Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist & Team Lead (West)

The closing date is 19 October 2025

Job summary

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

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

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

We are seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT) to be our new team lead for our West Locality Team. The West team has around 15 staff members who form part of our countywide service and work alongside our Central and East Locality Teams to provide speech and language therapy support for Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly.

The post holder will form part of our children's speech and language therapy leadership team who work together to ensure we are running a quality evidenced base service which meets the needs of children and families, as well as being a happy and dynamic place to work.

The post holder will also have opportunity to maintain and develop their clinical skills by holding a small community caseload, and provide assessment and/or intervention in line with our service offer. The community caseload can also include Dysphagia if the post holder has RCSLT competence and this is an area of interest for them.

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Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for leading and managing a speech and language therapy locality team. This involves line management responsibility for your locality team, overseeing allocation and through put of clinical cases in your area, monitoring and reporting on performance of locality team, leading on and contributing to service wide projects and participating in service forums.

The post holder will be required to participate in the delivery of a speech and language therapy service providing specialist assessments, intervention and advice for children and young people with Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and if they hold the relevant competencies, swallowing difficulties.

About us

We're 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. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Details

Date posted

03 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per Annum / Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

201-25-728

Job locations

Camborne Health Centre

Camborne

TR14 7DL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

Essential

  • Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent qualification)
  • Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • Experience of effectively leading a team
  • Highly developed skills of clinical assessment, evaluation and intervention for children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties.

Desirable

  • Membership of the RCSLT
  • Experience of project management

Skills and Aptitude

Essential

  • Highly skilled in supporting colleagues and team members with clinical, professional and other needs.
Person Specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

Essential

  • Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent qualification)
  • Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • Experience of effectively leading a team
  • Highly developed skills of clinical assessment, evaluation and intervention for children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties.

Desirable

  • Membership of the RCSLT
  • Experience of project management

Skills and Aptitude

Essential

  • Highly skilled in supporting colleagues and team members with clinical, professional and other needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Camborne Health Centre

Camborne

TR14 7DL


Employer's website

https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Camborne Health Centre

Camborne

TR14 7DL


Employer's website

https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Lead for SaLT

Ysanne Yeatman

ysanne.yeatman@nhs.net

07825609074

Details

Date posted

03 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per Annum / Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

201-25-728

Job locations

Camborne Health Centre

Camborne

TR14 7DL


Supporting documents

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