Health & Safety Trainer

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join our small, friendly team as a Health & Safety Trainer. The Health & Safety training team deliver high quality, effective multidisciplinary training programs. This includes mandatory and statutory training within the Health Board meeting individual training needs and helping to facilitate staffs’ personal development. The post holder will deliver object and patient manual handling and violence & aggression training, including safe-holding techniques. The post holder will contribute to the development of training events and programs. The Health & Safety Training Team are based in Woodland House and deliver training in the purpose built training facilities here and at University Hospital Llandough. There is occasionally the requirement to deliver training at other venues. This is a permanent part-time post working 3 days a week 22.5 hours.

Main duties of the job

• Delivering object and patient manual handling training.
• Demonstrating and undertaking all patient and inanimate load handling techniques included in the course content
• Provide advice on manual handling equipment to ensure staff are able to undertake their roles safely.
• Delivering violence & aggression training demonstrating and undertaking all break away, escorting and safe holding techniques included in the course content.
• Support staff with manual handling and violence & aggression issues/assessments
• Demonstrate an understanding across a range of Health and Safety legislative standards and national guidance relevant to the area oftraining.The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable