Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
The Therapies department and the Child Health and Women's Services at the Princess Alexandra Hospital are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and highly specialised speech and language therapist with previous experience in acute areas of paediatrics to join us on a part-time basis. You will utilise the knowledge and skills gained through previous experience to lead in the assessment and implementation of physiotherapy intervention within our 16 bedded NICU as well as our general paediatric ward.
This is a permanent position and will join our neonatal Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist, working alongside our physiotherapists covering Dolphin ward, providing an opportunity to shape the new service as it grows and develops, as well as working alongside the well-established nursing and doctor teams. The post holder will work with the MDT to promote and embed family integrated models of care.
You will be supported with yearly appraisals and dedicated CPD time and will be involved in providing weekly in-service training and regular supervision to more junior staff.
This is a band 7 role, working 15 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for delivering specialist speech and language therapy support within the model of Family Integrated Care to infants and families on the neonatal unit and the paediatric ward at The Princess Alexandra Hospital.
The role involves the assessment, differential diagnosis, and management of early communication and feeding challenges associated with prematurity and health conditions of babies admitted to the neonatal unit and children within Dolphin Ward.
The post holder will work as an integral member of the neonatal/paediatric multidisciplinary team, working closely alongside Neonatal Consultants and Nursing Teams, Infant Feeding Team, AHP and Psychology Team (local and ODN), and families to provide evidence-based care.
About us
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient, and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford, and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt, and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients is identified by our 3 values which contribute to improving our patient experiences:
1. Patient at heart: Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
2. Everyday excellence: Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
3. Creative collaboration: Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills, and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care, whilst building for excellence, and in return, we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job responsibilities
For further details, please refer to the attached job description and job specification for the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in SLT
* HCPC Registration
* Member of RCSLT
* Experience working at Paediatric Dysphagia Competency Level C
* Experience working at Paediatric Dysphagia Competency Level D
Experience
* Experience working with neonates and infants and/or children with complex needs
Knowledge
* Knowledge of processes and policies relating to work in a neonatal setting e.g. safeguarding, developmental/educational needs, RCSLT guidelines etc.
* Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to neonates in order to assess, diagnose, plan, and treat neonates and infants with swallowing difficulties
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.
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata plus 5% high cost area supplement
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