Moving and Handling Advisor – Social Care Group
Job reference: J-6305
This is a Permanent full‑time role.
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Moving and Handling advisor, with an interest in working with older people, to join our established and well‑regarded in‑house Therapy team. We’re a diverse, friendly team who are passionate about delivering exceptional services for our Jewish Residents across a full spectrum of needs through a relationship‑centred care framework and within a palliative care model.
What makes this job special? Simply, our Residents inspire us every day.
Your role will be split between delivering moving and handling training to our care teams, supporting teams on the households with moving and handling activities, carrying out complex moving and handling assessments, working as part of a multidisciplinary team and introducing service development initiatives and innovation. You’ll work holistically with a keen interest in our equipment and establish effective relationships with our external stakeholders.
You’ll have time to get to know and work collaboratively with our Residents implementing rehabilitation programmes and optimising functional ability to improve quality of life. Put simply, you will make a difference.
About you:
* Passion for working with older people
* Ability to get to know our Residents and follow through interventions using a wide range of clinical skills
* Desire to work in a supportive team with ample opportunities to develop
* Alignment with the values of compassion, respect, excellence, dignity, integrity and teamwork
Education and Qualifications:
* Appropriate teaching qualification and/or significant experience in being a manual handling trainer
* Higher level manual handling training, e.g. RoSPA’s Level 3 award in Manual Handling Trainers (a train‑the‑trainer qualification alone is not sufficient)
Experience:
* Working with older people living in a care setting
* Experience with people with dementia
* Significant experience of manual handling practice and training others in manual handling
* Experience within the U.K. healthcare or social care system
* Teaching in clinical practice
* Dementia care: 1 year (preferred)
* Moving and handling: 1 year (required)
#J-18808-Ljbffr