Paediatric and Neonatal Lead Speech and Language Therapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£57,528 to £64,750 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Coventry, CV2 2DX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Sept 2026
Closing date:	24 Sept 2026

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Summary

Abide by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists & the Health Professions Council standards of proficiency. To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and management of children with dysphagia and feeding difficulties from 0-17 years and babies within the neonatal service, prioritising clinical needs to provide an effective and efficient service. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills to manage a caseload including highly complex and specialist cases, evidencing high level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement, seeking advice as appropriate. To develop specific care plans and provide appropriate intervention using specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements/decision making for case management. To provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of children and neonates with feeding and swallowing difficulties using evidence-based practice and outcome measures. To work closely with parents/carers and professionals to agree effective management of feeding difficulties to support safe and positive feeding development. To comply with the safeguarding policies of the Trust, ensuring all concerns, incidents and allegations are reported in line with this. To demonstrate negotiation skills to develop effective working relationships with patients, carers and their families, and contribute to interagency/multi-disciplinary team building, developing effective working relationships with members of the multi disciplinary team, related agencies and colleagues. To evaluate the outcomes of intervention and demonstrate clinical effectiveness, and by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures. To maintain up-to-date and accurate case notes in line with HCPC and RCSLprofessional standards and local trust policies, including assessment results, treatment plans and reporting to source of referral and other appropriate colleagues. Reports will reflect specialist knowledge of diagnosis and individualised management/care plans and be of a high standard. To contribute to clinical teams both multi-disciplinary and uni-disciplinary by discussing own and others input around patients needs ensuring a well-co-ordinated care plan. To communicate complex condition-related information from assessment to carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions. This involves maintaining sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of patients and families, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of the patients difficulties and implications of the same. Informal visits are welcomed. For further details of the role please see the attached job description. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

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