between hospital sites and/or in the community as required
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
* Highly motivated
* Excellent communication skills
* 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ
Employer's website: https://www.hey.nhs.uk/
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