Course details:
Date: 7-8th November 2025
Times: 07 November 08:40 - 17:00, 08 November 08:30 - 16:15
Cost: ACPOHE Members - EARLYBIRD RATE - £390.00 until end of 15/06/25, then £425.00
Venue: Therapies department, Alexander Donald Building, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU
Cost includes: tea and coffee
Cost does not include: Lunch, accommodation or travel.
Are you a physio?
If you're not a physio, please get in touch with our admin team at admin@acpohe.org.uk to check if the course is suitable for you.
Overview
Occupational rehabilitation builds the well-being and performance of employees and employers by helping workers and potential workers meet and sustain the demands of their work. This can be achieved through increasing the fitness of the worker and/or adjusting the demands of the role.
The course will begin broadly with society and organisational factors, progress to occupational factors and then focus in on individual factors and rehabilitation. Topics include:
- Fundamentals of Occupational Rehabilitation
- Business and organisational health
- Understanding job demands
- Conducting work conversations
- Behaviour change principles and practice
- Physiology, including strength and conditioning
- Designing rehabilitation programs
This face-to-face course emphasises the importance of rehabilitation and relationships in Occupational Health Physiotherapy. It includes a mix of presentations, case studies, group discussions, and practical activities, delivered by tutors with, ACPOHE registered membership, post registration MSc qualifications, and experience in the NHS, industry, and private sector. While there is a focus on musculoskeletal health, physiotherapy, and the UK, the principles are applicable across various health conditions and countries.
Tutors
Angela Webster
Angela is a specialist Musculoskeletal and Occupational Health. Angela graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in 1993 and completed her MSc in neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation at UCL in 1999.
Angela has held senior leadership roles in Musculoskeletal Health and Occupational Health, in the NHS and industry, working closing within and across multidisciplinary teams. She's been involved in quantitative and qualitative research including workplace health and wellbeing, risk factors for sickness absence, participatory ergonomics and work based condition management approaches to enhance function, productivity and quality of life.
Function and inclusion run through the heart of Angela's work. During the pandemic Angela lead TfL's 'Out of Sight but not out of Mind' physical and mental wellbeing programme, developed a Long Covid MDT Rehab programme and rebranded the Occupational Rehab classes.
Angela founded Joint Works in 2023 to help businesses provide a joined-up approach to work and musculoskeletal health.
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Accessibility
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