NHS
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Learning Disabilities
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Job Description
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- Current professional registration with HCPC
- Evidence of being an autonomous SLT practitioner
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of training or teaching other staff in an MDT or multi agency setting
- Understanding the health needs of people with a learning disability
- Current professional registration with HCPC
- Evidence of being an autonomous SLT practitioner
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of training or teaching other staff in an MDT or multi agency setting
- Understanding the health needs of people with a learning disability
Job summary
The Cornwall Adult Learning Disability Team is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, to join our friendly and supportive team.
The post holder will work alongside a cohesive, innovative and dynamic MDT to improve quality of life and reduce health inequalities for adults with Learning Disabilities with communication and dysphagia needs. The post holder will autonomously manage a caseload of adults with complex needs who are referred to the service, there will also be opportunities to be involved with service development.
The post holder will provide communication and dysphagia assessment and interventions using core SLT skills for individuals with a learning disability e.g., Keyword signing, Intensive Interaction, high-tech AAC and mealtime assessment. This includes monitoring health outcomes and progress through review care plans.
The post holder will need to be IT literate and have experience of adapting their communication appropriately.
The successful candidate will have experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities, skills for delivering training, and dysphagia competencies are preferred.
This post is based in East Cornwall.
Main duties of the job
Successful applicants will offer a service to a caseload of adults aged 18 and over with learning disabilities, who are referred to the service.
To provide supervision within the team.
A key aspect of the role is delivering training programmes relating to communication needs and dysphagia.
Deliver training with presentation and communication skills.
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.
Just over 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
15 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Pro Rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
201-25-411
Job locations
Carew
Bodmin
PL31 2QE
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Skills and Aptitude
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Knowledge and Abilities
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Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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
Carew
Bodmin
PL31 2QE
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Carew
Bodmin
PL31 2QE
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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