# Band 7 Manual Handling Advisor

**Company**: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Salary**: £58133.00 to £65261.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Band 7 Manual Handling Advisor will support the Senior Manual Handling Advisor/Service lead across various manual handling service functions and act as a subject matter expert for manual handling training.

The post holder will provide advice and support to the Health and Safety team and all Trust staff on manual handling issues, including patient handling and the handling of inanimate loads and objects.

Key responsibilities:

- Provide manual handling training to all levels of Trust staff

- Conduct detailed manual handling risk assessments and develop risk reduction plans

- Analyze incident data to identify trends and areas of concern

- Attend Health and Safety committees and produce accurate reports and minutes

- Develop and support the delivery of manual handling training across the Trust

- Ensure the quality of training from Trust manual handling trainers and external contractors

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of benefits, including flexible working hours, generous benefits, and next-level training.

The salary for this position ranges from £58,133 to £65,261 per annum.

## Skills

### Required
- Manual handling training
- Risk assessment
- Health and safety legislation
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- MS365 applications
- Web-based systems
- Decision making and influencing skills

### Nice to have
- Relevant professional health and safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH Certificate)
- Experience of managing members of staff

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