# Operational Lead - Speech & Language Therapy > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Professionals Limited. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/operational-lead-speech-and-language-therapy/3dfa1a48-c093-4f1e-98c3-cb44e66f747e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/operational-lead-speech-and-language-therapy/3dfa1a48-c093-4f1e-98c3-cb44e66f747e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Professionals Limited - **Town:** Southampton - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £30.35 an hour - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Part-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T10:14:06.068Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0042-88250C?employerCode=M0042 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/M0042-88250C/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=M0042-88250C ## Job Content ### Job summary Job Title: Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist - 88250 Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Location: St. Marks Hospital, Maidenhead SL6 6DU Ward: Child, Family & Neurodiversity Service Pay Rates: £30.35 p/h Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30 Why might this job interest you? The Berkshire Healthcare CYPIT service is an integrated childrens therapy service shaped around the needs of the child and family operating within the Children, Families and All Age Services Division (CFAA). We are structured within integrated teams consisting of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, as well as a strong integrated therapy assistant team based in locality areas within East Berkshire strategically focused on phases of life. We work closely together to ensure we have the greatest therapeutic impact, working both directly and indirectly with children, young people and families to enable them to achieve their goals. ### Main duties of the job - Work alongside the CYPIT leadership team and CYPIT clinicians to plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the CYPIT services you are responsible for, ensuring that performance targets are met. - Propose and then work with others within the relevant CFAA teams to develop and implement strategies to reduce clinical and safeguarding risk, improve quality and clinical effectiveness within service provided by the team. - Investigate, interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate clinical diagnosis, evaluation and prognosis as part of the comprehensive assessment of patients, in a wide range of highly complex conditions and to recommend the best course of intervention, where opinions may differ. - Accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. - Participate in clinical audit, within your given service area, to measure the effectiveness of services & identify gaps in service provision and standards and in conjunction with relevant colleagues to formulate action plans to address any shortfalls. ### About us Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts. Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want ### Details - Date posted: 15 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 7 - Salary: £30.35 an hour - Contract: Bank - Duration: 12 months - Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working - Reference number: M0042-88250C - Job locations: St. Marks Hospital, 112 St. Marks Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 6DU, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role. ## Job Details Job Title: Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist - 88250 Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Location: St. Marks Hospital, Maidenhead SL6 6DU Ward: Child, Family & Neurodiversity Service Pay Rates: £30.35 p/h Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30 Why might this job interest you? The Berkshire Healthcare CYPIT service is an integrated childrens therapy service shaped around the needs of the child and family operating within the Children, Families and All Age Services Division (CFAA). We are structured within integrated teams consisting of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, as well as a strong integrated therapy assistant team based in locality areas within East Berkshire strategically focused on phases of life. We work closely together to ensure we have the greatest therapeutic impact, working both directly and indirectly with children, young people and families to enable them to achieve their goals. ## Job Description Work alongside the CYPIT leadership team and CYPIT clinicians to plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the CYPIT services you are responsible for, ensuring that performance targets are met. Propose and then work with others within the relevant CFAA teams to develop and implement strategies to reduce clinical and safeguarding risk, improve quality and clinical effectiveness within service provided by the team. Investigate, interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate clinical diagnosis, evaluation and prognosis as part of the comprehensive assessment of patients, in a wide range of highly complex conditions and to recommend the best course of intervention, where opinions may differ. Accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. Participate in clinical audit, within your given service area, to measure the effectiveness of services & identify gaps in service provision and standards and in conjunction with relevant colleagues to formulate action plans to address any shortfalls. ## Responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Completion of post graduate education relevant to clinical role of post. - Evidence of experience in clinical work in childrens services to a level of in-depth knowledge and expertise. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Qualified Speech and Language Therapist, registered with HCPC. ## Documents - [Job Description (PDF, 239 KB)](document:2957415) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.