Manual Handling Trainer

Overview

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others, or simply fancy a fresh start, then the Northern Care Alliance is the place for you. It is one of the largest Trusts in England, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services. Join our team and get the support you need in line with our Organisational Values and Our Mission of \’Saving Lives, Improving Lives\’. The manual handling team, whilst not being large, is a busy, friendly department to work in. Our ethos is to support each other as well as colleagues from the wider Trust in developing expertise and best practice. We have regular team meetings, as well as peer support. As a team, we embrace change and are forward thinking and encourage every member to have a voice in our continuing development. Our main focus is to provide the best quality training to staff across the NCA. This is a full-time, permanent post. Applicants must have a current driving license and access to a vehicle on a daily basis is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver manual handling training courses to staff across the NCA, including people and inanimate load training, through demonstration of techniques and the use of patient handling equipment during practical training sessions.
• Liaise with, and feedback to, the manual handling specialist on attendees\’ performance during training, ensuring accurate training records are maintained, and any issues arising in the training room are satisfactorily resolved.
• Liaise with the Manual Handling Specialist to ensure safe manual handling practice throughout the organisation and promote musculoskeletal health.

About the organisation

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we\\\’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Qualifications and requirements

• Good organisational skills and ability to work as part of a team, with effective communication skills.
• A desire to teach is essential for anybody applying for this post.
• Current driving license and access to a vehicle (as noted in the overview).

About the organisation (continued) and notices

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

For more information about the role, the job duties/responsibilities, please read the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance in the Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs. We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]

Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified. For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants. The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here.