Manual Handling Trainer

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced professional to provide ongoing support to ensure statutory and mandatory manual handling training for all staff aligns with NHSLA Risk Management Standards and relevant legislation.

The role involves delivering induction and refresher training, supporting the Lead Manual Handling Advisor, maintaining training records, and collaborating with Occupational Health to promote evidence-based practice and staff

Responsibilities

• Deliver induction and refresher manual handling training to staff at all levels.
• Support the Lead Manual Handling Advisor in delivering, evaluating and improving training programmes and quality assurance, including attendance records and audits.
• Assist managers with manual handling and Display Screen Equipment (DSE) risk assessments, providing advice on safer handling practices.
• Maintain accurate assessment records using Trust documentation, ensuring confidentiality and communicating findings to managers.

Job description

To provide ongoing support to the Trust to ensure the statutory and mandatory manual handling training needs of all levels of staff are met in line with NHSLA Risk Management Standards assuring compliance with relevant legislation and Trust policies. To support the Lead Manual Handling Advisor and the Manual Handling Team in the implementation, monitoring and audit of the Safer Handling Policy to reduce the incidence of work-related musculoskeletal injuries/disorders. The post holder will be required to carry out various administrative duties pertaining to the overall running of the Manual Handling Team., Deliver induction and refresher manual handling training to staff at all levels, in line with Trust policies and training needs. Support the Lead Manual Handling Advisor in delivering, evaluating and improving training programmes and quality assurance, including attendance records, outcome monitoring and audits. Assist managers with manual handling and Display Screen Equipment (DSE) risk assessments, providing advice on safer handling practices. Maintain accurate assessment records using Trust documentation, ensuring confidentiality. Communicate findings to managers and escalation complex cases to the appropriate advisor. Support investigations into workplace accidents and injuries involving manual handling. Promote evidence-based, peer-reviewed techniques that improve patient outcomes and staff safety, acting as a role model for best practice. Comply with Trust guidelines and policies, respond to telephone and email enquiries from staff at all levels, and work collaboratively with Occupational Health and Wellbeing Services to support and deliver health promotion programmes.

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• Agenerous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k)to support with relocation expensesfor hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.
• A variety ofdifferent typesof paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work,familyand relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring,cinemaand financefrom a rangeof providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.