Moving & Handling Adviser

Equality and Diversity

NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society and is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among its workforce.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran are one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland. In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran, we are committed to a culture that is caring, safe, and respectful.

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and flexible individual to join the Moving and Handling Team where you will assist in the delivery of all aspects of the service across the organisation (utilising Annex 21 conditions – this can be discussed at interview) based at Ailsa Hospital.

36 hours per week.

A UK driving licence is essential for this role.

You will have a relevant healthcare qualification (e.g. Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy) with substantive post‑registration experience, including in a range of challenging patient handling settings.

You will have been responsible for planning patient care and have had previous involvement in training delivery. Training and assessing handler competence is essential to this role, so you must have excellent communication skills and be capable of demonstrating good handling practice as a requirement of national competency standards.

Previous attendance on an instructor/key worker course in Moving and Handling patients is essential and evidence of further development towards the Scottish Manual Handling Passport competency criteria for manual handling roles is desirable. Consideration will also be given to candidates who may not possess all the competency criteria to fully meet the post specification, (under Annex 21 conditions) These candidates if successful would receive full support and training through a competency programme and would be expected to complete this within 24 months of being in post.

You must be computer literate, being able to prepare reports and presentations to a high standard using Microsoft Office packages.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found within the attached Candidate Information Pack.

It is essential that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application form.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran may be able to offer visa sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. When considering if a post meets the salary threshold for sponsorship, please note the salary advertised is based on a full‑time contract and must be pro‑rated for part‑time positions. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case‑by‑case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre‑employment checks.

Contact Catrina Steele, Moving and Handling Team Lead, or Lynn Lydon, Health and Safety Service Lead, at the Clinical Simulations Unit, Ailsa Hospital on (Internal Ext 15962) for an informal discussion.