Moving & Handling Adviser

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

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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. This post is offered on a permanent basis.

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 a 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.

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description.

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 competence 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.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification.

A driving licence is essential as this post serves the entire NHS Ayrshire & Arran area.

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.

Please note that we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once enough applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at your earliest opportunity.

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 Immigrations 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…