Moving and Handling Ergonomics Lead

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Clinical Education Team at UCLH is a major provider of courses, programmes and events and has one of the best resourced Education Centres in the NHS, comprising a suite of well-appointed conference rooms and a leading-edge learning hospital suite ( http://www.ucheducationcentre.org/ ). We cater for both UCLH staff and external clients and deliver courses to all healthcare professionals utilising multi-modalities as an educational tool, with a particular focus on team training, multi-disciplinary working, and inter-professional education.
The uclh Clinical Education Team requires a focused, committed, enthusiastic individual with good management and leadership skills and specific knowledge and experience of Moving and Handling and education in healthcare.
The post holder will support the uclh Head of Clinical Education to deliver the UCLH Education Strategy through collaboration with key stakeholders internal and external to the Trust; working in partnership to further develop stakeholder engagement and involvement in moving and handling ergonomics education and training to support a culture of learning and openness across professional groups.
The uclh Moving and Handling Ergonomics Lead works as part of a multi-professional team that will develop, implement and evaluate the moving and handling ergonomics service to enhance patient safety and quality in health care delivery across specialities and professional groups. The Moving and Handling Ergonomics Lead will act as a lead specialist within the Trust’s Moving and Handling Ergonomics (MHE) Service with responsibility for the operational management and strategic planning under the direction of the Head of Clinical Education. They will report to the uclh Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre Manager and lead the operation of the service, including input to the budget, equipment, and supplies procurement, in addition to oversight of service resources.
A key element of the role is to deliver a high-quality service within the UCH Education Centre and in-situ off and across the Trusts estate. There is a strong focus on quality assurance and working in collaboration with multiple stakeholders.
The successful candidate must be an outstanding communicator, with the ability to work well autonomously and lead a team and service. You must demonstrate first-rate organisational and multi-tasking skills, prioritising effectively and efficiently in a busy and fast paced work environment.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040

Please refer the Job description for details