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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
This post is an exciting opportunity for a skilled individual to join the Health & Safety, Manual Handling Team within the Workforce Directorate. You will be based at Kings Cross Hospital but be required to travel throughout Tayside.
We are looking for an individual who is already a manual handling trainer for their local area and looking to develop their manual handling skills further. The post holder will work with an enthusiastic team and be able to demonstrate excellent communication and facilitation skills to promote and sustain the delivery of a high standard of training and support of significant numbers of staff in manual handling link roles. In this role, you will work as part of a team delivering training to student nurses from the University of Dundee and Abertay University, NHS Tayside staff, as well as, external clients.
You will also be expected to assist NHS Tayside to meet its responsibilities under Health & Safety legislation in relation to the management of manual handling risks at work. This is primarily a training role, but will also involve giving advice and practical support to staff on manual handling issues that arise.
You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills alongside possessing good IT and organisational skills that are required for the ongoing development of learning materials. You will be required to give evidence of ongoing learning and development and will be expected to participate in continuous learning and development suited to the area of training and manual handling.
You must hold a professional qualification: such as, registered nurse, allied health professional, dental nurse. You will have to evidence relevant work experience in the management of manual handling risks and be confident and credible in developing and making presentations.
You should have a professional clinical practice record which matches the skills and experience necessary to function as a corporate manual handling practitioner.
Informal enquiries to: Manual Handling Department: 01382 424000 Ext 36834
Hours of work are: 37.5 hours per week
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly including your junk/ spam folder.