Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- 317 Moving & Handling - RVI
- Gradd
- Band 5 to Band 6
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 317-2025-14-037
- Cyflogwr
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Tref
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Cyflog
- £29,970 - £44,962 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 05/05/2025 23:59
- Dyddiad y cyfweliad
- 14/05/2025
Teitl cyflogwr
Assistant Moving & Handling Co-ordinator
Band 5 to Band 6
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Are you looking to take the next step in developing your skills while working within a friendly, supportive team or an experienced moving and handling practitioner looking for a change of scene? Are you passionate about delivering high-quality manual handling training in line with the NHS Skills Framework and legislative requirements?
If so, we have a rare and exciting opportunity to join our small friendly Moving and Handling team that is passionate about protecting our staff and promoting safer patient handling and mobility to improve outcomes for our service users.
The team offer a friendly and supportive environment where you will be able to continue your professional development and learning in a varied role involving the regular delivery of staff training but also the provision of moving and handling advice and support to staff and managers, and delivery and implementation of moving and handling related policies and procedures.
If appointed on a Band 5 developmental scale you would be required to complete a competency framework progress from Band 5 to Band 6. The post holder would be required to keep a portfolio of evidence and clinical achievement to support the uplift to Band 6. This is a structured process which would be supported through clinical and management supervision and expected to be achieved within 18 months.
- Interview Date Wednesday 14 May 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
To work with your moving and handling team colleagues in the formulation and application of the moving and handling strategy.
To provide moving and handling training in line with the Core-Skills Training Framework guidance delivering engaging and informative training sessions, conducting training needs analyses, and provide ongoing support to staff to minimise the risk of injuries related to moving and handling patients and loads. Contribute to the production of relevant documentation, information and clear communications. Conducting reviews, audits and assisting in Inphase Investigations as directed.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Band 5
- To undertake a supporting role to Coordinators within moving and handling
- To assist in the provision of training and delivering exemplary clinical practice in ward and department areas, contributing to the reduction of work related musculoskeletal injury and moving and handling accidents across all staff groups and ensuring the Trust’s compliance with statutory legislation
Band 6
- To undertake a specialist role within moving and handling, providing training and delivering exemplary clinical practice in ward and department areas, contributing to the reduction of work related musculoskeletal injury and moving and handling accidents across all staff groups and ensuring the trusts compliance with statutory
legislation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
Manyleb y person
Meets All Band 5 Criteria
Meini prawf hanfodol
- State registered Nurse, Physio, OT, or have a degree level qualification in a relevant area or experience in an NHS Moving and Handling Team Post
- Recent experience as a moving and handling facilitator/link person
- Experience in carrying a variety of moving and handling risk assessments on patients and objects
- Experience in carrying out patient handling training sessions on a ward/department
- Knowledge and understanding of health and safety law related to moving and handling and their practical implementation within a health care setting
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to developing safe working practices
- Practical and innovative
- Problem based approach
- Good analytical skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- IT skills using e-mail, spreadsheets and compiling reports as Word documents
- Team worker
- Confidence to teach and relate to large groups
Meini prawf dymunol
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Recognised IT qualification
Meets All Band 6 Criteria
Meini prawf hanfodol
- State registered Nurse, Physio, OT, or have a degree level qualification in a relevant area or experience in an NHS Moving and Handling Team Post
- Graduate experience in a related area
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to developing safe working practices
- Practical and innovative
- Problem based approach
- Good analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Confidence in IT skills using e-mail, spreadsheets and compiling reports as Word documents
- Full Driving Licence
- Team worker
- Experience and knowledge of implications manual handling operations regulations in patient care
- Outgoing, enthusiastic self-motivated
- Confidence to teach and relate to large groups
Meini prawf dymunol
- Recognised post grad qualification in manual handling and/or teaching
- Teaching or training or group work experience and/or qualification
- Manual Handling or musculoskeletal work based background
- Manual handling facilitator’s role or experience
- Experience in working in the community setting
Bathodynnau ardystio / achredu cyflogwyr
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Sarah Hardy
- Teitl y swydd
- Lead Moving Handling Coordinator
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0191 2825391
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