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Physiotherapy Assistant
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (some weekend work within individual clinical teams)
Job ref
193-7450961NCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Reading
Salary
£24,465 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/09/2025 23:59

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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Physiotherapy Assistant

Band 2

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Job overview

Band 2 - Physiotherapy Assistant.

Note:  If you are a qualified Physiotherapist, your application will not be considered for this role.

Note: this job will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. 

In this role you work closely with patients, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, undertaking an array of responsibilities and tasks to support the smooth running of the Therapies service.

Please note, this job will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

- To be a Physiotherapy assistant working to assist the Physiotherapist in the therapeutic management of patients for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT).
- Under supervision to facilitate and participate in ongoing patient treatment.
- To work effectively as a team member in carrying out, under direction, exercise and mobility programmes.
- To participate in providing a high quality, effective and efficient physiotherapy service.
- Under supervision of a Physiotherapist, provide a range of activities, instructing and guiding patients, individually or in groups, to support them in achieving identified goals and promoting independence.
- To undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service,  including clerical and housekeeping tasks.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country.

The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.

The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Readings biggest employer.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on this job role, please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached.

Note: This role does not provide a Visa sponsorship.

Person specification

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Education to GCSE level including English and Maths.
  • IT skills, including e-mail
  • Some knowledge of physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of health or social care setting
  • Experience of working with members of the public
  • Some understanding of hospital working

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of caring role(s)
Desirable criteria
  • NHS experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024Florence Nightingale Foundation

Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alistair Clapham
Job title
Physiotherapy Professional Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 5440
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