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Senior Moving and Handling Facilitator

3 months ago


Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a healthcare registrant NMC/HCPC to join the Department of Professional Health Care Education, to help improve moving and handling practice across our Trust.


We are looking for a pro-active and adaptable individual with excellent communication skills and experience of delivering specialised training, advice and support relating to the moving and handling of people and objects.


Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ' Priority ' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.


To Deputise/support for the moving and handling lead in planning, delivering, and evaluating moving and handling training programmes Trust wide.

Including departmental bespoke programmes as required supporting effective management practice and increasing workforce productivity. Facilitating the Trust in achieving its Health and Safety strategy.


To actively maintain a professional moving and handling advisory service across the Trust and provide specialist advice in relation to moving and handling, in the absence of the MH lead for all clinical and non-clinical staff.

Reporting back to the MH lead as appropriate.


To actively promote a healthy workplace by educating staff and implementing change to minimise the risk of injury from Manual Handling of loads and people, static postures and repetitive activities.


To advise managers and staff Trust wide on the implementation and maintenance of a safer handling policy ensuring we are working within the framework of the national back exchange and meeting legislative requirements reporting back to Moving and Handling lead as appropriate.


Work as a senior part of the moving and handling team in providing specialist advice in relation to bariatric patients, including purchase of equipment, liaising with appropriate teams e.g.

Tissue viability, infection control.

  • To deputise/support the Moving and Handling Lead providing expert/specialist advice to ensure continuity of service across the organisation, on the implementation and maintenance of safer handling policies and practice.
  • To deputise/support for the moving and handling lead working autonomously in the absence of the moving and handling lead, managing the manual handling team and coordinate activities in the promotion of a healthy workplace by educating staff and implementing change to minimise the risk of injury from manual handling tasks.
  • To Deputise/support for the moving and handling lead in planning, delivering, and evaluating moving and handling training programmes Trust wide. Including departmental bespoke programmes as required supporting effective management practice and increasing workforce productivity. Facilitating the Trust in achieving its Health and Safety strategy.
  • To actively maintain a professional moving and handling advisory service across the Trust and provide specialist advice in relation to moving and handling, in the absence of the MH lead for all clinical and nonclinical staff. Reporting back to the MH lead as appropriate.
  • To actively promote a healthy workplace by educating staff and implementing change to minimise the risk of injury from Manual Handling of loads and people, static postures, and repetitive activities.
  • To advise managers and staff Trust wide on the implementation and maintenance of a safer handling policy ensuring we are working within the framework of the national back exchange and meeting legislative requirements reporting back to Moving and Handling lead as appropriate.
  • Work as a senior part of the moving and handling team in providing specialist advice in relation to bariatric patients, including purchase of equipment, liaising with appropriate teams e.g. Tissue viability, infection control.
  • To Deliver key priority education and training as part of the wider team with the Multi trainers as required e.g. to support Trust corporate induction.
  • Must be flexible to the needs of the Department of Professional Healthcare Education and the organisation, be able to adapt to change in educational requirements. Including increased activity or change of skill delivery.
  • Will be required to travel between training centres and main hospital site as well as travel to off site areas.
FFor further details please see attached JD&PS.