Assistant Moving & Handling Co-ordinator

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Assistant Moving & Handling Co-ordinator

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you looking to take the next step in developing your skills while working within a friendly, supportive team or an experienced moving and handling practitioner looking for a change of scene? Are you passionate about delivering high-quality manual handling training in line with the NHS Skills Framework and legislative requirements?

If so, we have a rare and exciting opportunity to join our small friendly Moving and Handling team that is passionate about protecting our staff and promoting safer patient handling and mobility to improve outcomes for our service users. The team offers a friendly and supportive environment where you will be able to continue your professional development and learning in a varied role involving the regular delivery of staff training, provision of moving and handling advice and support to staff and managers, and delivery and implementation of moving and handling related policies and procedures.

If appointed on a Band 5 developmental scale you would be required to complete a competency framework to progress from Band 5 to Band 6. The post holder would be required to keep a portfolio of evidence and clinical achievement to support the uplift to Band 6. This is a structured process which would be supported through clinical and management supervision and expected to be achieved within 18 months.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

1. To work with your moving and handling team colleagues in the formulation and application of the moving and handling strategy.
2. To provide moving and handling training in line with the Core-Skills Training Framework guidance, delivering engaging and informative training sessions, conducting training needs analyses, and providing ongoing support to staff to minimise the risk of injuries related to moving and handling patients and loads.
3. Contribute to the production of relevant documentation, information, and clear communications.
4. Conduct reviews, audits and assist in Inphase Investigations as directed.

About us

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites: Freeman Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site), Newcastle Dental Hospital, Newcastle Fertility Centre, Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria, Northern Genetics Service, Cramlington Manor Walks.

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals

Job responsibilities

Band 5

• To undertake a supporting role to Coordinators within moving and handling.
• To assist in the provision of training and delivering exemplary clinical practice in ward and department areas, contributing to the reduction of work-related musculoskeletal injury and moving and handling accidents across all staff groups and ensuring the Trust's compliance with statutory legislation.

Band 6

• To undertake a specialist role within moving and handling, providing training and delivering exemplary clinical practice in ward and department areas, contributing to the reduction of work-related musculoskeletal injury and moving and handling accidents across all staff groups and ensuring the Trust's compliance with statutory legislation.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Person Specification

Meets All Band 5 Criteria

• State registered Nurse, Physio, OT, or have a degree level qualification in a relevant area or experience in an NHS Moving and Handling Team Post.
• Recent experience as a moving and handling facilitator/link person.
• Experience in carrying a variety of moving and handling risk assessments on patients and objects.
• Experience in carrying out patient handling training sessions on a ward/department.
• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety law related to moving and handling and their practical implementation within a health care setting.
• Evidence of CPD.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to developing safe working practices.
• Practical and innovative.
• Problem-based approach.
• Good analytical skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• IT skills using e-mail, spreadsheets and compiling reports as Word documents.
• Confidence to teach and relate to large groups.
• Recognised teaching qualification.
• Recognised IT qualification.

Meets All Band 6 Criteria

• State registered Nurse, Physio, OT, or have a degree level qualification in a relevant area or experience in an NHS Moving and Handling Team Post.
• Graduate experience in a related area.
• Evidence of CPD.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to developing safe working practices.
• Practical and innovative.
• Problem-based approach.
• Good analytical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Confidence in IT skills using e-mail, spreadsheets and compiling reports as Word documents.
• Full Driving Licence.
• Experience and knowledge of implications of manual handling operations regulations in patient care.
• Outgoing, enthusiastic self-motivated.
• Confidence to teach and relate to large groups.
• Recognised post grad qualification in manual handling and/or teaching.
• Teaching or training or group work experience and/or qualification.
• Manual Handling or musculoskeletal work-based background.
• Manual handling facilitator's role or experience.
• Experience in working in the community setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust