CYPIT West School Age Locality Operational Lead

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

• 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 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.

• Carry a clinical caseload as required.

• To represent the service at SEN panel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• A qualified allied health 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’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.