Highly Specialist Speech

Job Summary HIGHLY SPECIALIST SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPIST – NEONATES 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 pre‑term and sick neonates and their families. You will work as part of an established MDT on the neonatal unit/s, 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. As part of the role, you will also provide 1 day a week of support to the neonatal units and MDT as well as other S&L colleagues on the southbank (Grimsby and Scunthorpe). This role will also link closely with community paediatric services provided by colleagues working in Humber Foundation trust (Hull), 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. Job Details Date posted: 19 November 2025 Pay scheme: Agenda for change Band: Band 7 Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working Reference number: 356-25-7604586 Job locations: Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ 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. Job Responsibilities Provide specialist assessment, treatment and advice to NICU and SCBU infants and their families. Coordinate and lead the delivery of a highly specialist Speech & Language Therapy service in Neonatal care/acute paediatrics. Promote continuing professional development, evidence‑based practice, clinical effectiveness, and audit/research activity. Advise and provide clinical support to community SLTs and other professionals. Deliver 1 day a week of support to the neonatal units and multidisciplinary team on the southbank (Grimsby and Scunthorpe). Link closely with community paediatric services and support and supervision arrangements. Person Specification Qualifications – Essential Degree in Speech & Language Therapy (or equivalent) Registered with HCPC Post‑graduate qualification in paediatric dysphagia Qualifications – 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 Experience – 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer Details Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Hull Royal Infirmary Anlaby Road Hull HU3 2JZ Employer’s Website https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab) #J-18808-Ljbffr