Moving & Handling Trainer

Job description

Job responsibilities

Independently deliver manual handling training and assessment in both classroom and clinical settings using pre agreed lesson plans.

Be an advocate for the development of non registered staff to develop manual handling key worker skills.

Help develop a bespoke clinically based approach to manual handling assessment of competence.

Participate in quality improvement methods being utilised to progress and develop manual handling training at RCHT.

Maintain accurate training and assessment records

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Possession of an apprenticeship or vocational qualification at level 3 or above within a relevant healthcare specialty
• Knowledge and experience of moving and handling patients in clinical settings oExperience of using mechanical equipment to move patients oKnowledge and experience of up to date manual handling practice

Desirable

• oCompletion of manual handling key worker programme.
• oExperience of teaching/assessing/supporting learners - this may be within the clinical setting

Practical and intelluctual skills

Essential

• oGood communication /interpersonal skills
• oBasic IT skills oOrganisational skills and ability to manage own time

Desirable

• oBasic IT skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

KSPA Treliske

Truro

TR1 3LJ

Employer's website

https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)