Fixed term contract from September 2026 to 16th July 2027
Full time, 40 hours per week (we will consider part time arrangements for a strong candidate around the operational needs of the Company)
Salary: £45,000 per annum
Based on site at ROH Covent Garden
Please note this role requires an enhanced DBS check
Prior to commencing your application, please review our application guide here.
The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.
The Royal Opera House describes the place we work, not who we are. The whole is always more than the sum of its parts – we may be a House, but three quarters of our audiences experience what we do outside this building. While our Covent Garden theatre is the nerve centre, the impact and influence of the organisation can be felt in every corner of the country, and around the world.
We are looking for an experienced, proactive and highly skilled Company Physiotherapist to join our healthcare team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract from September 2026. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic, performance-focused environment, supporting the health, wellbeing and physical performance of dancers of the Royal Ballet.
As Company Physiotherapist, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality physiotherapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. You will manage your own clinical caseload, provide evidence-based advice, and work collaboratively with colleagues across healthcare and operational teams. The role would suit a confident clinician with strong musculoskeletal experience, excellent communication skills and a genuine interest in helping elite ballet dancers perform at their best
About the Role
You will assess and treat a wide range of acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, supporting individuals from initial presentation through to return to full activity. You will develop personalised rehabilitation plans, monitor progress, and provide practical guidance on injury prevention, load management, recovery and long-term self-management. The successful candidate will be comfortable working autonomously while contributing actively to a multidisciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for musculoskeletal presentations.
- Manage an independent caseload, prioritising effectively and adapting care to individual needs.
- Design and progress evidence-based rehabilitation programmes to support safe return to work and dance performance.
- Deliver advice on injury prevention, recovery strategies and physical wellbeing.
- Work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues to support integrated care and positive outcomes.
- Maintain clear, timely and confidential clinical records in line with professional standards.
- Contribute to service improvement, audit, education and best-practice development.
About You
You will be a qualified Physiotherapist with current HCPC registration, ideally including dance, sports, performance settings experience. You will have excellent clinical reasoning, a patient-centred approach and the confidence to work independently.
Why Join Us?
This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and ambitious healthcare environment. You will be part of a team that values clinical quality, professional development, collaboration and preventative care.
The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UK’s leading arts organisations and our aim is to inspire imagination, ignite emotion and make the extraordinary for everyone. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underpin all that we do. We want our people to be representative of the diversity in the UK. We understand the creativity and innovation that diversity can bring and strive to create an inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive.
We encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and skills to join our teams. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under-represented within our organisation.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means that we are actively working to ensure that candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will endeavour to offer an interview to candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they meet the essential criteria for the role, though sometimes due to the volume of qualified candidates with declarations this is not possible.
The RBO is also committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people, and adults and we implement robust safer recruitment practices. Due to our safeguarding promise, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check before commencing employment with us, which will be indicated in the advertising.
A full job description can be found here.
For more information about working with the Royal Ballet and Opera, please review the info pack here.
For a list of potential reasonable adjustments, please review this guidance document. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the RBO Recruitment Team on [email protected]
If you are applying as an internal candidate, you might find this guidance document helpful.
Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, Sunday 12th July 2026
First stage online interviews will be held w/c 20th July 2026. Second stage in person interviews will be held w/c 27th July 2026.
To ensure a fair process, late applications will not be considered under any circumstances.
Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.