Overview
Musculoskeletal Occupational Health Physiotherapist Jobs in Winwick, England, United Kingdom at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Title: Musculoskeletal Occupational Health Physiotherapist
Company: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Winwick, England, United Kingdom
The Post Holder Will Demonstrate An Attitude Which Respects And Values Service Users’ And Their Carers Whilst Embracing The Core Values Of The Organisation. These Principles Will Recognise The Need To
Promote safe practices
Value the aims of service users
Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
Value social inclusion
Role
As a result of the post-holder being effective in their role, The Trust would expect to see the following outcomes for the Trust:
Greater number of staff who are able to stay in work or return to work as efficiently as possible via prevention/education and physiotherapy rehabilitation.
Staff who are educated and empowered to take personal responsibility for their own musculoskeletal system.
Outcome based interventions that make a difference to how staff feel, who use the service.
Delivery of physiotherapy interventions that are based on best practice and audited to ensure clinical effectiveness.
The postholder will provide autonomous musculoskeletal assessment and rehabilitation for Mersey Care employees referred to the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Service, supporting timely fitness‑for‑work advice and safe, sustainable return‑to‑work outcomes.
Key duties include delivery of evidence‑based MSK assessment, formulation of clear and defensible Occupational Health advice and contribution to sickness absence management, phased returns and reasonable adjustments. The role supports managers and HR by advising on functional capability, workplace risk and work sustainability, particularly within physically demanding or safety‑critical roles.
The postholder will maintain accurate clinical records and management reports, work collaboratively with Occupational Health colleagues and wider stakeholders, and contribute to service priorities aimed at reducing MSK‑related sickness absence and improving staff wellbeing. The role operates within Trust governance, confidentiality, and professional standards.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Paul Jones Job title: Professional Lead MSK Physiotherapist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01925 664010
