We have an exciting, newly-funded post to cover paediatric in-patient care, with a focus on neonates. You will be part of a newly-established MDT on the neonatal unit/s at Hull Royal Infirmary, working closely with other medical, nursing and AHP colleagues. You will provide autonomous specialist assessment, treatment and advice to inpatients for NICU, SCBU infants and ward based inpatients who present with feeding/swallowing or communication difficulties.

Please note, applicants with developing skills in acute paediatrics and neonates may be considered for a development band 6 to Band 7 role.

This role will link closely with community paediatric services provided by colleagues working in Humber Foundation trust, 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 hours - there may be opportunities to explore additional sessions working in community.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

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, The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT), the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

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 description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Speech & Language Therapy (or equivalent)
• Registered with HCPC
• Post-graduate qualification in paediatric dysphagia

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

Desirable

• Member of appropriate Clinical Excellence Networks (CEN)
• Experience of managing staff
• Tracheostomy experience

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Hull Royal Infirmary

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ

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