Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed-term or secondment until April 2027)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including weekend rota and cover of on-call rota)
- Job ref
- 193-7846160NCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Experienced Physiotherapist in Elderly Care (Fixed Term to April 2027)
NHS AfC: Band 6
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 6 Experienced Physiotherapist – Elderly Care
**This is a fixed-term/secondment post to April 2027.**
Are you a dynamic individual passionate about patient-centred care?
Do you value working in a positive team environment focused on peer support and development?
We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading on a fixed-term/secondment basis for 12 months to cover maternity leave. We are looking to employ a skilled, forward-thinking, dynamic individual as an Elderly Care Physiotherapist. We have recently been accredited as a University Department of Elderly Care.
The post is suitable for a physiotherapist with experience working in elderly care. The post will be required to work across the Elderly Care department, working with individuals with a variety of complex needs and within a heavily integrated team. Weekend working (via a rota) will be included.
The successful applicant will have Elderly Care experience and possess assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment skills. You will have sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust’s values of Compassion, Aspiration, Resourcefulness and Excellence.
Main duties of the job
To be a Senior Physiotherapist delivering patient-centred, caring therapy for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT).
To be professionally responsible for all aspects of your own work including the therapeutic management of patients in your care, with support from your supervisor.
To use your physiotherapy knowledge and skills to provide specialist support and advice to the Multi-Disciplinary team and to manage own caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner
To deliver a high quality, effective and efficient physiotherapy service in the Therapy team.
To be a member of the Therapy Department team, contributing to service development in Therapies and the Trust.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
In many areas, the Trust is nationally recognised as delivering outstanding care and the Therapies service is fully focused on delivering on the trusts ambition to continue to enhance this excellent work.
Come and join our team as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
Person specification
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered
- NHS experience across all core clinical areas, including respiratory
Desirable criteria
- Rehab experience in acute hospital
- Up to date knowledge of research and evidence based
Leadership
Essential criteria
- Examples of leadership
Desirable criteria
- Leadership course completed
NHS Rehab Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS rehab experience
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of rehabillitation
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
Candidates to be capped at 30 applications for each whole time equivalent position being recruited to.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Naomi Carpenter
- Job title
- Team Lead Physiotherapist for Elderly Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 8002
- Additional information
Sasha Wood (Physiotherapy Professional Lead) [email protected]
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