Manual Handling Advisor - #190016

This is a rewarding and challenging role in our partnership, and you will have the opportunity to shape your career within an organisation where talent is recognised and where we will empower you to learn and develop. We aren’t about putting people into boxes – we want people to break the mould and the boundaries to fulfil their potential. Our team here at Healthcare Partners know that everything they do makes a difference to patients’ lives. This isn’t just a job – it’s a real career, a way of making a difference every single day. We are a true team of diverse, incredible people, all pulling together to fulfil our vision of enabling our clinicians to provide the ultimate care – using the latest innovations to achieve the best outcome for their patients.
If you meet the requirements for this role and are looking to join an organisation that partners with a Healthcare Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC, apply today. This could be the start of your new and rewarding career!

We apologies but Healthcare Partners are not registered for sponsorship
Please note this role is Hybrid 3 days in office or based fulltime on site in Guildford Surrey/Community hospital

To support the education and professional development of clinical and non-clinical staff across RSHFT and Community hospitals where appropriate in relation to manual handling.

The key responsibility of this post is to
Coordinate and assist in the delivery of manual handling training programmes for the Trust as detailed:
Moving and handling Level 1
Moving and handling Level 2
Moving and Handling Level 3

Provide specialist advice to clinicians within sphere of competence regarding manual handling

Co-ordinate and deliver effective and engaging manual handling training and contribute to the development of new training and materials and courses.
When required, work with the MH Lead to ensure a standardised and cohesive approach to manual handling across the trust and seek opportunities to be updated by this team in relation to the handling equipment available.

Attend the South Back Care exchange meetings and be responsible for disseminating and implementing any pertinent information if this affects manual handling within the trust (including Community sites).
Provide support to staff regarding non-complex manual handling cases and understand the process of how to access the MH Lead for complex cases.
Coordinate and deliver bespoke manual handling training within specialist manual handling fields such as paediatric and specialist dentistry.
Ensure lifting equipment is serviced as required in line with LOLER regulations and other equipment is fit for purpose and safe.

Established in 2018, Healthcare Partners Ltd (HPL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

We offer a consultative, collaborative approach — based on a genuine desire to make healthcare provision outstanding, and respecting the opinions and skills of our fellow clinical professionals to produce exceptional outcomes.

We are a substantial company in our own right, with an annual turnover of around £50m and over 80 staff. We partner with other healthcare providers throughout the UK in both the public and private sectors, reinvesting our profits and savings back into the NHS.

At Healthcare Partners Ltd, the patient is at the heart of all we do. We’re proud to be part of the NHS, helping to make healthcare better.

To meet with the MH Lead and Health and Safety team to ensure routes of clear communication.
Network with other manual handling teams and internal and external stakeholders within the region to share knowledge

Effectively and competently provide advice, instruction or training to groups, appropriately tailoring to individual and differing needs.
Proficiently and appropriately use skills of negotiation, persuasion, and tact.
Keep accurate training records, ensuring that these are disseminated to the statutory and mandatory training administration team.
Instigate and participate in audits on training as required, writing concise and robust training reports with support from the Manual Handling Lead.
Keep fully up to date with health and safety legislation, directives, policies and procedures and be compliant with statutory and mandatory training requirements.

Be able to appropriately delegate and effectively manage workload/actions that enable service delivery
Provide advice within the scope and sphere of their profession and speciality.
Appropriately liaise, refer and coordinate activities with other professionals or agencies.
Respond to the investigation of Datix incident under the direction of Manual Handling Lead providing re-education and TILEE guidance.

Evaluate the standard of manual handling training to ensure a consistent approach is achieved and that continuous improvements take place in line with changes in research and national guidelines.
Attend meetings as required to contribute to discussions on patient safety and health and safety.
Co-ordinate and contribute to the development of a range of clinical manual handling training programmes for staff, setting up venues for both classrooms and in-situ training.
Coordinate and analyse feedback from manual handling training programmes implementing under the guidance of the manual handling lead any amendments.

Contribute to and participate in any reviews of any policies where manual handling may constitute an element, recommending changes in line with national best practice and guidelines issued by the National Back Pain Association and the National Back Exchange.
Contribute to the development of guidelines, Standard operating procedure/ protocols and competencies for practice.
Under the direction of the manual handling lead, ensure that there is sufficient training provision for Manual Handling training.

Research and development
Provide high-quality evidence-based training across RSHFT and when appropriate, external to the organisation
Ensures that any advice given to non-clinicians and clinicians is evidence based.
Ensures that any contributions to trust documents (policies, SOP’s guidelines) are evidence based

Freedom to act
The post holder will be able to plan their workload under the direction of the manual handling lead.
The postholder can act autonomously within their sphere of competence making decisions in all non-complex and some complex situations however will be required to report regularly these decisions to the manual handling lead.

Provide robust line management responsibilities to junior staff within the team
Provide supervision for junior staff Considers financial efficiency and resourcing when making decisions regarding procurement of supplies.
Understand the processes involved in maintaining stock control/ ordering supplies, such as equipment and activity materials, within delegated authority.

Physical, Mental and Emotional Effort
Due to the nature of this role the post holder will be required to frequently move objects which includes pushing and pulling objects between 6 and 10 kilos, moving patients with mechanical aids over 15 kilos, and maneuvering patients for treatment or personal care purposes.

Consequently, the postholder must be physically fit to fulfil the required components of the role.