Job overview
If you are passionate about working with children and young people with a Learning Disability who are experiencing poor mental health or emotional dysregulation, we would love to hear from you. We are a highly experienced team of community based clinicians, who love our work, love our team and the families we work with.
The service works Monday to Friday, visiting young people and families in a variety of settings offering multi disciplinary assessment and interventions as part of agreed care pathways and interventions. The post is 22.5 hours within the working week.
You'll have the opportunity to get involved in our various research and audit projects, participate in team learning events, training as required and service developments.
We'll offer you robust clinical supervision including the opportunity to work with other professionals and share learning, appraisal and CPD opportunities. We have meetings, and we are have a super supportive team culture of compassion and respect.
In return, you'll need to bring experience from a similar role as a speech and language therapist, lots of commitment, and enthusiasm, and of course, a sense of humour.
Main duties of the job
As speech and language therapist you will be responsible for completing holistic assessments, contributing to multi-disciplinary formulation and evidence based interventions for children with moderate to severe learning disability.
You will be required to work autonomously and respond to the needs of an individual caseload; from initial assessment to discharge.
You are expected to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the service; providing specialist skills and knowledge within the four quadrants of the IThrive model.
You will be liaising and providing advice, information and consultation to colleagues and other agencies as well as undertaking service governance activity, including research and audit as appropriate.
The role will include actively participating in role modelling interventions and implementing Positive Behaviour Support planning approaches.
You will be expected to participate in clinical governance and service development within the CAMHS/LD Team, in partnership with professional specialists and other clinical teams.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience of working with learning disabilities, autism, other neurodevelopmental disorders, and with children and young people with complex conditions and needs
- Highly developed skills of clinical assessment, evaluation and intervention for children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties.
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams, with an understanding of team roles and professional roles
Knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Have knowledge of differential diagnosis and comorbidities associated with Speech, Language, and communication.
- To understand the use of visual support strategies, and symbol systems
- Knowledge of national agendas influencing clinical practice e.g. NICE
- Have knowledge of the Diagnostic Criteria for learning disability
Qualification/Education
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent qualification).
- Fully signed-off the Newly Qualified Practitioner Competencies as set out by the Royal College of Speech Language Therapists.
- Registration with Health Professions Council
- Have evidence of attending and using specialist knowledge gained from post-graduate study and attending courses.
Desirable
- Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Fieldwork educator / Clinical placement supervisor /Experience as a clinical educator of SLT students
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This advert is for Specialist Speech & Language Therapist- CAMHS-LD with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Kernow Building. It is listed as a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Pro Rota. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Sep 2026.
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