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Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Location
Exeter, England
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Profession
Speech and Language Therapist
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
05 Jun 2026
Contract Type
Fixed-Term
Posted Date
22 May 2026

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Job summary

We are excited to be advertising for a 0.2 WTE ( on a rolling 12 month FTC) Band 6 Senior Speech and Language Therapist with an interest in cleft lip and palate and are looking to developing their skills with this client group. The main duties will be to support the specialists to deliver interventions to this caseload.

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing an innovative, integrated model of childrens community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams. As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network.

Main duties of the job

The post will working alongside the specialist B7 supporting the caseload in the Torbay, South and West footprint.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network.

Job responsibilities

About us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Our children and young people say

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Senior Speech and Language Therapist with Devon Partnership NHS Trust in Exeter, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 to £48,117 a year. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 05 Jun 2026.

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