Specialist Speech & Language Therapist- West

Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
- West Cornwall

Closing date: 27 July 2026

The Cornwall Children's Community Speech and Language Therapy service offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our West Cornwall Team due to 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.

• 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

• 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
• Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

• 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
• 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

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a year Per Annum/Pro Rota