Specialist Speech & Language Therapist- CAMHS-LD
Band 6
Main area Speech & Language Therapist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time – 22.5 hours per week (Weekday working.) Job ref 201-26-467
Site Kernow Building Town Redruth Salary £39,959 – £48,117 Pro Rota Salary period Yearly Closing 31/05/2026 23:59
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. We are a flexible working friendly organisation and want to ensure you can work in a way that is best for you and for patients. Please speak to us about flexible working arrangements including job share, part time, or other patterns.
Job overview
If you are passionate about working with children and young people with a Learning Disability who are experiencing poor mental health or emotional dysregulation, we would love to hear from you. We are a highly experienced team of community based clinicians, who love our work, our team and the families we work with.
The service works Monday to Friday, visiting young people and families in a variety of settings, offering multidisciplinary assessment and interventions as part of agreed care pathways. The post is 22.5 hours within the working week.
You’ll have the opportunity to get involved in research and audit projects, participate in team learning events, training as required, and service development.
We’ll offer robust clinical supervision with opportunity to work with other professionals and share learning, appraisal and CPD opportunities. We have meetings and a supportive team culture of compassion and respect.
In return, you’ll need to bring experience from a similar role as a speech and language therapist, commitment, enthusiasm, and a sense of humour.
Main duties of the job
As speech and language therapist you will be responsible for completing holistic assessments, contributing to multi‑disciplinary formulation and evidence based interventions for children with moderate to severe learning disability.
You will be required to work autonomously and respond to the needs of an individual caseload; from initial assessment to discharge.
You are expected to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the service; providing specialist skills and knowledge within the four quadrants of the IThrive model.
You will liaise and provide advice, information and consultation to colleagues and other agencies, undertaking service governance activity including research and audit as appropriate.
The role will include actively participating in role modelling interventions and implementing Positive Behaviour Support planning approaches.
You will participate in clinical governance and service development within the CAMHS/LD Team, in partnership with professional specialists and other clinical teams.
Person specification
Qualification/Education
- 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 and Care Professions Council.
- Evidence of attending and using specialist knowledge gained from post‑graduate study and attending courses.
- Membership of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
- Experience as a fieldwork educator / clinical placement supervisor / clinical educator of SLT students.
Experience
- Clinical experience of working with learning disabilities, autism, other neurodevelopmental disorders, and with children and young people with complex conditions and needs.
- Highly developed skills of clinical assessment, evaluation and intervention for children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties.
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary and multi‑agency teams, with an understanding of team roles and professional roles.
Knowledge and abilities
- Knowledge of differential diagnosis and comorbidities associated with speech, language and communication.
- Understanding of visual support strategies and symbol systems.
- Knowledge of national agendas influencing clinical practice, e.g. NICE.
- Knowledge of the Diagnostic Criteria for learning disability.
Career and Development Opportunities
At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we offer:
- Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management.
- Protected CPD time for registered staff.
- Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff.
- Leadership and Management development programmes.
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities.
- A full clinical induction programme for operational skills.
- Access to a care certificate programme for clinical staff band 1‑4.
- A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff.
Benefits and Rewards
- Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support 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.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Trust reimbursement of all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
Legal Requirements
The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and will require Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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