Manual Handling Advisor in Guildford

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. 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!

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.
• 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 materials and courses.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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.
• Provide advice within the scope and sphere of their profession and speciality.
• 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.
• Coordinate 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.
• Contribute to the development of guidelines, Standard operating procedure/protocols and competencies for practice.

• Teaching qualification AET level 3 or above or experience working in a teaching capacity.
• Experienced in working in a care environment providing physical assistance to a variety of clients.
• Sound clinical knowledge underpinned by evidence of theoretical understanding in patient moving and handling equipment, manual handling and individual needs.
• Sound understanding of risk assessment and delegation principles.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience of teaching to a multidisciplinary workforce.