Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Paeds and NICU

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The closing date is 12 March 2026

We are looking for a Band 7 highly specialist speech and language therapist to cover a maternity leave post on our Level 3 Neonatal Care Unit. The post holder will work closely with the band 8 speech and language therapist to provide highly specialist speech and language services within the neonatal unit, transitional care and when required to the paediatric ward.

This will involve supporting the babies, their families and the MDT as well as service development and delivering training.

We are a friendly, dynamic and supportive unit where the successful candidate will work closely within the multidisciplinary neonatal therapies team, and support holistic developmental care, FiCare and BFI approaches in NICU. The post holder will be an active member of The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Network and be able to access regular supervision and career development.

Although this is a full time post we are open to flexible working and applicants considering a part time role.

This role is incredibly well supported by our Clinical Lead Paeds and Neonates SLT. We would be able to support with training needs and welcome applicants who need some upskilling.

Please contact Gemma Borkowski, Clinical Lead for Speech and Language Therapy () if you have any questions or would like to visit.

• To provide a high-quality speech and language therapy service to premature and term babies in NICU (level
  3), transitional care and paediatric inpatients on Ash ward.
• To assess and provide evidence-based interventions addressing the feeding and/or communication needs of babies and children with developmental, neurological and medical needs.
• To be an integral member of the AHP team within the neonatal unit and wider Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT) within St Peter's hospital.
• To deliver high quality training to parents and the MDT to help manage risk and improve developmental outcomes.
• To offer mentorship and /or supervision to more junior colleagues and SLT students within the department as agreed with the Clinical Lead.
• To deputise in the absence of senior colleagues as required in both management and clinical areas.
• To support the Clinical Lead SLT in the running and development of the speech and language service through audit, development of policies, procedures and guidelines using evidence-based practise.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS  are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state‑art‑ful centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On‑site Nurseries
• On‑site staff cafes
• On‑site parking
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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Main Responsibilities

To be an autonomous practitioner in managing a complex caseload across both NICU, transitional care and the paediatric ward.

To use advanced clinical assessment and reasoning skills and evidence based…