Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist
The closing date is 07 December 2025
Job summary
Band 7 Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist
**This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity to October 2026 to cover maternity leave.**
This post is advertised at Band 7 level, however, dependent on experience, we may offer at Band 6 level if appropriate and would welcome applicants looking for a Band 6 opportunity to apply.
Are you a dynamic individual with extensive paediatric ward experience?
We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team and are looking to employ a skilled, forward-thinking, dynamic individual as a senior paediatric physiotherapist.
The post is suitable for an experienced physiotherapist with past leadership and service development experience in a paediatric inpatient setting.
You 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 would be an advantage.
Main duties of the job
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.
Regular appraisal, supervision and support will be given. 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.
Duties include:
- To be a physiotherapy clinical expert in the management of paediatric patients (inpatients and acute outpatients) for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT).
- To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of thephysiotherapy team in conjunction with the Paediatric Physiotherapy Team Leadand Therapies Management.
- To use expert physiotherapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills toprovide specialist support and advice to the physiotherapy team and otherhealthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complexconditions as an autonomous practitioner.
- To ensure a high quality, effective physiotherapy service.
- To be a member of the Physiotherapy Department Management team, contributingto planning and policy development in the Inter- professional team and department.
- To deputise for the Paediatric Physiotherapy Team Lead as required.
About us
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 recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our 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.
We are fortunate to be supported by a dynamic and forward-thinking Therapies Practice Education Team. Please follow the link to see how we support our staff in the delivery of excellent patient care: https://youtu.be/dFeVzr_UqCw
Details
Date posted
25 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
9 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
193-7625941NCG
Job locations
Dingley Child Development Centre, Erlegh House
Reading University Campus, Early Gate, Whiteknights Road
Reading
RG6 6BZ
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Dingley Child Development Centre, Erlegh House
Reading University Campus, Early Gate, Whiteknights Road
Reading
RG6 6BZ
Employer's website
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