Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Moving and Handling Lead Practitioner
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About the Role
The Moving and Handling Lead Practitioner will provide Trust-wide specialist leadership for moving and handling practice, education, risk management, equipment governance, and assurance. The post holder will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based moving and handling training, policies, competencies, audit programs, and improvement plans to support patient safety, staff safety, and compliance with statutory requirements.
The post holder will act as the Trust subject matter expert for moving and handling, providing complex specialist advice to clinical and non-clinical teams, managers, committees, and senior leaders. The role will support safe systems of work across inpatient, community, and specialist services, including mental health settings where individualized, trauma-informed, and behaviorally aware approaches to moving and handling may be required.
The role will contribute to organizational assurance by analyzing incidents, training compliance, audit outcomes, and feedback to identify themes, risks, and improvement priorities. The post holder will support a positive safety culture by influencing practice, challenging unsafe systems where appropriate, and enabling teams to deliver safe, person-centered care.
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The Moving and Handling Lead Practitioner is the Trust-wide expert responsible for leadership, training, governance, risk management, equipment assurance, and service improvement, ensuring safe moving and handling practice for patients, service users, and staff across all services.
About the Organization
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England, and beyond.
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Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original, and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment, and dining options.
Wherever you go, you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humor, and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills, and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Jo Reynard
- Job Title: Head of Infection Prevention and Physical Health
- Email Address: Joanne.reynard@gmmh.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 07733597603
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