Adult Social Care, Moving & Handling - Manchester

Job Description

Pay rate – to £36 per hourContract rolePertemps are recruiting for Moving and Handling advisors in the Manchester area.Please see below for more details.You are likely to be coming from a Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy/Nursing background.An exciting opportunity has arisen within Adult Social Care at Manchester City Council for (x3 agency) Moving and Handling advisors to be part of the development and delivery of a moving and handling optimisation role, within a newly established team. The rolerequires experience of moving and handling with a background of equipment and adaptations, and the ability to risk assess and implement single handed care solutions. The role holder will consider solutions to reduce the dependency of citizens and the needfor long-term double handed packages of care.The role holder will provide a comprehensive and streamlined service to citizens, to maximise independence, choice, safety and quality of life.The key functions of the role include complex assessment for the provision of Moving and Handling equipment, moving and handling risk assessments, reviewing current and new packages of care to see if citizens who are currently double cover care, can be reducedto single handed. The main objective is to enable people to live as independently as possible within their own homes. The role holder will provide moving and handling training to families and carers as required.The role holder will work closely with Health, Care agencies, families and key stakeholders to ensure delivery of a cohesive, efficient and cost-effective service.We need someone with accredited manual handling of people training to carry out moving and handling risk assessments in the community, hospitals and residential care and to provide training to carers and family in the use of manual handling equipment (hoists/slingsetc).The candidate must have experience in training carers/families.Will consider physio/OT etc., the candidates MUST have accredited manual handling training and experience of undertaking risk assessments and training. the candidate MUST be Trusted Assessor Level 4 qualified or experienced in assessing for equipment and majoradaptations for activities of daily living.Desirable - Hold Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy/Nursing

• Knowledge of complex equipment and major adaptations
• Thorough knowledge of Models of Practice in relation to Moving and Handling assessments and interventions.
• Knowledge and application of assessment and interventions relevant to people with a range of medical conditions
• Have an understanding of relevant Social Care legislation
• Willingness to consent to and apply for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
• Current driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Hold or willing to work towards achieving accredited Manual Handing and Advice Training such as Train the trainer and Single-handed care (RoSpa) certification

The candidate:Must be used to slings, hoist, plans and training family membersMust be able to hit the ground running and doesn’t need upskillingMust have experience of moving and handling – doesn’t need to be an OTCarrying out Moving and Handling risk assessmentsCarry out training for both family and paid carersWill the candidate be required to drive - Yes - essentialHome based or office based - Combination/flexible workingWorking address - MEAP Offices, Philips Park Road, Beswick, Manchester M11 3FU Start time and end time – flexibleHours per day – 7Duration of role – up to 6 months initially with a possible extensionDBS type - Standard or Enhanced - EnhancedPay rate - Hourly rate up to £36.00 dependant on experiencePlease get in touch for more information.This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Please contact Charlotte on for more information. We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Managerand Assistant Team Manager