Manual Handling Advisor

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The role of Moving and Handling Advisor is central to enhancing staff and patient safely by assisting with the development, delivery and review of clinical education, with a primary focus on moving and handling.  

This involves designing and continually improving moving and handling training programmes across a range of settings (including in situ), using creative, evidence-based learning methods to meet the needs of our diverse workforce.  

The Manual Handling Advisor will ensure that training provided is engaging, relevant and high-quality that considers the cognitive, physical, and organisational factors influencing safe practice.  You will support the continuous improvement of our moving and handling training provision.

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• Delivering gold standard people moving and handling training in line with current legislation, national guidance and Trust policy. 
• Enabling staff through practical and theoretical education to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injury.
•  Supporting the promotion of a positive health and safety culture and contributing to wider education initiatives.
• Active participation in regular continuous professional development with the team.
•  Development and delivery of mandatory and specialist bespoke training sessions and training needs analysis.
•  High quality advice and support relating to manual handling/ergonomic challenges that may present.
• Contributing to audit and evaluation of manual handling practices across the Trust.

 You should have a sound knowledge of current manual handling legislation, experience in delivering training within a healthcare setting, and the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.

 This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your skills within a supportive environment, helping to ensure high standards of staff and patient safety across the organisation.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population.

We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.

Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology