Band 5 Manual Handling Educator - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Birmingham

University Hospitals Birmingham
University Hospitals Birmingham
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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Job summary:

Are you well organised? Do you want to join a busy and unique team? Then we would love to hear from you

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Manual Handling Educator to join our team. You would provide training and education to all staff groups on moving and handling of patients and loads. Training includes mandatory, non-, mandatory, bespoke specialised training and onsite training sessions to specific staff groups. There will also be the opportunity to assist with provision of external training based on external sites.

The Manual Handling Educator will assist the service to promote musculoskeletal health at work and reduce injury. This will contribute to the health and wellbeing of staff at work and also prevention of harms to patients.


Good communication and interpersonal and training skills are essential for the post, which will be proactive in the delivery of support, advice and training to all staff groups within the Trust.


The service operates across all Trust sites and the team will be expected to travel to different locations for the start of their shift, including external sites, where their role requires them to do so.


Main duties, tasks & skills required:

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join the Manual Handling and Ergonomics team as a Manual Handling Educator.

You will work within a team, act as a role model, empower staff and promote best handling practice.

This is an education role but the skills are practical, you will be involved in the physical aspects of moving people and objects on a regular basis.


The role includes working alongside staff on wards and departments to provide clinical support with the manual handling management of patients.

Acute or community health care experience in moving and handling of people would be valuable. There will also be opportunity to work alongside non-clinical staff with inanimate object handling.


There are excellent opportunities for Learning and Development available in the Trust and the successful applicant will be well supported and encouraged to develop in their role with post graduate education requirements once established in post.

Informal visits are encouraged.


If you have the necessary skills and abilities and would like to join our team we would love to hear from you.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Samantha Blatherwick, Senior Manual Handling Educator (internal 17166 / external or Susan Ryan, Training Lead, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Manual Handling (internal 17166 / external ; mobile

  • Previous applicants need not apply

About us:

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.


UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.

This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.

This is more than words. We are taking action.

Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.

We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.


Job description:

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification:
Qualifications:


Essential:

Health profession qualification (Nursing; Allied health professional (AHP); Ergonomist) or equivalent qualification

and/or

Education qualification (e.g., for education Level 4 Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (CET) or higher).

and/or

Training / assessing / education qualification specific to Manual Handling (e.g., Equivalent to RoSPA/EDGE level 3 qualifications).

and/or

General education to A level standard (or equivalent).


Experience:


Essential:

Experience of working in healthcare and/or with dependent people/significant carer responsibilities.

Experience of practical patient/load manual handling.

Experience of delivering training/education.

Knowledge and experience of IT packages e.g. Microsoft (Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) Off
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