Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Speech and Language Therapist - CFHD

The closing date is 29 March 2026

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated full time Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist.

This post will bebased in Exeter and will be part of the highly supportive Exeter and Okehampton S&LT Team, delivering a community speech and language therapy service to children and young people within clinic and education settings.

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing an innovative, integrated model of childrens community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network.

Main duties of the job

The Communication and Interaction pathway consists of Speech and Language Therapists working across Devon and Torbay.

The aim of the team is to ensure that specialist support is easily accessible within the community settings, providing both direct support to children, young people and families, and to the wider community teams.

Everyone in the team is provided with regular supervision, opportunities for training and development.

About us

About us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Our children and young people say

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Details

Date posted

17 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-26-0208

Job locations

Evergreen

Victoria Park Road

Exeter

EX2 4NU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience of working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs in community / education settings
  • Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to working with children
  • Well established knowledge of a broad range of appropriate therapeutic interventions to treat children
  • Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
  • Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
  • Knowledge of standards of record keeping

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
  • Health Professions Council Licence to Practice
  • Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
  • Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups

Person Sepcification

Essential

  • Please see the attached document for full job description and person specification
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience of working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs in community / education settings
  • Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to working with children
  • Well established knowledge of a broad range of appropriate therapeutic interventions to treat children
  • Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
  • Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
  • Knowledge of standards of record keeping

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
  • Health Professions Council Licence to Practice
  • Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
  • Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups

Person Sepcification

Essential

  • Please see the attached document for full job description and person specification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Evergreen

Victoria Park Road

Exeter

EX2 4NU


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Evergreen

Victoria Park Road

Exeter

EX2 4NU


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Team Manager

Tanya Bowden

cfhd.workforce@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

17 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-26-0208

Job locations

Evergreen

Victoria Park Road

Exeter

EX2 4NU


Supporting documents

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