Moving and Handling Associate Practitioner

at  The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the moving and handling team in the efficient and effective delivery of moving and handling of patients within NUTH To deliver moving and handling training sessions to staff e.g., as part of Trust induction process, mandatory training updates etc. To accept a caseload referred by a moving and handling coordinator according to specific criteria. To assess patients according to set protocols, monitoring patient progress, modifying and progressing plans as required, with referral back to moving and handling coordinators as/when appropriate To carry out basic assessment and treatment of non-complex patients as delegated by the moving and handling coordinator (to include basic moving and handling and mobility protocols) To provide and deliver individualised moving and handling programmes To accurately record moving and handling as per Trust documentation databases such as learning lab To work without supervision for at least 50% of the time within protocols and guidelines set by the designated moving and handling coordinator To coordinate, supervise and teach moving and handling techniques As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay

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