Health and Safety Trainer (Moving and Handling)

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Management and implementation of the moving and handling Programme of Work/Plan with day-to-day management of health & safety activities.  

Ensure that Health & Safety strategies, policies, and processes are reviewed and updated regularly to ensure they reflect changes and improvements in the national Health & Safety agenda, relevant legislation, and guidance.

Act as a role model for working with people who use our services, their families, carers, and others, as well as staff to create an atmosphere of transparency, openness, and candour, leading and chairing relevant groups/meetings as required. 

Responsible for undertaking immediate action, on behalf of the Trust, to address health & safety concerns. This may involve being disturbed from other work regularly. It may also involve exposure to staff, their line managers, and services who may be concerned about incidents. 

To undertake a central advisory and monitoring role in the implementation of the MHOR and the reduction of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the Trust.

To provide specialist advice and training to managers and staff on all moving and handling related activities, including: risk assessments, equipment selection, and provision.

Represent the Trust and liaise as necessary with other NHS bodies, local authorities, and government departments on matters relating to patient safety.

Escalating concerns regarding health & safety activities, and outcomes from investigations, which identify potential issues for professional competencies and/or conduct.  

Use highly developed analytic skills for both qualitative and quantitative data received to deliver accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual reports of Health & Safety for the Trust’s Board, Sub Committee, or Groups.

Ensure that the Trust Board, Governors, senior managers and clinical directors and service managers receive regular information about the quality and safety of their service, including interpretation of National and Local data sets, the numbers and types of incidents and the recommendations for learning as a result of investigation, including developing ad-hoc reports as required.

Ensure the health & safety team effectively secretariat relevant meetings with the timely circulation of papers.

Active liaison with clinical and non-clinical directorates and senior management at all levels of the organisation, to provide health and safety support and advice as required.

Develops evidence-based systems and pathways to assist departments with risk assessments for multi-disciplinary and complex handling situations, including evaluation of resultant safe systems of work

Uses an evidence-based approach to support departments with risk assessments for complex handling activities. Using a simple range of tools to identify the level of risk, recommend suitable risk reduction measures, and complete as necessary, safe systems of work.

Where necessary, explore other sources of information and liaise with specialist staff (internal or external) as appropriate.

Researches a range of handling equipment suitable to meet the existing and future identified needs of the Trust, and liaises with purchasing managers on provision and maintenance needs, including development of business cases where required.

Identifies and evaluates a range of handling equipment suitable for the identified needs of the Trust

Designs, delivers, and evaluates a range of training programmes for staff and keyworkers to meet the identified needs of the Trust

Evaluates general and specific training programmes to identify unmet needs and explores emerging trends for further action.

Contributes to the design, interpretation, and resulting action plans from quality assurance audits and accident investigations

Promotes a preventative approach to MSDs through the evaluation of audit findings and root cause analysis of accidents, to identify trends and recommend measures to address identified needs.

Provides advice and training to staff on completion of robust care plans and handling documentation, exploring other sources of information in complex situations when required