Paediatric Physiotherapist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health services trust in Maidenhead seeks a qualified Physiotherapist to join their team. This full-time role focuses on supporting children and young people with developmental and complex needs. The ideal candidate must possess excellent communication skills and have experience working with children, either professionally or during studies. The position offers flexible working options, generous annual leave, and a commitment to inclusion and development for all employees.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days’ annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Learning and career development opportunities

‘Cycle to Work’ scheme

Access to wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at retailers and restaurants

Staff networks for equality

Generous leave policies

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills essential.
• Qualified Physiotherapist with HCPC registration required.
• Full UK driving license with access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for a dedicated caseload and clinical role.
• Carry out clinical assessments within your level of clinical knowledge and skill.
• Develop and deliver individualized management plans.
• Contribute to training for schools and staff.
• Collaborate with education, medical, and nursing staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Enthusiasm for working with children

Education

Qualified Physiotherapist with HCPC registration

Job description

Are you a new or recently qualified Physiotherapist who is passionate about working with children and young people? Are you looking to work as part of a supportive team in a flexible working environment whilst earning HCAS?

We have a new and exciting opportunity for a full time band 5 Physiotherapist to join our team based in East Berkshire.

You will have an interest in developing skills to support children and young people and will be supported by an experienced team of Physiotherapists to develop your skill set and autonomy in working with children and young people.

You will need to be enthusiastic, demonstrate that you have excellent communication and people skills, and have an understanding of the diverse needs of children and young people. Any experience of working with children and young people is essential, whether as part of student placement or out of work activities.

This role will be ideal for a Physiotherapist looking to develop their skills working with Children and Young People with developmental and complex needs across community and school settings, therefore we are looking for someone with a real passion for seeing children and young people reach their potential.

Our core working hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 – 17:00 but we can offer some flexibility around this. The role will involve some travel but also offers opportunities for flexible working.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for a dedicated caseload and clinical role.
• Carry out clinical assessments within your level of clinical knowledge and skill.
• Identify relevant therapy needs from which you can develop and deliver an individualised management plan, with support from a senior therapist as needed.
• Contribute to and deliver training to schools/early years setting, parents, CYP and staff, as part of therapy support and delivery.
• Contribute to the implementation and development of the impact-based model of clinical decision making.
• Work collaboratively with education, local authority, medical and nursing staff to ensure delivery of a coordinated integrated service along with Speech and Language and Occupational Therapy colleagues.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Values

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

Benefits

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Must-Haves

• Excellent communication skills
• Qualified Physiotherapist with HCPC registration
• An enthusiasm for working with early years and school aged children and young people
• Full UK driving license with access to a vehicle for work purposes

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Helen Wilson on 07970434132 or email: [e-mail] who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025