Moving and Handling Adviser

Wrexham County Borough Council; Wrexham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

32 days annual leave

Employee Support Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Health & wellbeing resources

Credit Union services

Staff discounts

Job summary

Wrexham County Borough Council is seeking a Moving & Handling Advisor within the Occupational Therapy Service in Wrexham. The role involves supporting moving and handling interventions, visiting patients after assessments, and demonstrating equipment to promote safe practice.

You will work with Occupational Therapists, care providers and families, delivering RoSPA-assured training and developing specialist expertise in moving and handling.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to support moving and handling interventions.
• Experience delivering practical training to staff.

Responsibilities

• Support moving and handling interventions in community settings.
• Conduct follow-up visits after assessments.
• Demonstrate equipment and safe techniques.
• Promote best practice and support care plans implementation.
• Deliver moving and handling training across services.

Skills

Moving handling

Safe moving

Patient care

Job description

Wrexham’s Occupational Therapy Team is committed to helping people live as independently as possible through a strengths-based approach that promotes choice, control, and wellbeing.

We are seeking a Moving & Handling Advisor to join our Occupational Therapy Service. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside Occupational Therapists across a variety of settings, including adults with long-term conditions, learning disabilities, paediatrics, reablement, and hospital discharge services.

About the Role

You will support the delivery of the Moving with Dignity Policy, helping citizens and carers adopt safe, person-centred moving and handling practices. Working closely with Occupational Therapists, care providers, health colleagues, commissioning teams, and families, you will:

• Support moving and handling interventions in community settings
• Conduct follow-up visits following Occupational Therapist assessments
• Demonstrate equipment and safe moving and handling techniques
• Promote best practice and support the implementation of care plans
• Deliver and support moving and handling training (RoSPA assured) across services

You will receive regular supervision from Occupational Therapists and have the opportunity to develop specialist expertise in moving and handling.

Training and Development

This role offers extensive professional development, including:

• People Handling and Risk Assessment training
• Train the Trainer qualification
• Moving with Dignity and Proportionate Care training
• Level 3 Certificate in Education and Training
• Access to a wide range of learning opportunities through our Workforce Development Team

What We Offer

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Modern office base at the Wellbeing Hub, Wrexham town centre
• Strong culture of peer support and professional supervision
• Higher starting salary for the right candidate
• Up to 32 days annual leave
• Employee Support Scheme
• Staff discounts and offers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Credit Union services

Requirements

• Enhanced DBS check

Inclusive Employer

Wrexham Council welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religion, or age. We are committed to developing a bilingual workforce and welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably.

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.

About Us

• Grymuso

The County Borough of Wrexham, located in North East Wales, is proud of its Welsh heritage and cultural identity. Over the years it has grown to reflect a population that is multi-religious and multi-ethnic and complements the diversity of our communities.

Centred on the city of Wrexham, which nestles between the Welsh mountains and the Cheshire plains, it’s a location that really can offer you the best of both worlds and we are proud of our city status (awarded in 2022 when we became the seventh city in Wales).

Wrexham County Borough Council is a unitary Council which delivers a wide range of services aimed at improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities. We are committed to providing services through collaboration with local and national partners. With a focus on sustainable development, community wellbeing, and improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities, Wrexham is a fantastic place to work, live, and learn.

The council is an inclusive employer with a workforce of around 5,500, offering diverse roles, training and development and rewarding career opportunities. Wrexham County Borough Council values innovation, bilingualism in English and Welsh, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, the council ensures accessible recruitment and support for disabled employees including offering a guaranteed interview (where essential person specification items are met). Additionally, veterans will receive guaranteed interviews under the Armed Forces Covenant if eligibility criteria are met (where essential person specification items are met).

Employee benefits include:

• Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave up to 32 days
• Family-friendly policies supporting caring and family commitments
• Work-life balance and flexi time (dependent on role)
• Access to Wrexham Reward Scheme with discounts off leading retailers nationally and locally
• Health & well-being resources, for example:
  • Healthy & Wellbeing Champions
  • Employee assistance programme with advice on staying healthy financially, mentally or physically:
    • Counselling (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • In-the-moment emotional support (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • Option to set health-boosting goals with small, sustainable lifestyle changes
    • Connect health apps to track physical health and meet progress goals
    • Blogs, videos, recipes and more resources providing inspiration and motivation
    • Identify risks of developing leading lifestyle-related diseases with mental health and financial scores
    • Legal, financial and consumer advice
  • Health and wellbeing events and campaigns throughout the year (e.g., November Health Day, Time to Talk Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sun Awareness Week, Menopause Week, Financial Health Week)
  • Menopause Café and guidance
  • Unpaid Carer Café and guidance

Our Council Plan (2023–28) sets out our priorities for this period and we deliver these by following the Nolan Values of public life (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership) as well as our own Corporate Values: