Highly Specialist Neonatal Speech and Language Therapist | Barts Health NHS Trust

Fixed‑term 12 monthsBart’s Health – Royal London Hospital (0.5) & Newham Hospital (0.5)

We’re offering an exciting opportunity for aHighly Specialist Neonatal SLTto join our expanding neonatal MDT across two neonatal units. This 12‑month maternity‑cover post is ideal for an SLT passionate aboutinfant feeding, dysphagia, early communication, neurodevelopment, Family Integrated Care, and surgical pathways.

You’ll work within a supportive neonatal workforce and receive ongoing mentoring and leadership from theClinical Lead Neonatal and Highly specialist SLTsat the Royal London Hospital, alongside close collaboration with the wider MDT on both sites

If you’re committed to integrated working, developmental care, and Baby Friendly principles, we’d love to hear from you.

Role Summary

The post holder will work as an autonomousNeonatal Speech and Language Therapistwithin the Acute Children’s Therapies and Play Service across Barts Neonatal units. They will provide highly specialist neonatal expertise inNeonatal developmental feeding, early communication, developmental care, and neonatal dysphagia.

Embedded within the neonatal unit at RLH level 3 centre and Newham University Hospital LNU the post holder will work collaboratively with families and the widermultidisciplinary team (MDT)—including medical and nursing staff, Dietitians, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Respiratory colleagues, Infant Feeding Leads, and other specialist services—to deliverUniversal, Targeted, and Specialistinterventions. They will contribute actively to theBaby Friendly InitiativeandFamily Integrated Care, supporting high‑quality, family‑centred neonatal practice.

The post holder will receive regular peer support from the Barts Health Neonatal SLT team, the wider neonatal network, and clinical supervision from theClinical Neonatal Lead for Speech and Language Therapy. While they will hold independent responsibility for managing the neonatal SLT caseload, they will have access to second opinions and joint working opportunities with the Neonatal Clinical Lead SLT and other specialist MDT colleagues (e.g., Paeds SLT OT, Physiotherapy, Respiratory, ENT) to ensure safe, evidence‑based care.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Sunday 31 May 2026