Assistant Moving and Handling Advisor; RSH

Main area Moving and Handling Grade NHS AfC:
Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share

Site The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Town Shrewsbury Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum / pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

We are looking for new members of the Trust's established Moving and Handling Team. The successful applicant will work alongside the Moving and Handling Advisors, supporting the team to provide excellent training programmes focused on patient handling and high risk load handling skills for staff working at SaTH and in the wider Integrated Care System in Shropshire.

The successful applicant will have relevant experience of working in an acute clinical setting, or domiciliary care including care homes and nursing homes.

The base will be The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

We welcome telephone calls or emails with enquiries, and may be able to host visits on site by prior appointment.

We deliver classroom-based and workplace-based training, guidance and support with the aim of ensuring that our patients are handled in accordance with best practice, and that the risk of injury and ill-health to our staff members is reduced. This means that your work may take you into classrooms at PRH and RSH, supporting Trust and ICStaff members and students undertaking T-Levels and the IC Healthcare Support Worker programme.

In addition, you will undertake tasks in Trust clinical and non-clinical workplaces with the aim of supporting excellent handling practices.

You will join an established team of experienced Moving and Handling Advisors, who will fully support your development in post. We will support you to achieve appropriate teaching qualifications at Level 3, and expertise in patient-handling and load-handling via RoSPA training and ongoing continuing professional development.

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

• NVQ3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent prior training and experience.
• ROSPA Level 3 Award for Safer People Handling Trainers or equivalent, or a willingness to undertake the training in post
• Level 3 Award in Education and Training, or equivalent, or a willingness to undertake the training in post.

• Proven relevant experience of working for an acute clinical setting, or domiciliary care including care homes and nursing homes
• Experience of delivering and evaluating manual and patient handling training interventions for adults at work, or a willingness to undertake the training and development in post
• Proven relevant experience of giving advice on safe working practices to adults at work.

• Ability to communicate at all levels within an acute NHS Trust including staff members, patients, multidisciplinary teams and ward/ department managers
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills including sensitivity
• Excellent practical skills in patient handling and manual handling techniques.

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