Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk. At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health. Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400 staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience. We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed. YOUR APPLICATION It is important that you complete a formal application form as CV’s alone will not be accepted. We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitmentnsft.nhs.uk. PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox. Job overview The Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced Moving and Handling Lead who will sit within the Health and Safety Team and work closely with clinical and non-clinical colleagues, physiotherapy teams and the wider Patient Safety Team. The post holder will act as a source of expert advice, support and guidance on reducing manual handling risks and maintaining compliance for staff and service users across all aspects of the organisation. You must be confident, assertive and have good presentation skills and able to lead all members of the multidisciplinary team in safe practice. The role will involve regular travel across Norfolk and Suffolk to undertake audits of equipment and provide training. The role involves supporting accident/incident follow-up and critically analysing service user fall incidents. The post holder will be accountable for overarching monitoring of manual handling performance and reporting to relevant committees/groups on findings. Note: this vacancy is subject to job evaluation. Main duties of the job To support the Health and Safety Manager and wider Patient Safety Team in the delivery of safe systems as determined by the Health and Safety at Work Act, the MHOR (Manual Handling Operation Regulations) and NHSLA (NHS Litigation Authority) In particular will: support practice development for clinical and non-clinical staff by the delivery of statutory training programmes and the supervision of staff coordinate Trust wide manual handling clinical and non- clinical assessment process support with clinical and non-clinical moving and handing risk assessments provide specialist advice/guidance deliver statutory and tailored training programmes based on individual teams needs. critically appraise current practices, to ascertain levels of staff compliance with Trust policies and procedures and promote consistent clinical best practice undertake internal audits and participate in subsequent review of Policies deputise by providing advice and guidance in their absence. critically analyse patient falls incidents and report on findings to relevant committees audit moving and handling equipment used across the Trust to keep a record of equipment and servicing/maintenance requirements. Working for our organisation Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive. Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about. Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Diploma or equivalent qualification in Moving and Handling and/or Human Factors Ergonomics (HFE) Nationally recognised qualification in back Care, Healthcare ergonomics or equivalent Teaching/trainer qualification or experience Desirable criteria Professional clinical qualification with registration e.g. NMC/HCPC etc Professional health and safety qualification Membership with professional body e.g. IOSH Advanced member of Back Exchange Experience Essential criteria Experience of working in a manual handling role Experience in ergonomics including Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Experience in risk assessment of manual handling activities Desirable criteria Experience in formulating, evaluating educational programmes Other Essential criteria Must have full UK driving licence and be able to travel independently to work sites EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification) We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying. DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB) FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it. Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so. The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale. This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.