Operational Lead - Speech & Language Therapy

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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and Access: over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Details
Date posted: 16 October 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: M0042-88250G

Person Specification

• Essential: Qualified Speech and Language Therapist, registered with HCPC.
• Essential: Completion of post graduate education relevant to clinical role of post.
• Essential: Evidence of experience in clinical work in childrens services to a level of in-depth knowledge and expertise.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: NHS Professionals Limited
Address: St. Marks Hospital, 112 St. Marks Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 6DU, United Kingdom
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