Job summary
A rare opportunity has arisen for an associate practitioner to join the moving and handling team at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital Trust. The postholder will work flexibly across the Trust delivering training sessions to staff, to different group sizes and using various formats.
We are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic, compassionate, motivated and organised individual. The ideal candidate will have experience in moving and handling in a healthcare environment. The ideal candidate should enjoy working alone and as part of a small team. The postholder will work flexibly across the Trust delivering training sessions to staff, to different group sizes and using various formats.
The post holder may be required to assist staff with non complex patient assessments . The post holder will also be responsible for assisting with moving and handling compliance monitoring programmes amongst other relevant duties. The post holder will demonstrate an ability to work independently when required and prioritise their own caseload.
- Interview Date Tuesday, 23 January 2024
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- 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.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work alongside the moving and handling team members to deliver a high standard moving and handling service, the post holder must be comfortable delivering training sessions to groups of all sizes and with various levels of moving and handling backgrounds and knowledge.
The post holder will need to be able to demonstrate moving and handling equipment.
Part of the role will include admin and non-clinical tasks.
Attributes will include being flexible, honest, reliable and willing to learn.
Skills required will include IT skills, Moving and Handling, highly developed communication and effective team working.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the moving and handling team in the efficient and effective delivery of moving and handling of patients within NUTH
- To deliver moving and handling training sessions to staff e.g., as part of Trust induction process, mandatory training updates etc.
- To accept a caseload referred by a moving and handling coordinator according to specific criteria. To assess patients according to set protocols, monitoring patient progress, modifying and progressing plans as required, with referral back to moving and handling coordinators as/when appropriate
- To carry out basic assessment and treatment of non-complex patients as delegated by the moving and handling coordinator (to include basic moving and handling and mobility protocols)
- To provide and deliver individualised moving and handling programmes
- To accurately record moving and handling as per Trust documentation databases such as learning lab
- To work without supervision for at least 50% of the time within protocols and guidelines set by the designated moving and handling coordinator
- To coordinate, supervise and teach moving and handling techniques
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.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the moving and handling team in the efficient and effective delivery of moving and handling of patients within NUTH
- To deliver moving and handling training sessions to staff e.g., as part of Trust induction process, mandatory training updates etc.
- To accept a caseload referred by a moving and handling coordinator according to specific criteria. To assess patients according to set protocols, monitoring patient progress, modifying and progressing plans as required, with referral back to moving and handling coordinators as/when appropriate
- To carry out basic assessment and treatment of non-complex patients as delegated by the moving and handling coordinator (to include basic moving and handling and mobility protocols)
- To provide and deliver individualised moving and handling programmes
- To accurately record moving and handling as per Trust documentation databases such as learning lab
- To work without supervision for at least 50% of the time within protocols and guidelines set by the designated moving and handling coordinator
- To coordinate, supervise and teach moving and handling techniques
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.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Foundation Degree or NVQ level 4 or NVQ level 3 with additional training in the speciality field or equivalent evidence of underpinning knowledge
- Sound general education inclusive of literacy and numeracy
- Current valid driving license for the UK if applicable to role
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical conditions and application to moving and handling programmes for patients
- Knowledge of moving and handling legislation
- Previous experience as a therapy/nursing assistant/ Technical instructor in acute care/ related speciality
- Effective team working
Desirable
- Previous experience as a moving and handling Associate Practitioner within speciality area
- Clinical governance
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills
- Ability to work using own initiative and manage own caseload
- Plan and provide clinical programmes of therapeutic activity within framework
- Monitor patient progress and make modifications
- Report risks and progress to the therapist
- Work as a member of a team
- Manage own caseload effectively and prioritise referrals
- Highly developed Moving and handling skills
- IT skills
- Time management skills and prioritisation of workload
- Current valid driving license for the UK if applicable to role
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Foundation Degree or NVQ level 4 or NVQ level 3 with additional training in the speciality field or equivalent evidence of underpinning knowledge
- Sound general education inclusive of literacy and numeracy
- Current valid driving license for the UK if applicable to role
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical conditions and application to moving and handling programmes for patients
- Knowledge of moving and handling legislation
- Previous experience as a therapy/nursing assistant/ Technical instructor in acute care/ related speciality
- Effective team working
Desirable
- Previous experience as a moving and handling Associate Practitioner within speciality area
- Clinical governance
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills
- Ability to work using own initiative and manage own caseload
- Plan and provide clinical programmes of therapeutic activity within framework
- Monitor patient progress and make modifications
- Report risks and progress to the therapist
- Work as a member of a team
- Manage own caseload effectively and prioritise referrals
- Highly developed Moving and handling skills
- IT skills
- Time management skills and prioritisation of workload
- Current valid driving license for the UK if applicable to role
Desirable
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
