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Manual Handling Trainer

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chester, CH2 1UL

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

13 September 2026

9 days left

Job description

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...

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.

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. Costswill 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.

The Trust's services are provided from three locations:

The Countess of Chester Hospital

  • providing 473 general and acute beds.
  • Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
  • Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.

The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery

Qualification

Essential

  • Accredited Train the trainer course.
  • Manual Handling Link course.
  • Must be physically able to demonstrate good practice in all aspects of moving and handling techniques and equipment using good posture.

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in direct patient handling role.
  • Working knowledge / competence of use of mobile patient hoists, slide sheets and other transfer devices.
  • 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.
  • Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

3 September 2026

Last checked

4 September 2026

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About the employer

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Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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