Speech and Language Therapist

CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join their Central Cornwall Team. This role includes managing a community caseload for children aged 0-18 and delivering various assessments and interventions. Ideal for newly qualified therapists, this position offers support to develop competencies and flexible working options. The Trust promotes staff wellbeing and offers a suite of health initiatives.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing initiatives

NHS Pension Scheme

Discounts from retailers

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience working with a range of clinical needs either through previous roles or student placements.
• Enjoys working as part of a supportive and friendly team.
• Enthusiastic about working with children.

Responsibilities

• Manage a mixed community caseload for children aged 0-18.
• Deliver assessment, intervention, and consultation.
• Support children with various clinical needs.

Skills

Experience with clinical needs

Teamwork

Enthusiasm for working with children

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Position overview

The Cornwall Children's Community Speech and Language Therapy service has an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our Central Cornwall Team to cover maternity leave. The role will be two days within our Truro team and two days in our St Austell team, both forming part of our Central Locality Team.

Eligibility

This role is open only to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. Current employees of the following organisations may apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

Responsibilities

• Hold a 0‑18 year old mixed community caseload and offer support to children and their families through clinic appointments, setting visits and home visits in the Central Cornwall area.
• Deliver assessment and intervention, consultation and training.
• Provide support to children with a range of clinical needs through previous roles or student placements.

Qualifications

• Experience working with a range of clinical needs either through previous roles or student placements.
• Enjoys working as part of a supportive and friendly team.
• Enthusiastic about working with children.
• Suitable for a newly qualified therapist or those in the final stages of finishing their degree.

What we can offer you

• Support to complete RCSLT newly qualified competencies through regular supervision and the trust preceptorship programme.
• Be part of an established and supportive children’s service with a strong ethos on promoting staff wellbeing.
• Regular clinical and managerial supervision and robust professional support from our clinical leads.
• Opportunities to deliver intervention blocks as part of our episode of care model.
• Regular CPD through in‑house away days, team meetings and the trust’s central development fund.
• Flexible working options.

Working for our organisation

We are an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital‑based care to improve people’s physical and mental health and provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability. Over 4,000 people make up the Trust, including doctors, nurses, therapists, and admin and support staff.

Benefits

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues’ physical and mental health.
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff.
• Free DBS checks where required.
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions.
• NHS Pension Scheme.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.