Job overview
We are looking for a passionate and energetic Moving & Handling Assistant Trainer to join the Clinical Skills Education team.
The role involves teaching the practical moving and handling skills to both staff and students and for clinical and non clinical staff.
You will need experience in patient care skills and the moving and handling of patients and must be prepared to undertake and achieve the necessary ROSPA M&H Trainer qualification. You need to have an interest and passion for teaching as this role involves practical teaching delivery 5 days a week.
This role would be suitable for development an experienced band 4 Assistant Practitioner, or a band 5 Staff nurse.
Main duties of the job
You will be working as part of the Clinical Skills Education team, and the post is supported by the Moving & Handling Lead. The post is based within Health Academy 2 at RPH, but you will be required to teach in Health Academy 3 on the Chorley site as well. Our classrooms are purpose-built training rooms and have all the practical skills equipment required to deliver fun and interactive teaching delivery.
The main role will be delivering practical moving & handling skills of both patients and loads for our Trust staff and students, but you may also be required to assist with M&H audits on Wards and Departments across the Trust and conduct workplace assessments in conjunction with the Moving & Handling lead.
Working for our organisation
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See full job description in attachments.
• Assist in planning and evaluating of M&H programmes.
• Provide high quality practical moving & handling training to all staff based on current legislation and best practice.
• Ensure training and development activities are entered onto the Trust database promptly.
• Assists with the delivery of ABLS and other training activities as required to a high standard.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. NMC / HCPC Registered Health Care Professional
2. Good evidence of CPD/updating knowledge & practice
3. Prepared to achieve a recognised training qualification.
4. Prepared to achieved the M&H Safe Handling of people Qualification level 3 qualification.
5. Prepared to achieve the ABLS & Fit mask Train the trainer certificates.
Desirable criteria
6. Recognised training qualification
7. Key mover Qualification
8. ABLS Trainer
9. M & H Safe Handling of people Qualification level 3
10. Fit Mask Trainer
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
11. Experienced band 5 Nurse/Physio/OT with good experience in an acute ward setting
12. Current experience /competence in Manual Handling skills.
13. Current knowledge of moving & handling practice and related Health & Safety Legislation.
Desirable criteria
14. Experience of training /supporting development of staff in clinical environment
15. Evidence of supporting students/learner mentor.
16. Previous experience of delivering training in a classroom
17. Currently trainer for ABLS
18. Currently key mover trainer