CYPIT West School Age Locality Operational Lead | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	05 December 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£47,810 - £54,710 per annum , pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	04 January 2026
Location:	Thatcham, RG18 3AS
Company:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7663974/371-CFS621-A

Summary

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 foramotivated leader to join our Children and Young People’s Integrated Therapies (CYPIT) team,in order tosupport service deliverywithin 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 roleswill 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’llbe part of a supportive, forward-thinking CYPIT team, committed to integrated working and continuous improvement

• Lead the operational delivery of school-aged CYPIT services in your locality, ensuring performance targets are met.

• Line manage and support a defined group of staff, promoting development and wellbeing.

• Work alongside CYPIT senior managers and professional leads to plan, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate services.

• Drive service development within your area, embedding best practice and maximising impact through close partnership working with operational lead colleagues.

• Maintain strong working relationships with schools, local authority SEN teams, and wider partners to support the needs of school-aged children.

• Represent CYPIT at SEN panelsand/or ensure that there is representation from the team at SENpanel,andwork closely with LA SEN and legal teams on tribunal cases.

• Carry a clinical caseload asrequired.

• Torepresentthe service at SEN panel


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

The “must haves” for this role:

• A qualifiedalliedhealth professional (OT, Physio, SLT) with HCPC registration.

• Confident in partnership working with schools, local authorities, and multidisciplinary teams.

• Knowledgeable in school-aged development, SEN processes, and tribunal work.

• 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’recommitted to equal opportunitiesand welcomeapplications fromall sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected inour 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. Pleasedon’thesitate tocall:NickiThorpeon07866003162or email:nicki.thorpe@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’llbe 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 pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible.



This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025

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