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Moving and Handling Lead - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

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Leeds, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Purpose The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating and delivering on all matters relating to moving and handling in the trust with the aim of minimising associated risks to all staff groups, patients and carers as required under current legislation.

The post holder will develop, promote, deliver and regularly review the Trusts Moving Handling Policy, associated risk assessments, processes and training and the use of safer manual handling practices with the aim of reducing risks and incidents and improving quality of care.

They will provide strong professional, clinical and managerial leadership in the co-ordination and delivery of Moving and Handling training across all staff groups and disciplines, ensuring that training meets all statutory and legal requirements of the organisation.

The post holder will provide specialist advice where requested and review of all moving and handling incidents.

The post holder will work closely with the other corporate directorates including the Clinical Education Team and Workforce in ensuring the organisations obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 are adhered to in relation to safer moving and handling.

The post holder will work with other moving and handling leads across the City and will be involved in progressing the City-wide training project.

The post holder will work to professional and regulatory standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice, and that of others, is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge.

They will be responsible for developing new and innovative moving and handling practices responding to emerging knowledge and techniques and working with other services to make improvements.

In addition, the post holder will be responsible for the maintenance of professional standards and competencies within their defined area, Key Responsibilities 1.

Moving and handling specialist 1.1.

Be the principle lead and co-ordinate all matters relating to the management of moving and handling for all clinical and non-clinical functions of the Trust utilising highly developed specialised knowledge covering a range of procedures and underpinned by relevant broad based knowledge, experience and competence 1.2.

Where appropriate to service delivery, demonstrates highly developed physical skills requiring accuracy and dexterity e.g.

moving and handling techniques, clinical procedures, diagnostic tests 1.3.

Demonstrates independent practice to lead on moving and handling training for the trust including, design, delivery, and evaluation incorporating use of clinical tools, risk assessment, documentation of risks and moving and handling plans; implementation of standard operating procedures and learning from incidents covering all environments staff may work in.

1.4.

Work closely with the mandatory and statutory training lead in the organisational development team and external training providers to ensure compliance with moving and handling requirements through the provision of suitable courses and review and evaluation of training offered.

1.5.

In consultation with staff and managers, and in line with policy, ensure there is a comprehensive suite of moving and handling risk assessment and associated standard operating procedures accessible to all staff and that they are regularly reviewed responding to legislative, social, scientific, clinical and ethical issues which are encountered including feedback and incidents 1.6.

Makes complex judgements requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of options by integrating complex knowledge sources in new and/or unfamiliar contexts to annually review and develop the Trusts Manual Handling Policy.

procedures and associated standard operating procedures to ensure they meet all existing and new requirements/legislation and respond to incidents and training needs 1.7.

Responsible for overall delivery of specialist aspects of service appropriate to moving and handling acting as an expert resource, providing ergonomic advice and consultancy to all staff groups, patients and carers on manual and mechanical handling issues, supporting bariatric patients, equipment provision and safe use to minimize associated risks 1.8.

Monitor any impact on the patient and staff experience engaging and actively involving the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of moving and handling using person-centred techniques to promote a culture of self care and empowerment 1.9.

Works to standards of proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies performing interventions to a highly specialist standard 1.10.

Prioritises their own workload and that of the wider team within agreed objectives deciding when to refer to others as appropriate.

1.11. Working with the Safety Team and the Me