184052 (AMG) Manual Handling Advisor

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 exciting opportunity has arisen to join the NHS Lothian Manual Handling Service (MHS).

The post holder is to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic registered clinical professional, AHP or Nurse with a degree (or professionally equivalent clinical qualification), with recent relevant clinical experience who is highly passionate and motivated to contribute their specialist knowledge towards delivering both a high-quality manual handling education programmes and onsite competency assessments to NHS Lothian staff, who as a clinical professional, will promote safer systems of work to benefit both patient and staff safety.

The post will require a working knowledge of safe manual handling practice and the application of the principles around Ergonomics/Human Factors.

It is an exciting time to join this growing team in this service, to educate and support NHS Lothian employees in the field of manual handling, providing specialist input in education, complex handling situations and raising awareness and improving safe working practices.

You will also have the opportunity to play an integral part of our greater MHS, as we are embracing innovation and are committed through several ongoing projects on driving the MHS forward in terms of service development.

Information on what is included in these roles and what skills/experience would be applicable is outlined in the job description and person specification.

For all informal enquiries, please contact Colin Lawrie, MH Area Lead.

colin.lawrie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.