Specialist Occupational Health Physiotherapist

• Provide expert, evidence-based physiotherapy assessment and treatment for Trust employees with musculoskeletal conditions
• Independently assess, diagnose and treat employees including those with complex MSK presentations and develop individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans
• Triage and manage referrals, maintaining accurate, up-to-date clinical records and effective communication with the Occupational Health team
• Interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical information to provide accurate diagnoses, prognoses, intervention plans and discharge summaries
• Use advanced clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment techniques grounded in current evidence-based practice
• Work closely with the Moving and Handling Team to advise managers on workplace adaptations and support safe working practices
• Motivate, persuade and support patients to achieve rehabilitation goals, overcoming barriers such as language, culture, expectations and anxiety
• Provide advice, teaching and guidance to relatives, carers and other health professionals to ensure consistent, high-quality care
• Maintain excellent manual, sensory and palpatory skills and ensure safe use of all physiotherapy and rehabilitation equipment

• Awareness of NHS issues
• Awareness of confidentiality issues
• Flexibility of working practice and times
• Specialised level of clinical reasoning, handling and treatment skills
• Good communication skills written and verbal
• Ability to teach and supervise
• Ability to work as part of a team, in isolation and on own initiative
• Organisational, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Ability to work under time pressures and constraints
• Ability to risk assess and awareness of H & S for own and others work area and caseloads
• Significant post-graduate clinical experience, with experience in each of the following areas musculoskeletal/orthopaedics, medical/surgical/ITU and neurology
• Evidence of continuing professional development and training in relevant area
• Experience of evidence based practice and risk assessment
• Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
• Current HCPC Registration
• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
• In around 100 words please describe where you have helped to improve the service of a department

• Experience of audit/research
• Experience in the NHS in the UK as a qualified physiotherapist
• Experience of supervision
• Rotations in non-core skill areas e.g. mental health, learning disabilities, community
• Involvement in Research and Audit projects
• Member of specialist interest group
• MCSP

Flexible working