Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing & Quality
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 380-SS0698
- Employer
- Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Martins Hospital, Canterbury
- Town
- Canterbury
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per anum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Moving & Handling Facilitator
Band 5
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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Job overview
Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.
We are looking for a Band 5 Moving & Handling Facilitator to join our busy team based at St Martins Hospital in Canterbury, however, the base is negotiable.
You will be responsible for delivering manual handling courses, providing advice and guidance to meet the needs of staff at all levels within the Trust. Promote legal compliance with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations, Lifting Equipment Regulations and the Provisions of Use of Work Equipment Regulations.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
You will be required to wear a uniform, which will be provided.
Main duties of the job
Communicate and work with others to ensure KMPT staff have access to suitable training, documentation and support, to conduct handling tasks according to the Trust Safer Handling Policy and supportive legislation.
Liaise with own team, team managers and company representatives to ensure equipment is modern, in a safe condition and appropriate for the task and patient ability. Work flexibly to ensure training schedules match the recruitment rate peaks when required. Conduct oneself with positivity, the highest example demonstrating daily the team commitment to safety, dignity, comfort and respect for all.
Working for our organisation
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Face to Face with practical
Essential criteria
- Educated to Degree/diploma level and evidence of CPD relevant to current role Evidence of continuing professional development IT Skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams) or equivalent level of skill acquired through experience and further training/development
- Previous experience working in healthcare environment Working Knowledge of Manual Handling Operations Regulations 92’ Experience of influencing change at award and department level Involvement in the education and training of others Proven track record in supporting change in organisational policy and practice Recent professional experience in an Acute or Community Trust Ability to provide evidence of facilitating learning in practice
Desirable criteria
- ROSPA BTEC Level 3 in safer people handling Teaching/Mentoring qualification and update PTTLS Level 3
- Membership of governing body such as NBE
- Teaching experience in a link worker role to Healthcare colleagues with client facing tasks
- Experience working with children and adolescents
Face to face with practical
Essential criteria
- NHS experience patient handling role
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Wells
- Job title
- Moving & Handling Facilitator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07824 384072
- Additional information
Sue Lenihan
Moving & Handling Advisor
07796 313505
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