Health & Safety TrainerNHS

Job summary

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

Job description

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About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.