Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 201-26-012-C
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bodmin Hospital
- Town
- Bodmin
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Stroke Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 6
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
You will work as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, contributing to high-quality stroke rehabilitation. In addition, the role includes some community-based work with patients living in the North and East Cornwall locality.
Main duties of the job
- Delivering comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment for adult stroke patients experiencing communication and/or swallowing difficulties.
- Working as an autonomous practitioner, managing patients with both acute and chronic presentations.
- Collaborating effectively with the multi-disciplinary team and liaising with relevant care professionals and external agencies to ensure seamless patient care.
- Supporting the ongoing training and development of the MDT and partner agencies to promote best practice in stroke rehabilitation.
Working for our organisation
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 increase the numbers of people who use out services.
Detailed job description and main 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
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration – HCPC
- Professional qualification – SLT qualification at degree level or equivalent
- Dysphagia qualification or equivalent certified practice
Desirable criteria
- Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Member of CEN related to clinical work
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification experience including management of stroke including independent dysphagia management
- Experience of working with and implementing AAC therapies
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of training others, including Speech and Language Therapy students
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with voluntary agencies, charities and non-NHS bodies
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Washer
- Job title
- Matron
- Additional information
Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from Sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction.
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