Manual Handling Advisor

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Current and appropriate level of professional/ statutory Registration for area of specialty e.g. RN/ RM/ HCPC/MD
- Evidence of professional post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience
- Educated to BSc / 1st degree level or equivalent qualification / training and experience
- Recognised teaching qualification or demonstrates equivalent highly developed specialist knowledge, skills, and formal teaching experience at degree level

**Desirable criteria**:

- Master’s degree or Apprenticeship L7 or working towards
- Recognised qualification or experience in coaching, mentoring and/or action learning
- Training in patient safety and human factors

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Post registration clinical practice experience in healthcare setting
- Clinical experience working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care
- Experience working as a manual handling link worker/trainer
- Extensive teaching experience within a range of settings e.g., formal / informal, individuals / small / large groups, multidisciplinary, clinical / non-clinical environments, face to face / remotely.
- Extensive experience in designing, planning, delivering, and evaluating learning interventions in a range of settings.
- Practical experience conducting educational audit, evaluation or research
- Practical experience of leading and facilitating change and improvement
- Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience developing and delivering virtual / remote / electronic education packages
- Experience in committee work related to moving and handling

**Knowledge**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Working knowledge of clinical skills teaching equipment and aids
- Knowledge and understanding of current relevant NHS policies and drivers for change
- Highly developed understanding of educational theory and practice, particularly in relation to adult learners, experiential and reflective learning, and a commitment to educational quality.
- Well-developed understanding of multidisciplinary issues and a commitment to multidisciplinary working

**Desirable criteria**:

- Knowledge and understanding of health professional education and curricula
- Well-developed understanding of core principles of human factors, particularly in relation to human error, non-technical skills, and systems design thinking

**Skills & Abilities**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Evidence of well-developed clinical practice
- Evidence of strong teaching and facilitation skills and highly-developed educational practice
- Routinely applies evidence-based research to clinical and educational practice across a range of settings
- Routinely applies governance principles to clinical and educational practice across a range of settings e.g., risk management, audit and quality assurance
- Proven ability to facilitate learning of multi-disciplinary learners in a range of settings e.g., in/formal, individuals / groups, non/clinical environments, face to face / remotely
- Proven ability to design, deliver and evaluate training interventions across a range of settings in line with educational principles
- Able to provide support and feedback to a range of learners
- Able to confidently and credibly manage difficult, complex or contentious situations appropriately and sensitively
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including negotiation, with proven ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and staff at all levels
- Effective organisation and time management skills and ability to work to agreed deadlines
- Proven ability to work autonomously; proactive, enthusiastic, and self-motivated
- Proven ability to work effectively as part of a team and achieve results through others
- Able to think creatively, innovate and problem-solve utilising available resources
- Able to analyse, integrate, interpret, and present complex or contentious information from a range of sources to produce written reports, undertake presentations and to inform decision-making
- Proven evidence of management / leadership skills, and the ability to inspire and motivate a team

**Personal Qualities**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Friendly and approachable
- Punctual and reliable
- Highly motivated and determination to deliver work of consistent high quality
- Highly reflective and flexible, able to consciously and proactively adapt their approach to meet the needs of their current audience
- High level of emotional intelligence: able to understand and master own emotions and demonstrate tact, empathy, and reassurance in diffi