Specialist Occupational Health/Physiotherapist - Band 6
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 05/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Specialist Occupational Health Physiotherapist within the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Team. You will deliver specialist support for the Trust's Reasonable Adjustments and WorkSmart services, managing an occupational health physiotherapy caseload. The position involves providing evidence-based assessment, advice, and intervention to support employees in maintaining and returning to work, and optimising their health. You will work collaboratively with employees, managers, and HR to identify practical workplace solutions. Comprehensive training and support will be provided for development in this specialist area.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake a specialist Occupational Health Physiotherapy role, delivering expert musculoskeletal assessment and intervention.
- Lead WorkSmart (workplace) assessments and support the implementation of the Trust's Reasonable Adjustments pathway.
- Provide specialist knowledge and advice to the Occupational Health team and senior managers/clinicians.
- Contribute to the delivery and development of high-quality clinical services, promoting evidence-based practice.
- Be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including patient management.
- Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation, communicating assessment and treatment results to appropriate disciplines.
Essential criteria
- Profession specific Diploma/ Degree
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
- Member of relevant professional body
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field
- Individual and group treatment skills.
- Post graduate clinical experience
- Experience of delivering training to colleagues in health and/ or other relevant agencies
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of undergraduate student and/or support staff supervision
- Contribution to clinical education of junior staff/students/ assistants
- Experience of contributing to quality improvement projects for safe, personal and effective care
- Involvement in audit, research and evidence-based practice
- Awareness of local and national NHS/Social Care agenda and its relevance to service area
- Awareness of national policy, clinical practice standards and guidelines relevant to service area
- Understanding of professional issues and their application to practices code of conduct/ethos
- Effective written and verbal communication skills to optimise patient management.
- Ability to manage risk in relationship to patient care
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Sound knowledge of a variety of assessment and clinical interventions relevant to service area
- Advanced clinical reasoning
- Appraisal Skills
- Sound knowledge of research, audit and evidence-based practice
- Workload management skills including prioritisation and delegation
- Knowledge of relevant equipment and its application
- Knowledge of a variety of assistive technology and environmental modifications
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office 365
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own professional competency level and to seek help appropriately
- Access to transport for work purposes as you will need to be able to travel across ELHT Sites
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner as required in accordance with the agreed job plan
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in Special Clinical Interest Group
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Specialist Occupational Health/Physiotherapist - Band 6
The closing date is 05 October 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Team for an Occupational Health Physiotherapist.
The role focuses on delivering specialist support for the Trust's Reasonable Adjustments and WorkSmart (workplace assessment) services, alongside managing an occupational health physiotherapy caseload. The successful candidate will provide evidence-based assessment, advice and intervention to support employees in remaining at work, returning safely following ill health, and optimising their health, wellbeing and functional capacity.
Working within a supportive team, you will help create safe, inclusive and productive working environments through a holistic, person-centred approach. In partnership with employees, managers, HR and key stakeholders, you will identify practical workplace solutions that promote positive health and work outcomes.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated physiotherapist to develop specialist Occupational Health knowledge while enhancing their clinical reasoning, assessment and case management skills. Comprehensive training and support will be provided to support your development.
Applications are welcomed from physiotherapists who have completed their core rotations an
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