Manual Handling Adviser
- Employer
- Finegreen
- Location
- North West England
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 12 Jun 2019
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- Sector
- Acute Trust, Mental Health & Social Care Trust
- Job Type
- Contract
- Category
- Estates & Facilities, Nursing
Job Details
Main Responsibilities:
- Act as the organisations specialist expert on manual handling matters to include provision of evidence-based advice and training to all staff groups, to include the implementation of relevant organisational Policies;
- Actively coordinate and participate in moving and handling related audits;
- Provide reports and recommendations to the Health and Safety Committee on a regular basis;
- Liaise with the relevant Departments to ensure that the moving and handling equipment within the organisation has been maintained in accordance with Policy and current legislation;
- Assist staff in the completion of manual handling risk assessments;
- Support the formulation of policy and procedures related to moving and handling;
- Maintain and develop one’s own professional knowledge and expertise;
- Provide specialist advice, instruction and competency-based training to all levels of staff across the organisation;
- Develop and deliver high quality and relevant moving and handling training programmes and training literature;
- Responsible for the provision and delivery of statutory and mandatory manual handling training;
- Actively participate, demonstrate and problem solve moving and handling issues related to both patient and non-patient handling tasks;
- A moving and handling Training Qualification e.g. Train the trainers, ROSPA Safer People
- Handling trainers Course;
- Degree or equivalent experience in manual handling, can be a clinician (do not need active PIN) or Member of National Back Exchange;
- Experienced in writing materials, delivering and evaluating the impact of formal training to all levels of staff, within an NHS or healthcare setting only;
- Familiarity with current manual handling equipment, sound knowledge of relevant legislation;
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills;
- Ability to work alongside and influence staff and change at all levels of the organisation.
For further information on this role please contact Donna Larder on 0161 241 9674 or email donna.larder@finegreen.co.uk
Company
Put simply, we help our clients to recruit the best possible people to lead, manage and direct their organisations. Since launching in 2005 we have become an award winning, market-leading consultancy focusing on both public and private sector Healthcare recruitment.
Leadership skills have rarely been at such a premium - as organisations across both public and private sectors attempt to improve services and standards at a time of widespread change and unprecedented financial constraints.
Like other leading executive recruiters, Finegreen has developed a pool of talent built up over many years, along with established networks, to ensure that right-match candidates get to hear about relevant positions. Where Finegreen differs from many others, is in its willingness to spend quality time with clients - to gain an in-depth knowledge of roles being filled and their importance to an organisation.
Over the last 17 years in the Healthcare market, Finegreen has developed into a Virgin Fast Track top 100 company - and was voted Recruiter of the Year at the Health Investor Awards, Top small to medium sized business at the Best Business Awards, and featured in Recruiter’s Top 10 Public Sector Recruitment providers.
- Website
- http://www.finegreen.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0345 130 4006
- Location
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Finegreen
Manchester
Lancashire
M12 6JH
United Kingdom
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