Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Neonates

Closing date: 05 May 2026

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 units, 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.

You will also have the opportunity to link in with your S 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.

Further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity are available in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

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

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

• 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) e.g. British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM), RCSLT Neonatal CEN and BLISS: For Babies born Premature or Sick
• Experience of managing staff

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

• 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
• Participation in quality improvement and research projects
• Experience of facilitating learning of others

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

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