Experienced Physiotherapist in Medicine & ICU - Fixed Term 12 Months
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Job summary
Band 6 Experienced Physiotherapist in Medicine & ICU
**This is a fixed-term/secondment post for 12 months to cover maternity leave.**
An exciting fixed-term/secondment opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated physiotherapist to join the ICU & Surgery and Medicine Physiotherapy teams at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, in a split role.
For 3 days per week, the role will be based predominantly on our Intensive Care Unit with an expectation to support the wider ICU/Surgery team on the Surgical Wards.
The other 2 days, the role will be based in our Medicine team, covering the acute medical wards and supporting the wider Medicine team.
You will be supported by the Therapy team and participate in the in-service training programme. Regular supervision/appraisal will be conducted.
An on-call respiratory service is provided by the department, which you will be expected to take part in, once competencies assessed, and you will be required to participate in the weekend working service on a rostered basis.
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.
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 "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:"Todeliver 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 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
193-7967019NCG
Job locations
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Team Lead Physiotherapist - ICU & Surgery
Louise Koslicki
louise.koslicki@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
01183227817
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