Moving and Handling Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating and delivering on all matters relating to moving and handling in the trust with the aim of minimising associated risks to all staff groups, patients and carers as required under current legislation.

The post holder will develop, promote, deliver and regularly review the Trusts Moving Handling Policy, associated risk assessments, processes and training and the use of safer manual handling practices with the aim of reducing risks and incidents and improving quality of care. They will provide strong professional, clinical and managerial leadership in the co-ordination and delivery of Moving and Handling training across all staff groups and disciplines, ensuring that training meets all statutory and legal requirements of the organisation. The post holder will provide specialist advice where requested and review of all moving and handling incidents. The post holder will work closely with the other corporate directorates including the Clinical Education Team and Workforce in ensuring the organisations obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 are adhered to in relation to safer moving and handling.

The post holder will work with other moving and handling leads across the City and will be involved in progressing the City-wide training project. The post holder will work to professional and regulatory standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice, and that of others, is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing new and innovative moving and handling practices responding to emerging knowledge and techniques and working with other services to make improvements. In addition, the post holder will be responsible for the maintenance of professional standards and competencies within their defined area,

Key Responsibilities

1. Moving and handling specialist

1.1. Be the principle lead and co-ordinate all matters relating to the management of moving and handling for all clinical and non-clinical functions of the Trust utilising highly developed specialised knowledge covering a range of procedures and underpinned by relevant broad based knowledge, experience and competence

1.2. Where appropriate to service delivery, demonstrates highly developed physical skills requiring accuracy and dexterity e.g. moving and handling techniques, clinical procedures, diagnostic tests

1.3. Demonstrates independent practice to lead on moving and handling training for the trust including, design, delivery, and evaluation incorporating use of clinical tools, risk assessment, documentation of risks and moving and handling plans; implementation of standard operating procedures and learning from incidents covering all environments staff may work in.

1.4. Work closely with the mandatory and statutory training lead in the organisational development team and external training providers to ensure compliance with moving and handling requirements through the provision of suitable courses and review and evaluation of training offered.

1.5. In consultation with staff and managers, and in line with policy, ensure there is a comprehensive suite of moving and handling risk assessment and associated standard operating procedures accessible to all staff and that they are regularly reviewed responding to legislative, social, scientific, clinical and ethical issues which are encountered including feedback and incidents

1.6. Makes complex judgements requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of options by integrating complex knowledge sources in new and/or unfamiliar contexts to annually review and develop the Trusts Manual Handling Policy. procedures and associated standard operating procedures to ensure they meet all existing and new requirements/legislation and respond to incidents and training needs

1.7. Responsible for overall delivery of specialist aspects of service appropriate to moving and handling acting as an expert resource, providing ergonomic advice and consultancy to all staff groups, patients and carers on manual and mechanical handling issues, supporting bariatric patients, equipment provision and safe use to minimize associated risks

1.8. Monitor any impact on the patient and staff experience engaging and actively involving the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of moving and handling using person-centred techniques to promote a culture of self care and empowerment

1.9. Works to standards of proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies performing interventions to a highly specialist standard

1.10. Prioritises their own workload and that of the wider team within agreed objectives deciding when to refer to others as appropriate.

1.11. Working with the Safety Team and the Medical Devices Safety Officer where appropriate, responds to and supports investigation of all moving and handling incidents reported in the Trust acting as a specialist reviewer as required, ensures learning is put into practice, developing assurance reports and complying with RIDDOR as required. This involves proving and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information responding with motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating and reassurance skills whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication

1.12. Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all aspects of role including the management of complaints and compliments.

1.13. To comply with the organisations Infection Prevention and Control requirements, including bare below the elbows dress code for staff with a direct care delivery role

Person Specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Highly developed specialist theoretical and clinical knowledge in moving and handling
• Highly developed knowledge of current clinical and non-clinical moving and handling guidance for the NHS
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, safe systems of work and assessment of manual handling tasks in the workplace
• Competent IT skills in order to collect and interpret data, present reports and compile presentations in a range of contexts
• Risk assessment skills
• Knowledge of governance and assurance processes
• Highly developed knowledge of professional standards and application in practice
• Highly developed knowledge of relevant current issues in health and social care, ethics and innovation and application in practice

Desirable

• Experience of practical application of innovation techniques
• Evidence of research projects and/or clinical audit relevant to clinical area

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional degree or diploma in relevant field
• Appropriate statutory professional body registration (NMC, HCPC)
• Post graduate learning to Masters level or equivalent experience/CPD, a recognised training qualification relevant to moving and handling or specialist health and safety risk assessment
• Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards
• Teaching, training or mentorship qualification or experience to an equivalent level

Desirable

• Specific CPD modules relevant to specialist field
• Leadership and management qualification
• Member of the national back exchange
• Member Chartered Institute of ergonomics and human factors.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in moving and handling, risk assessment and risk management
• Experience of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
• Experience in the teaching and training of others

Desirable

• Working in community or primary care based teams
• Experience of leadership in practice
• Experience of change management theory

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Building 3 White Rose Park

Millshaw Park Lane

Leeds

LS11 0DL

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)