Physiotherapist

Physiotherapist
Occupational Health
People Services
Stanley Road Police Station
36.5 hours
Grade F

We are seeking a skilled Physiotherapist to join our team. The ideal candidate will require a strong background in medical and physiological conditions. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing conditions of Police Officers and police staff, developing personalised treatment plans, and implementing various therapeutic techniques helping to enhance the health and physical well-being of the force.

If you are passionate about helping others and making a difference in people's lives, we would love to hear from you.

Merseyside Police

Merseyside Police is a dynamic, challenging, and rewarding place to work, we take pride in everything we do.

We are one of the best performing urban Force as graded by HMICFRS to date, our strategy is simply to put the communities of Merseyside first. We have a strong focus on continuous improvement in the areas we’re passionate about: ending Violence Against Women and Girls; tackling Serious Organised Crime and County Lines; strengthening our approach to Diversity and Inclusion; building trust and confidence through Community Engagement.

We’re a friendly employer who prides itself in staff investment and well-being. Our rewards package includes everything you would expect from any large, forward-thinking employer, such as salary, annual leave, family friendly policies, and local government pension scheme. Working for Merseyside Police though, you’ll also get the privilege of additional benefits that are unique to our organisation in the form of access to many discount schemes and networks.

Job Purpose

To provide a Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal Assessment and Treatment Service for Officers and Staff. Undertaking comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of employees, formulating treatment programmes, ensuring effective treatment and advice to achieve fitness to work.

Knowledge & Experience

Must be registered, and maintain registration, with the Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC).

You must have a degree or an accelerated postgraduate degree course in physiotherapy approved by the HCPC together with a level of competence gained through working as a staff grade physiotherapist through a relevant healthcare service.

You should have the ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams.

Must have knowledge of the relationship between musculo-skeletal conditions and possible workplace risk factors for these conditions.

Be able to demonstrate the confidence to take independent action. Must demonstrate knowledge of multidisciplinary team (MDT) working and the role of a physiotherapist within an MDT well-being team.

Experience of working within an occupational health unit would be desirable.

Must be passionate about proactive health promotion and the need to encourage an increase in physical activity within the workplace.

Able to demonstrate effective communication skills, both orally and written to all levels of management and staff.

Experience of maintaining strict confidentiality, using tact and diplomacy where applicable.

Experience of producing accurate written information and demonstrating a high level of attention to detail.

Experience of updating and maintaining electronic records accurately.

Experience of working with minimal supervision, organising and prioritising own workload.

Experience of working to deadlines and tight time-scales within a busy environment.

Experience of using Microsoft Software Applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook and ability to use team specific software.

The post holder will be based at the OHU service with a requirement to travel to other Force locations to provide support to designated clients/ strands.

Knowledge of Health & Safety, Data Protection and Equality Act Principles

Benefits:

Merseyside Police operates a smarter working policy, and our management teams will be happy to talk to you about how we could meet both your flexible working needs and the needs of the role you are applying for.

Flexi time policy

Free onsite parking

On site Gym

Local Government Pension

On site bistro (site dependant)

Staff networks

Well-being programme

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

Building a workforce that represents our communities is important to us.We aim to attract & keep people with the best skills & highest potential. We want to attract a diverse range of individuals into our force who might not have considered a career with us before.

We particularly welcome applications from women and black & ethnic minority candidates.

To help us achieve a workforce that represents our communities, we have a dedicated team working to encourage people from diverse communities to build their career with us. They provide support & guidance throughout the application process to candidates from under-represented groups.

To find out more about the support on offer from our dedicated Outreach team please refer to Merseyside Police Career Website