# Experienced Physiotherapist (Trauma & Orthopaedics) - F/T 12 Months

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Berkshire Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Physiotherapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment Cover)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including evening and weekend orthopaedic service, as well as respiratory on-call responsibilities)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-19T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-13T09:41:03.941Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Berkshire/Reading/Royal_Berkshire_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapy/Physiotherapy-v8174117
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8174117?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Band 6 Experienced Physiotherapist - Trauma & Orthopaedics

**This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 12 months**

We are excited to welcome an experienced and enthusiastic physiotherapist to undertake a secondment into our Orthopaedic Physiotherapy team.

The successful applicant will work onsite at the Royal Berkshire Hospital covering both elective and trauma orthopaedics, as well as day surgery.

We operate Monday-Friday 8:00-16:00, with an evening service that is rostered within the team. There is also a weekend orthopaedic service you will be expected to contribute to.

### 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.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Education

**Essential**

- HCPC Registered
- Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy

**Desirable**

- Additional Courses in relevant field
- Involvement in research/service development

### Knowledge, skills and experience

**Essential**

- NHS experience across all core clinical areas
- Experience of working within Orthopaedics
- Understanding of current evidence base
- Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students
- Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in Orthopaedics for 1 year

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 139.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=603)
- [behaviours framework 2022 (pdf, 2.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2970)
- [probation policy & procedure (pdf, 559.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1640)
- [leadership behaviours framework (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2718)
- [learning in therapies at rbft 2026 (pdf, 820.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10476701)
- [band 6 physiotherapist in t&o jd & ps (pdf, 239.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10476703)
- [working in therapies at the rbft 2026 (pdf, 813.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10476700)

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