Job summary
- Main area
- Childrens services
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 201-25-570
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- To be discussed at interview
- Town
- TBC
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapy Assistant
Band 4
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.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for several enthusiastic and motivated practitioners to join us as a Speech and Language Therapist Assistant and work alongside one of our established locality teams. The location of the post will be discussed at interview.
What we can offer you
- be part of an established and supportive children's service who have a strong ethos on promoting staff wellbeing
- regular clinical and managerial supervision and robust professional support offer from our clinical leads
- Regular CPD through in house away days, team meetings and through the trust's central development fund
- flexible working options
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will ;
• Provide Speech and Language Therapy support to children with speech, language and communication needs in either East, Mid, or West Locality teams under the supervision of a speech and language therapist.
• Activities will include the setting up and running of parent groups, children’s groups, individual assessment and intervention, advice and target setting within settings/ home and developing resources and packages of care.
• To independently manage, with support from a Speech and Language Therapist, a caseload of children with developmental communication and acquired disorders of speech, language and communication
• To set up resources within programmes to be carried out by other key workers/Parents
• To contribute to written reports collated by the Speech and Language Therapist
• To provide training and support to Parents and carers, other professionals including early years and school staff, appropriate Voluntary Organisations, at local level etc
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.
Just over 532,000 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full information of the roles and responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- Foundation level degree/equivalent level 5 qualification in relevant area or equivalent experience
- Experience of working within education settings
- Relevant experience of working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs in community / education settings
Desirable criteria
- Qualification/Training in provision of direct intervention with a child
- Experience of training others e.g. setting staff / Parents
- Experience of working with families and carers of people with communication disability
personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills e.g. listening, clear communication
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
Desirable criteria
- Good presentation skills
- Knowledge of record keeping/confidentiality/safeguarding
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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
- Ysanne Yeatman
- Job title
- SALT operational lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825 609074
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