Highly Specialised Neonatal Speech & Language Therapist - Peterborough

NHS; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Highly Specialised Neonatal Speech & Language Therapist - Peterborough

Exciting Opportunity: Join Our Expanding Neonatal Services Team at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust!

We are looking for passionate, driven and experienced Speech and Language Therapists to become part of our dynamic and ever-growing team.

Join us at Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, where we foster a supportive and friendly work environment dedicated to delivering exceptional care.

In your role, you will be at the heart of providing specialist support to infants and families through the Family Integrated Care model. You will assess, diagnose, and manage early communication and feeding challenges in newborns affected by prematurity or medical conditions, making a lasting difference in their lives.

You will work alongside a diverse, multidisciplinary team including Neonatal Consultants, Nurses, Infant Feeding Teams, AHPs, Psychologists, to deliver evidence-based care and support, ensuring the best outcomes for our neonatal patients.

This role offers you the opportunity to take on an exciting leadership position that combines both operational and clinical responsibilities. You will play a critical role in service improvement and audit processes.

If you are driven by the desire to make a real impact and are ready to take on a leadership role in a forward-thinking, evolving team, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

1. Be an accountable professional acting in the best interests of people, putting them first and providing complex clinical care that is evidence-based, person-centred, safe and compassionate.
2. Use existing knowledge and expertise and enhanced levels of clinical judgement to independently undertake complex and holistic assessments.
3. Act independently to plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate complex care using enhanced clinical assessments, diagnostics, and interventions.
4. Act as an expert resource within their own organisation and for external agencies.
5. Develop, deliver and evaluate education and training opportunities for others within own scope of practice.
6. Communicate effectively in challenging environments and situations with patients, their families/carers and the multi-disciplinary team.
7. Promote and encourage innovative clinical practice to support a culture of excellence within the wider health and care team.
8. Lead and manage unpredictable and unplanned clinical situations.
9. Participate in resource management, strategic service development, planning and service improvement.
10. Lead, monitor, develop and appraise staff and learners.

About us

We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, with a special focus on welcoming individuals from disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as those from our local area.

In line with our dedication to employee support, we offer a variety of benefits. For more information, please see the attached staff benefits leaflet.

We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.

*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*

Job responsibilities

For further information, please contact Katie Barke, Ward Manager Neonatal Intensive Care at [e-mail].

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Speech and Language Qualification - Degree or equivalent
• Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Evidence of Completion of relevant specialist short courses or equivalent in-house training.
• Post Graduate Dysphagia Qualification or equivalent in-house training.
• Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) & relevant specialist groups/ Clinical Excellence Networks
• Experience working at Neonatal Dysphagia Competency Level C

Experience

• Experience working with neonates and infants and/or children with complex needs
• Experience of independently managing feeding and swallowing difficulties associated with a neonatal or paediatric caseload
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience working in a neonatal or acute paediatric setting
• Experience of supervising junior staff, students or clinical assistants.
• Experience in delivering education to other health care professionals and to families.

Knowledge

• Knowledge and experience of dysphagia assessment and management to highly specialist level.
• Knowledge of varying approaches to the assessment and management of patients with dysphagia including instrumental assessments (Video fluoroscopy / FEES).
• Knowledge of early communication needs and support within neonatal and acute paediatric settings.
• Understanding of the ethical issues in paediatric and neonatal dysphagia management.

Skills

• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member as well as to work independently and manage own caseload.
• Standard keyboard skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel.
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
• Recognises the limits of own authority within the role.
• Seeks and uses professional support appropriately.
• Understands the principle of confidentiality.
• Ability to cope with emotionally demanding situations, monitor and manage own stress levels and seek support as required.
• Strong belief in CPD and reflective practice.

Other

• Be prepared to travel across sites as and when required.

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.