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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-8105834NCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 pro-rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/07/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Experienced Physiotherapist in MSK Outpatients (P/T 22.5 hours p/w)

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.  

Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Job overview

Band 6 Experienced Physiotherapist - MSK Outpatients

This is a part-time post for 22.5 hours per week.

We are excited to welcome an experienced and enthusiastic physiotherapist to the MSK Outpatient Service at Physiotherapy East, RBFT.

The successful applicant will work onsite at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in the outpatient department, working with both upper limb and lower limb patients.

Please Note: This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

To be an experienced Physiotherapist delivering patient-centered, 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

We are one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country - serving a population of more than 500,000 people - and the main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire.

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, 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.

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 and experience

Essential criteria
  • NHS experience across all core clinical areas
  • Experience of working in MSK outpatients
  • Previous experience in assessing and treating upper limb & lower limb patients
  • Understanding of current evidence base
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in MSK for 2 years

Education

Essential criteria
  • HCPC Registered
  • Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
  • Additional Courses in relevant field
  • Involvement in research/service development

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Florence Nightingale FoundationNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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

This vacancy will automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kathryn Rigler
Job title
Team Lead Physiotherapist for MSK Outpatients
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 6513
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