The post involves working with the senior SLT team lead, to take forward a well‑established service for babies, children and young people with acute swallowing and communication needs. You will be expected to play a very active role in promoting potential SLT services and being an advocate for the SLT needs of infants and CYP as we contribute to the design and service planning of the new Cambridge Children’s Hospital.
There will be the opportunity to contribute to SLT provision for both neonatal and paediatric caseloads across specialities, including intensive care, neurology, ENT, cardiology, respiratory, surgery and oncology and haematology. The acute paediatric SLT service benefits from working closely with highly receptive medical and multi‑disciplinary teams, and has a strong focus on delivering holistic care.
Main duties of the job
In this advanced specialist role, you will independently manage a defined inpatient caseload. You will provide expert assessment and intervention on the neonatal unit, and for children with a broad spectrum of developmental and acquired communication and feeding/swallowing needs on the paediatric wards.
In addition, you will contribute to the MDT neurodevelopmental follow up outpatient clinic for graduates of NICU and establish the newly funded joint SLT/Cleft infant feeding outreach service.
We are committed to your ongoing professional development. You will have exceptional opportunities to deepen your acute paediatric skills, including training in instrumental swallowing assessment and exposure to complex, varied clinical presentations. You’ll be supported by an experienced team lead and advanced specialist colleagues, ensuring you feel confident, encouraged and empowered in your practice. We place a strong emphasis on psychological safety — creating a culture where every team member feels valued, heard and confident to speak up, share ideas and seek support.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1,100 beds, the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people — patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
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