Manual Handling Advisor

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Manual Handling Team as a Manual Handling Advisor on secondment. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a passion for staff and patient safety and a commitment to promoting best practice. This role is ideal for someone with previous training experience who is motivated to share knowledge and advocate for safe working practices across the Trust.

In this role, you will deliver engaging manual handling training sessions, support staff in applying safe techniques in both clinical and non-clinical settings, and help promote a culture of safety and continuous improvement. We are seeking someone with strong communication and training skills, the ability to work collaboratively across teams, and a proactive approach to health and safety.

If you are ready to make a difference and help shape safer working environments, we would love to hear from you.

• Provide specialist advice, instruction and competency based training to all levels of staff across the Trust.
• Develop and deliver high quality and relevant moving and handling training.
• Be responsible for the provision and delivery of statutory and mandatory manual handling training.
• Actively participate, demonstrate and problem‑solve moving and handling issues related to both patient and non‑patient handling tasks.
• Assist Managers with accident investigations in relation to moving and handling incidents.
• Assist staff in the completion of manual handling risk assessments.
• Liaise with Clinical Engineering to ensure that moving and handling equipment within the Trust has been maintained in accordance with Trust policy and current legislation.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high‑performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high‑quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience – we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values‑based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when a sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering the first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you are familiarised with all requirements of the job.

To act as the Trusts specialist expert on manual handling matters to include provision of evidence‑based advice and training to all staff groups, to include the implementation of relevant Trust Policies. To actively coordinate and participate in moving and handling related audits.

• Provide specialist advice, instruction and competency based training to all levels of staff across the Trust.
• Develop and deliver high quality and relevant moving and handling training programmes and training literature.
• Be responsible for the provision and delivery of statutory and mandatory manual handling training.
• Deliver suitable and sufficient training at Trust induction for all new starters on both sites as required.
• Actively participate, demonstrate and problem‑solve moving and handling issues related to both patient and non‑patient handling tasks.
• Coordinate and evaluate all moving and handling…