Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Occupational Health Physiotherapy Service working 33 hours per week. The service is provided for all employees of Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals. 

You will be employed by the Therapy Service at WHH and work within the Occupational Health Team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assess and treat WHH staff members who are referred or who self-refer into the service with a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions. You will need to have extensive experience of working in a musculoskeletal environment with advanced assessment and clinical reasoning skills as you are often the initial contact for the staff member.

Communication with staff, managers and other health professionals to achieve the optimum outcomes for our staff members.

The post holder will also be involved in Health Promotion activities and there will be opportunities to undertake ergonomic workplace assessments including DSE assessments.

Take an active role in the development of and implementation of the Occupational Health Service, specifically the Therapy element of this service with the development of related policies

Referrals are also received from Managers requesting advice on fitness for work, and any adjustments required to enable staff to continue in work. You will also be actively involved in developing plans for staff, to facilitate a safe return to work.  

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.