Manual Handling Team leader

Job overview

Manual Handling  Service Lead UHL Trust | Leicester, UK

Are you ready to take the lead in shaping safe and effective manual handling practices across UHL? We’re looking for a dynamic registered professional to drive innovation, ensure compliance, and champion best practices in patient and staff safety.

Your Impact

As a trusted specialist, you’ll provide expert moving and handling advice, training, and support to teams across the Trust. Your leadership will directly influence the health, safety, and welfare of employees, patients, contractors, and stakeholders, ensuring manual handling operations are carried out safely and efficiently.

Why You?

You’re a forward-thinking leader with expertise in manual handling, risk assessment, and service development. With strong communication skills and a proactive approach, you'll drive positive change and uphold the highest safety standards.

Join us and make a lasting impact on patient and staff well-being.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Oversee the Manual Handling Service, ensuring a high standard of service delivery.
• Bariatric Care Innovation: Continue developing a sustainable Bariatric Service that benefits both the Trust and the wider health community.
• Operational Excellence: Collaborate with the UHL Bed and Equipment Management Team to optimise patient care and resource utilization.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Analyse and interpret data to produce governance reports, ensuring compliance and informed strategic planning.
• Training & Development: Design and deliver specialist training programs that empower staff and enhance patient outcomes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

Support and Manage the Manual Handling Advisors and administrative team

Plan and evaluate Moving and Handling Training

Lead and support the bariatric workstream

Support, as required the UHL Bed and equipment contract

Write and present data and reports, as required, to summarise team performance against agreed KPI's

Have oversight of staff referrals all Musculoskeletal disorders

Manage datix incidences related to Musculoskeletal disorders / Moving and handling incidents

Oversee contract tenders for all identified moving and handling related equipment