Job summary
Are you looking to take the next step in developing your skills while working within a friendly, supportive team or an experienced moving and handling practitioner looking for a change of scene? Are you passionate about delivering high-quality manual handling training in line with the NHS Skills Framework and legislative requirements?
If so, we have a rare and exciting opportunity to join our small friendly Moving and Handling team that is passionate about protecting our staff and promoting safer patient handling and mobility to improve outcomes for our service users.The team offer a friendly and supportive environment where you will be able to continue your professional development and learning in a varied role involving the regular delivery of staff training but also the provision of moving and handling advice and support to staff and managers, and delivery and implementation of moving and handling related policies and procedures.
If appointed on a Band 5 developmental scale you would be required to complete a competency framework progress from Band 5 to Band 6. The post holder would be required to keep a portfolio of evidence and clinical achievement to support the uplift to Band 6. This is a structured process which would be supported through clinical and management supervision and expected to be achieved within 18 months.
- Interview Date Wednesday 14 May 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
To work with your moving and handling team colleagues in the formulation and application of the moving and handling strategy.
To provide moving and handling training in line with the Core-Skills Training Framework guidance delivering engaging and informative training sessions, conducting training needs analyses, and provide ongoing support to staff to minimise the risk of injuries related to moving and handling patients and loads. Contribute to the production of relevant documentation, information and clear communications. Conducting reviews, audits and assisting in Inphase Investigations as directed.
About us
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 5
- To undertake a supporting role to Coordinators within moving and handling
- To assist in the provision of training and delivering exemplary clinical practice in ward and department areas, contributing to the reduction of work related musculoskeletal injury and moving and handling accidents across all staff groups and ensuring the Trusts compliance with statutory legislation
Band 6
- To undertake a specialist role within moving and handling, providing training and delivering exemplary clinical practice in ward and department areas, contributing to the reduction of work related musculoskeletal injury and moving and handling accidents across all staff groups and ensuring the trusts compliance with statutorylegislation
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.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 5
- To undertake a supporting role to Coordinators within moving and handling
- To assist in the provision of training and delivering exemplary clinical practice in ward and department areas, contributing to the reduction of work related musculoskeletal injury and moving and handling accidents across all staff groups and ensuring the Trusts compliance with statutory legislation
Band 6
- To undertake a specialist role within moving and handling, providing training and delivering exemplary clinical practice in ward and department areas, contributing to the reduction of work related musculoskeletal injury and moving and handling accidents across all staff groups and ensuring the trusts compliance with statutorylegislation
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.
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
Person Specification
Meets All Band 5 Criteria
Essential
- State registered Nurse, Physio, OT, or have a degree level qualification in a relevant area or experience in an NHS Moving and Handling Team Post
- Recent experience as a moving and handling facilitator/link person
- Experience in carrying a variety of moving and handling risk assessments on patients and objects
- Experience in carrying out patient handling training sessions on a ward/department
- Knowledge and understanding of health and safety law related to moving and handling and their practical implementation within a health care setting
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to developing safe working practices
- Practical and innovative
- Problem based approach
- Good analytical skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- IT skills using e-mail, spreadsheets and compiling reports as Word documents
- Team worker
- Confidence to teach and relate to large groups
Desirable
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Recognised IT qualification
Meets All Band 6 Criteria
Essential
- State registered Nurse, Physio, OT, or have a degree level qualification in a relevant area or experience in an NHS Moving and Handling Team Post
- Graduate experience in a related area
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to developing safe working practices
- Practical and innovative
- Problem based approach
- Good analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Confidence in IT skills using e-mail, spreadsheets and compiling reports as Word documents
- Full Driving Licence
- Team worker
- Experience and knowledge of implications manual handling operations regulations in patient care
- Outgoing, enthusiastic self-motivated
- Confidence to teach and relate to large groups
Desirable
- Recognised post grad qualification in manual handling and/or teaching
- Teaching or training or group work experience and/or qualification
- Manual Handling or musculoskeletal work based background
- Manual handling facilitator's role or experience
- Experience in working in the community setting
Person Specification
Meets All Band 5 Criteria
Essential
- State registered Nurse, Physio, OT, or have a degree level qualification in a relevant area or experience in an NHS Moving and Handling Team Post
- Recent experience as a moving and handling facilitator/link person
- Experience in carrying a variety of moving and handling risk assessments on patients and objects
- Experience in carrying out patient handling training sessions on a ward/department
- Knowledge and understanding of health and safety law related to moving and handling and their practical implementation within a health care setting
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to developing safe working practices
- Practical and innovative
- Problem based approach
- Good analytical skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- IT skills using e-mail, spreadsheets and compiling reports as Word documents
- Team worker
- Confidence to teach and relate to large groups
Desirable
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Recognised IT qualification
Meets All Band 6 Criteria
Essential
- State registered Nurse, Physio, OT, or have a degree level qualification in a relevant area or experience in an NHS Moving and Handling Team Post
- Graduate experience in a related area
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to developing safe working practices
- Practical and innovative
- Problem based approach
- Good analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Confidence in IT skills using e-mail, spreadsheets and compiling reports as Word documents
- Full Driving Licence
- Team worker
- Experience and knowledge of implications manual handling operations regulations in patient care
- Outgoing, enthusiastic self-motivated
- Confidence to teach and relate to large groups
Desirable
- Recognised post grad qualification in manual handling and/or teaching
- Teaching or training or group work experience and/or qualification
- Manual Handling or musculoskeletal work based background
- Manual handling facilitator's role or experience
- Experience in working in the community setting
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
