Location
Chester, England
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 pa pro rata
Profession
Trainer
Grade
Band 4
Deadline
13 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: Part time 22.5 hrs
Posted Date
03 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

7 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Qualification

    Accredited Train the trainer course.

  • Qualification

    Manual Handling Link course.

  • Qualification

    Must be physically able to demonstrate good practice in all aspects of moving and handling techniques and equipment using good posture.

  • Knowledge and experience

    Experience of working in direct patient handling role.

  • Knowledge and experience

    Working knowledge / competence of use of mobile patient hoists, slide sheets and other transfer devices.

  • Knowledge and experience

    Working knowledge of Lifting Equipment and Lifting Operations Regulations and the responsibility to examine hoist fabric equipment for safety, and willingness to undertake specialist training to do this is an integral part of the role.

  • Knowledge and experience

    Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.

Desirable

Not listed in the available specification.

Job overview

Working Part time: 22.5 hours per week

The Manual handling Trainer role helps to support with all staff training on Welcome Events, Mandatory training for all specialities and any bespoke training. To provide information, practical demonstrations and involvement and supervision within the Training room.

The Manual Handling Trainer will also support The Manual Handling Lead to comply with Manual Handling Policy, Legislation and audit compliance.

Main duties of the job

Plan, develope, deliver and implement training sessions autonomously and constantley evaluating each staff group, sessions and practical elements.

Monitoring all Manual Handling equipment in use around the Trust COCH and EPH, and updating database of equipment.

Assist and support the Manual Handling Lead to promote, and maintain safe practice throughout the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Manual Handling Trainer with Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Chester, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Trainer role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Part time 22.5 hrs. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.

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