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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working and on-call responsibilities included)
Job ref
193-8377805NCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/11/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

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

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. We are looking to employ a skilled, forward thinking, dynamic individual to lead our inpatient paediatric services, as well as work clinically across our sub specialities.

The post is suitable for an experienced physiotherapist with past leadership and service development experience in a paediatric inpatient setting. The post-holder will work with children and young people with a variety of conditions across the general paediatric wards at RBH, with some outpatient work at the paediatric department at Dingley Child Development Centre. This role will involve working alongside consultants within a clinic setting and as part of the MDT. Experience of Cystic Fibrosis and working with neonates would be an advantage, but not essential.

The successful applicant will have extensive NHS paediatric experience (including paediatric respiratory and inpatient rehabilitation) and possess excellent assessment, clinical reasoning, treatment and teaching skills. You will have sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust’s CARE values.

Regular appraisal, supervision and support will be given and there is a requirement to actively participate in CPD and audit. You will lead the implementation of new initiatives to continue to develop the service in line with best practice and clinical guidelines whilst working closely alongside senior colleagues.

Main duties of the job

  • To be a physiotherapy clinical expert in the management of paediatric patients (inpatients and acute outpatients) for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT).
  • To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the physiotherapy team in conjunction with the Paediatric Physiotherapy Team Lead and Therapy Management.
  • To use expert physiotherapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the physiotherapy team and other healthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner.
  • To ensure a high quality, effective physiotherapy service.
  • To be a member of the Physiotherapy Department Management team, contributing to planning and policy development in the inter-professional team and department.
  • To deputise for the Paediatric Physiotherapy Team Lead as required.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role - please do not hesitate to get in touch should you have any queries.

Person specification

Registration

Essential criteria
  • HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
  • BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Post-graduate training/qualification in the management of specialist condition related to Paediatric field
  • In-depth understanding of conditions treated in Paediatrics
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced training in specialist area

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive post graduate clinical experience in paediatrics at a senior level
  • Experience in both inpatient and outpatient paediatrics, including respiratory and ward-based rehab
  • Working at a clinical specialist level
  • Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
  • Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience in a range of healthcare settings
  • Research experience

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Holly Moore
Job title
Team lead Physiotherapist for Paediatrics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 5248
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