Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist

Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist

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:

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.

This post will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

Provisional interview date: week commencing 15th December 2025.

Please contact Holly Moore (Paediatric Team Lead) you would like further information or to arrange an informal visit.

Person Specification Qualifications & Knowledge

• Clearly demonstrated specialist skills in clinical area of Paediatrics
• Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registered
• Advanced training in specialist area of Paediatrics

Experience

• Experience of service development in clinical area
• Working at a clinical specialist level
• Extensive post graduate clinical experience
• Advanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of highly complex conditions
• Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
• Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students
• Previous experience in a range of healthcare settings

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.

Dingley Child Development Centre, Erlegh House

Reading University Campus, Early Gate, Whiteknights Road

Dingley Child Development Centre, Erlegh House

Reading University Campus, Early Gate, Whiteknights Road