# Specialist Speech & Language Therapist- West Cornwall

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Bodmin
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum/Pro Rota
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Weekday working.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20T09:51:37.280Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Penzance/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapist/Speech_Language_Therapist-v8166991
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8166991?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Cornwall Children's Community Speech and Language Therapy service has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our  West Cornwall Team due investment into the service . This is a perfect opportunity for someone either looking to relocate or step into a specialist role.

You will hold a 0- 18 years old mixed community caseload and offer support to children and their families through clinic appointments, setting visits and home visits in the West Cornwall area. The service offers both assessment and intervention, in addition to consultation and training.

You will also be the Local Area Co-Ordinator for the West South sub team. This involves supporting the West Team lead with therapist allocations, answering routine enquiries and organisation of clinic spaces.

### Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who

- has experience working with a range of clinical needs and knowledge of the education system
- enjoys working on service development projects with their peers
- has some experience mentoring or supervising either student SaLTs or support workers

### 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’.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Clinical experience of working with autism, other neurodevelopmental disorders, and with children and young people with complex conditions and needs
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams, with an understanding of team roles and professional roles

**Desirable**

- Some experience of leadership –coordinating a team/project and supporting them/it clinically and professionally.
- Experience of evaluating service delivery and monitoring effectiveness and outcomes of intervention, and of undertaking clinical audit Experience of participation in audit and research projects

### 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

**Desirable**

- Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

## Documents

- [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977)
- [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833)
- [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 116.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10468650)
- [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976)
- [band 6 jd and personal specification (pdf, 776.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10468649)

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