Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-0611-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CROSS SITE
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/08/2025
Employer heading

Specialist Physiotherapist Occupational Health
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Specialist Physiotherapist in Occupational Health
SOHS is responsible for assisting managers in delivering the Trust’s objectives, in particular:
- Participate in the provision of a high-quality occupational health service to clients of SOHS, including the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of occupational health activities and standards.
- Deliver specialist OH advice within the Trust and to external client groups as per agreed contracts and Service Level Agreements.
- Promote OH within the Trust and maintain an understanding and good working relationships with all client groups.
- Respond to the professional developments in OH Practice, Health and Safety Legislation and any other legislation impacting on good clinical practice.
- Be aware of new initiatives and, together with the OH Clinical Nurse Manager develop policies to ensure that legal requirements are communicated effectively to clients to minimize health and safety risks.
Main duties of the job
- To assume daily operational responsibility for service delivery and all aspects of SOHS work delegated by the Clinical Nurse Manager including coaching, mentoring and clinical supervision of staff and engaging in continuing professional development.
- To assist with the development of evidence-based practice and organisation of the work of the service.
- To participate in the development of service and, where required, Trust Policies and procedures, working productively to identify through research, the appropriate terminology required to satisfy policy requirements of the Trust.
- To assist with setting and implementing measurable standards, audit of clinical practice and procedures to monitor, evaluate and enhance the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of the OH Service.
- To assist with the continued development and promotion of the service which will include involvement with committees and working groups within the Trust.
- To promote all aspects of Health, Safety and Welfare within the Trust and for any or the services clients.
- To assist with evaluating developments within the profession and changes in legislation to ensure that the Trust is continually updating its practice.
- To have relevant expertise and knowledge related to assessment and management of OH patients and maintain clinical competence relating to MSK health issues
- To carry out a portfolio of work and study in line with the service’s developments and priorities as determined by the OH Management team.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- Extensive post registration MSK experience in the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Further MSK qualifications
- Equivalent knowledge/experience with validation.
- ACOHP courses
Experience
Essential criteria
- Specialist clinical knowledge and experience of MSK assessment and rehabilitation acquired through in-depth post registration practical experience.
- MSK experience of working with staff.
- An understanding of issues affecting the NHS HR and Occupational Health Agendas.
- Equivalent IT experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of occupational health and supporting staff at work
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake any further training/development as identified by service need and in annual appraisal.
Desirable criteria
- DSE/ workplace assessments
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills with all disciplines - written and verbal.
- Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Ability to undertake complex communication including use of medical terminology.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people in both written and oral format.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Experience of data gathering.
- Shows sensitivity to the needs of others
- Able to build credibility quickly and to work with all grades of staff within the Trust.
- Able to work on own initiative
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Tutton
- Job title
- Senior Physiotherapy Specialist in OH
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 271 47 37
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