Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) Neonatal Unit
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Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Main duties of the job
Band 7: £49,387 - £56,515
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours
Contract: Permanent
Are you a passionate and experienced Speech and Language Therapist ready to make a life-changing impact from the very start of life?
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly specialist Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Neonatal and Acute Paediatric teams playing a pivotal role in shaping and delivering a developing, innovative service for babies, children, and their families.
About the Role
This is a unique and rewarding position where you will:
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered SLT with RCSLT membership.
- Strong clinical experience in neonatal and or paediatric feeding and swallowing.
- Evidence based specialist skills in infant and child feeding, including premature and medically complex babies.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and clinical reasoning skills.
Desirable
- Advanced competencies in neonatal and paediatric feeding (RCSLT EDS frameworks).
- Experience participating in/or leading VFSS training can be supported.
- FICare, FINE, NBO, IBCLC or recognised infant feeding training.
- Experience in neonatal or acute paediatric inpatient settings.
- Involvement in service development, audit, or research.
About the employer
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.