Specialist Speech & Language Therapist- West

Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - West Cornwall Band 6

Main area:
Speech & Language Therapist, Grade Band 6, Permanent. Part time (4 days a week) may be considered.

Hours:

37.5 hours per week (Weekday working). Full time or part time as listed.

Job  . Site:
Bellair Health Office, Town:
Penzance.

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (Yearly). Closing 24/06/2026 23:59.

The Cornwall Children's Community Speech and Language Therapy service invites an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our West Cornwall Team. The role involves managing a mixed community caseload of children aged 0-18, offering assessment, intervention, consultation and training via clinic appointments, setting visits and home visits.

As Local Area Co‑ordinator for the West South sub team, you will support the West Team lead with therapist allocations, routine enquiries and clinic space organisation.

• Assess and intervene for children and young people with a range of clinical needs.
• Provide consultancy and training to families and multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead local area coordination: allocate therapists, respond to enquiries, organise clinic spaces.
• Participate in service development projects with peers.
• Provide mentoring or supervision to student SaLTs or support workers.

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent).
• Fully signed‑off the Newly Qualified Practitioner Competencies as set out by the Royal College of Speech Language Therapists.
• Registered with the Health Professions Council.
• Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

• Clinical experience working with autism, other neurodevelopmental disorders, and children and young people with complex conditions.
• Experience working with multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency teams.
• Leadership experience (e.g., coordinating a team or project; supporting others clinically and professionally).
• Experience evaluating service delivery, monitoring outcomes, and undertaking clinical audit.
• Participation in audit and research projects.

• Protected CPD time for registered staff.
• Leadership and management development programmes.
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities.
• A full clinical induction programme.
• Access to a dedicated central development fund for CPD.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Free DBS checks where required.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. Successful candidates will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Applicants 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 will require Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

Applicants needing sponsorship should check the Certificate of Sponsorship requirements on the  website before applying.