Job summary
- Main area
- CYPIT West – ICB
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CFS621-A
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CYPIT , West Berkshire Community Hospital
- Town
- Thatcham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum , pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
CYPIT West School Age Locality Operational Lead
Band 7
Job overview
Children and Young People’s Integrated Therapies (CYPIT) West School Age Locality Operational Lead
Do you want to play a key role in shaping and delivering high-quality therapy services for school-aged children?
We are looking for a motivated leader to join our Children and Young People’s Integrated Therapies (CYPIT) team, in order to support service delivery within a new locality focused management structure. The role is 22.5 hours a week and will be supporting either Wokingham or West Berkshire therapy teams.
As Operational Lead, the roles will take responsibility for the day-to-day management of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Speech & Language Therapy services for school-aged children within a defined locality. You will work closely with clinicians, the CYPIT leadership team, and external partners to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence and strengthen services that make a real difference to children and families. You’ll be part of a supportive, forward-thinking CYPIT team, committed to integrated working and continuous improvement
Main duties of the job
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Lead the operational delivery of school-aged CYPIT services in your locality, ensuring performance targets are met.
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Line manage and support a defined group of staff, promoting development and wellbeing.
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Work alongside CYPIT senior managers and professional leads to plan, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate services.
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Drive service development within your area, embedding best practice and maximising impact through close partnership working with operational lead colleagues.
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Maintain strong working relationships with schools, local authority SEN teams, and wider partners to support the needs of school-aged children.
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Represent CYPIT at SEN panels and/or ensure that there is representation from the team at SEN panel, and work closely with LA SEN and legal teams on tribunal cases.
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Carry a clinical caseload as required.
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To represent the service at SEN panel
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
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A qualified allied health professional (OT, Physio, SLT) with HCPC registration.
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Confident in partnership working with schools, local authorities, and multidisciplinary teams.
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Knowledgeable in school-aged development, SEN processes, and tribunal work.
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An excellent communicator, able to lead and inspire others.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Nicki Thorpe on 07866003162 or email: nicki.thorpe@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- AHP qualification degree or equivalent
- HCPC Registered
- Completion of post graduate education relevant to clinical role of post
Desirable criteria
- Management and/or leadership training
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- QMIS training
- Care Aims – IBCDM and Getting to the Heart of the Matter
- Evidence of on-going personal development
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of experience in clinical work in children’s services to a level of in depth knowledge and expertise
- Contribution to clinical supervisory or mentoring less experienced staff, students or assistants
- Evidence of leadership e.g. staff management, leading a project, change in practice
- Experience of developing and using performance management information to inform service planning and development
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- High level of knowledge of service provision within children’s therapy services
- High level of clinical expertise in relevant profession with the ability to support and develop junior/less experienced staff as needed.
- Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- Good understanding of budget/finance and impact for service development and delivery
- Understanding of data in performance monitoring and delivery of services
- Efficient, effective diplomatic communication skills both written and verbal
- Awareness of community working partnerships and structures
- Good computer literacy
- Working knowledge of arrangements for children’s health services and early help including knowledge of legislation, SEND, statutory guidance, government policy, practice guidance and best practice.
- Ability to self-manage workload and work using own initiative.
- Ability to identify and use outcome measures to inform performance and productivity
- Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of the unique contribution of each of the 3 primary therapy professions and how they can work together.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Car driver with access to own car and ability to travel to multiple sites
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicki Thorpe
- Job title
- Service Lead for CYPIT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07866003162
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