Job summary
Band 6 Experienced Rotational Physiotherapist in Specialist Rehabilitation

Are you looking for the next challenge in your career as a Band 6 Physiotherapist?

We are pleased to offer a very exciting opportunity to join our team as a Band 6 Physio on the Specialist Rehabilitation wheel.

In this rotational position you will gain enhanced knowledge and skills in the treatment of patients in the following clinical areas: Stroke, Paediatrics, Specialist Medicine / Elderly Care and Medicine (including amputee rehab).

We are looking for a dynamic and ambitious individual to join our supportive and forward thinking team!

Main duties of the job
The post is suitable for an experienced physiotherapist with past experience in the above clinical areas; as alongside the team you will be working with patients with varied, often complex conditions.

In this role you will develop managerial skills by supervising junior staff and students; and also have opportunity to contribute to service development working alongside senior colleagues.

The successful applicant will have NHS experience and possess excellent assessment, clinical reasoning, treatment and teaching skills.

You will have sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust's values of Compassion, Aspiration, Resourcefulness and Excellence.

Contribution to seven day working and on-call working is required of the post holder in this role.

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 rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "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.

This is embodied in the Therapies service vision: "To deliver a high quality, patient-centred, modern service which promotes innovative thinking and prioritises the development of staff".

Our innovative Therapies Practice Education Team are an integral part of our staff's experience in their roles. Please follow this link to see more of what we do! https://youtu.be/dFeVzr_UqCw

Come and join our team as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

Details
Date posted: 29 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 193-8317452NCG
Job locations: Royal Berkshire Hospital, Craven Road, Reading, RG1 5AN, United Kingdom

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

Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential

• Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registered
• NHS experience across all core clinical areas, including respiratory

Desirable

• Rehab experience in acute hospital
• Up to date knowledge of research and evidence based

Leadership
Essential

• Examples of leadership

Desirable

• Leadership course completed

NHS Rehab Experience
Essential

• NHS rehab experience

Desirable

• Knowledge of rehabillitation

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Berkshire Hospital, Craven Road, Reading, RG1 5AN, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Physiotherapy Professional Lead, Sasha Wood, sasha.wood@royalberkshire.nhs.uk, 01183228678

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.