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

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

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.

For full information of the roles and responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.