Job Summary
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to work at The Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro.The successful candidate will be working as part of a SLT team in the acute hospital seeing a range of adult patients presenting with communication and swallowing difficulties.
The Job role offers potential opportunities for regular CPD development, NQP and dysphagia competencies, developing specialist skills in the areas of video-fluoroscopy, Tracheostomy care, gaining experience working with complex Acute patient presentations.
This post is open to those who are newly qualified or soon to be registered.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible within scope for providing adult SLT service for patients on General Acute wards across the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust sites including RCHT Treliske and West Cornwall Hospital.
To jointly manage a caseload of patients in conjunction with the Acute and General Ward SLT Teams, using evidence-based practice.
To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatments to adult Acute admission patients presenting with swallowing difficulties and communication difficulties, within scope of own competence.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, with support from senior staff as needed.
To liaise with multi-disciplinary teams and relevant care professionals and agencies.
The post holder will work under the supervision of the SLT Team Lead and Specialist SLTs.
This post may become part of the developing Speech and Language Therapy rotation scheme. This will be a scheme, which spans across different SLT settings and different areas of practice across Cornwall.
Person Specification
PRACTICAL AND INTELLECTUAL SKILLS (INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE)
Essential
- Knowledge of a range of assessments and interventions.
- Ability to work in teams.
- Ability to recognise own wellbeing needs
- Computer literate.
- Well developed communication skills, such as empathy, negotiation and motivation, presenting of complex facts in an understandable way.
- Presentation skills.
- Reflective practitioner.
- Ability to time- Application Form Interview manage, with support from supervisor.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with adult patients during training or post qualification.
- Experience of working with adult patients with acquired conditions during training or post qualification
- Experience of working without independently during training
- Experience of working with a multi disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience of working with AAC.
- Experience of working with dysphagic clients.
- Experience of working in the acute setting
- Experience of triaging / prioritisation
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent recognised by The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Registered with HCPC.
- Professional qualification taken in English language or appropriate qualification from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).]
Desirable
- Member of RCSLT
- Dysphagia Qualification or evidence of RCSLT dysphagia competencies commenced
Training
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to CPD.
- Evidence of Self directed learning.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 13 November 2025
