Moving & Handling Facilitator

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Prestwich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a highly motivated person to support the Moving & Handling Practitioner. Responsibilities include facilitating training, providing guidance to staff, and ensuring compliance with manual handling education standards. The role requires a recognized qualification in Moving and Handling and excellent organizational and communication skills. This position promotes a safe culture and provides critical support to healthcare services.

Qualifications

• Recognized qualification in Moving and Handling required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills essential.
• Organizational skills are important.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate training on manual handling.
• Provide advice and support Trust wide.
• Ensure manual handling education follows guidelines.
• Act as a point of contact for manual handling concerns.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Recognised qualification in Moving and Handling

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to support the Moving & Handling Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate training, provide advice, guidance and support to staff Trust wide on manual handling training and education issues.
• Contribute towards ensuring that manual handling education remains within local and national guidelines, whilst maintaining and promoting Trust policies and procedures. Maintain patient safety and infection control as consistent threads underpinning all training.
• Subject Matter expert in service of moving and handling training, advice and support regarding moving and handling of people and objects within the workplace.
• Support the provision and maintenance of small equipment across the organisation to support safe and effective patient care.
• Act as a role model for moving and handling and promote a culture of safety.
• Show flexibility in working hours to meet the needs of the service.
• Provide a point of contact for all services Trustwide for advice, support and guidance regarding manual handling concerns or issues.
• Escalate any concerns raised by health care workers in regard to complex handling risk to the Manual Handling Practitioner.

Qualifications

• You will have a recognised qualification in Moving and Handling, organisational skills as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Additional information

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond. Greater Manchester is one of the world\'s most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Please note - This role is not eligible for sponsorship unless you meet criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Naomi Bratley Job title: HCSW Development Lead Email address: [e-mail]