Musculoskeletal (MSK) Employment Advisor
| Posting date: | 19 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 February 2026 |
| Location: | Luton, LU1 1HH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | A0676-26-0000 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities To work with people that are unemployed and/or have challenges with their current employment. To encourage them to recognise the importance of productive work to good mental health and to help them plan a route into meaningful activity and employment. Caseload Management: Support participants by recognising and building upon their lived experience, empowering them to identify their own goals and overcome barriers to employment. Manage a diverse caseload of participants with MSK conditions, providing tailored information, advice, and guidance to address workplace problems and support employment goals. Use holistic assessment tools to identify aspirations, needs, and barriers, co-producing action plans with participants. Primary Care Integration: Work closely with physiotherapists (First Contact Practitioners) and the multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless support for participants, integrating clinical and employment interventions. Attend practice appointments and events to build caseload and promote the service. Employment Support: Provide employment coaching, including careers guidance, CV building, interview technique, and job brokerage. Advocate for participants with employers, negotiating workplace adjustments and supporting return-to-work strategies. Develop in-depth knowledge of the local labour market, local support and new initiatives, taking into account the needs of the client to broker effective interventions. Including specialist schemes to help with retaining or finding employment. Maintain ongoing support after return to work to help sustain employment. Health and Wellbeing Promotion: Deliver wellbeing advice and promote healthy lifestyle changes relevant to MSK conditions. Signpost or refer participants to additional support (e.g., universal credit, mental health) as needed. Service Promotion and Development: Proactively promote the MSK EA service within general practice and the wider community. Meet referral and performance targets in line with service KPIs. Administration and Data Management: Maintain accurate and compliant electronic client records. Collect and report data to support service performance and evaluation. Key Working Relationships Partnership working with commissioning organisations including attending team/network meetings, 1-2-1s and training Build and maintain strong relationships with a range of roles within General Practice including First Contact Practitioners, social prescribers, GPs and other community providers. Develop and maintain relationships/links with a range of external agencies that help individuals to achieve employment goals. This may include local colleges and training providers. Identify, understand and nurture relationships with the wider employment support services in the locale. Safeguarding Responsibilities Be able to display an awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults.