Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist -Neonatal & Paediatric

We have an exciting opportunity to join our acute neonatal and paediatric speech and language team. The post holder will join a multi-disciplinary team (including other SALTs) at Homerton Hospital to provide a high-quality SALT service to premature and term babies with feeding difficulties and their families. The postholder will advise on early communication and developmental care in line with the FiCare framework. The postholder will be involved in a new initiative providing eating, drinking and swallowing assessments and therapy to children in the small general paediatric ward within the hospital. In both settings, the post holder will work as part of a team to provide universal, targeted and specialist input to empower and support healthcare staff and families to best meet the feeding, developmental and communication needs of the babies and children.

You will:

-Work closely with other AHPs and Psychologists to deliver trauma led, evidence based therapy at Homerton Hospital.

- Provide highly specialist support and advice to less experienced therapists working with neonates and paediatric dysphagia.

- Support with delivering training to nursing and medical colleagues.

-Support parents to feel included and empowered in supporting the feeding and communication needs of their child.

-Be based on the neonatal unit and hold a neonatal caseload and will also take part in a new initiative to provide feeding assessments to the small paediatric ward at the hospital (Starlight ward)

You will have a thorough knowledge of neonatal and paediatric dysphagia in a hospital setting. Excellent interaction, initiative and problem solving skills are required., Disability Confident
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Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.