Moving and Handling Advisor in London

Join a friendly, forward-thinking team where your expertise will directly improve staff and patient safety across the Trust. In this rewarding role, you'll shape and deliver engaging, evidence-based moving and handling training that empowers colleagues, reduces risk, and promotes a strong culture of safety and wellbeing. You'll work with a supportive network of professionals, combining hands-on teaching with expert advice to address complex needs and drive best practice. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is passionate about education, confident working both independently and collaboratively, and motivated to make a real impact. If you're looking to grow your skills, influence positive change, and be part of a team that values continuous development and high standards, this role offers the perfect next step in your career.

Main Duties:

• 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.

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Comprehensive and current knowledge of manual handling risk management, assessment and practical application.
• Good knowledge of safer people moving and handling techniques.
• Understanding of health professional education programmes, theory and practice, particularly in relation to adult learners, reflective learning and commitment to educational quality.
• Knowledge and understanding of current relevant NHS policies and factors that may influence change.
• Working knowledge of clinical skills teaching equipment and aids.
• RN, AHP or healthcare BSc or equivalent qualification / training and experience.
• Recognised teaching or training e.g., PTTLs qualification or demonstrates equivalent highly specialist knowledge, skills and formal teaching experience.
• Current registration with a related professional body such as NMC, HPCP or similar.

Experience

• Clinical practical experience in healthcare setting.
• Clinical Moving and handling experience e.g., in acute, inpatient, outpatient settings; assisting with repositioning, transferring and mobilising.
• Clinical experience working autonomously within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care.
• Teaching experience within a range of settings e.g., formal / informal, individuals / small / large groups, multidisciplinary, clinical / non-clinical environments, face to face / remotely.
• Practical experience conducting educational audits, evaluation or research.
• Practical experience of leading and facilitating change and improvement.
• Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures.

Skills and Abilities

• Evidence of teaching and facilitation skills.
• Routinely applies evidence-based research to educational practice across a range of settings e.g., auditing, management of risk.
• Proven ability to design, deliver and evaluate training interventions across a range of settings in line with educational principles.
• Able to provide support/feedback to a range of learners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including negotiation, with proven ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and staff at all levels.
• Proficient in using MS (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams) and web-based applications.
• Effective organisation and time management skills and ability to work to agreed deadlines.
• Proven ability to work autonomously; proactive, enthusiastic, and self-motivated.
• Proven ability to work effectively as part of a team and achieve results through others.
• Able to think creatively, innovate and problem-solve utilising available resources.
• Able to analyse, integrate, interpret, and present complex or contentious information from a range of sources to produce written reports, undertake presentations and to inform decision-making.