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    Adults Team Leader Adult Community Services - Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

    Wales Medicines Strategy Group
    Wales Medicines Strategy Group Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    There is an exciting opportunity to join the Department of Professional Healthcare Education as the Moving and Handling Lead.

    You will work with the wider Risk Management Team, managers and leads across the organisation and support a safe environment for our patients and staff.

    You must have an awareness of current health and social care issues that affect both community and inpatient care for adults.


    Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

    To lead the Moving & Handling service, providing expert/specialist advice across the organisation, on the implementation and maintenance of safer moving & handling policies and practice.

    To lead the Physical Intervention (PI) Training Team to ensure they meet the training requirements of the trust and national standards.

    Manage the moving & handling team and PI training team to co-ordinate activities in the promotion of a healthy workplace by educating staff and implementing change to minimise the risk of injury from moving & handling and PI tasks.

    Design & Co-ordinate all training relating to moving and handling including speciality areas such as bariatric and spinal injuries – to ensure that the Trust remains compliant with national standards & regulations on moving & handling training and best practice.

    Provide information and professional advice to support the Trust to meet national standards and legislative requirements and advise the Trust on compliance in relation to moving & handling.

    To lead the PI training team to deliver the training required under the PI leads.

    Lead on the developments, implementation and audit of the Trust's Safer Moving & Handling Policy – working with others involved in the care of patients in hospital, management of medical devices and staff health & well-being.

    Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.

    The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.

    If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on

    We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles.

    We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams.

    Provide effective operational and strategic leadership for the development and delivery of care for all patients, of all ages across the acute Trust, to encompass the planning, education and training for the safe moving and handling in line with national guidance, the Human Rights Framework, Moving and Handling legislation and understand how the Use of Force Act should be supported for PI trainers.

    Provide strategic advice and support Trust wide to facilitate an effective programme of risk management Moving and Handling.

    Provide expert advice, guidance and support to UHPNT regarding Moving and Handling interventions: policies, procedures, guidelines, and audit and incident analysis.

    Design audit programmes as necessary to facilitate the Trust to benchmark their own arrangements and services regarding moving and Handling activities and PI training in relation to national standards and guidelines.

    Provide audit on training and compliance to the trust Physical Intervention leads.
    To advise on appropriate governance, audit and risk management with regards to Moving and Handling
    NMC / HCPC / GMC registration
    Completed an accredited Train the Trainers course in moving and handling or equivalent.
    Post graduate qualification in back care management – or willing and able to undertake this.
    Post Graduate Cert Ed or equivalent demonstratable experience

    Must be physically fit to undertake the physical aspects of delivering training that will involve moving and handling regularly.

    Proven Knowledge and understanding of ergonomic principles and risk assessment processes (e.g.
    HSE, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, Manual handling Operations Regulations 1992)
    Minimum 2 years demonstrable Experience working in an health care setting as a registered professional e.g.

    Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.

    The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY INCLUDING YOUR JUNK FOLDER.
    If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on

    We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles.

    We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams.

    Please note that if you are successful in your application & accept the position you agree that the Staff Health and Wellbeing Department can access your health records from your current/previous employer in order to check the status of your inoculations & screening tests.

    University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies.

    In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust's Medical Workforce team.

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