In healthcare, where the well-being of individuals is the top priority, moving and handling training is essential. We make sure our healthcare agency staff are confident in ensuring the safety and comfort of the people they care for.

We thought we’d delve into the importance of our mandatory moving and handling training, highlighting critical aspects such as the moving and handling course we provide, safe moving and handling practices, and the impact our training has on the kind of care we prepare our carers to deliver.

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Understanding the Importance of Moving and Handling Training

Moving and handling training is a specialised part of our mandatory carer training that we’ve developed to prepare all staff to safely and effectively move and handle the people they'll be caring for. We know that this training is particularly important in environments such as hospitals, and care home settings.

 

Moving and Handling Course in Health and Social Care

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We know that our carers can face a number of challenges in their day-to-day placements that involve supporting people in their care. These people may be living with varying degrees of mobility so we make sure the moving and handling course we provide will enable our staff to adapt and address any specific challenges they could face in work. Our moving and handling training helps our carers prioritise both their patient’s safety and their own.

Our mandatory training covers topics such as risk assessment, body mechanics, and the use of assistive techniques and lifting devices.

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Safe Moving and Handling Practices

One of the things we believe our moving and handling training focuses on is ensuring safe practices among our staff. This helps us to be confident in our staff's ability to support our clients in all aspects of moving and handling care. Our dedicated training team educates all new and experienced care staff on proper lifting and movement techniques as well as the importance of carrying out risk assessments during the use of any required equipment.

Unnecessary injury from ineffective moving and handling can be quite common among healthcare workers. In turn, we believe it is our responsibility to encourage safe moving and handling practices to minimise the risk of injury to our staff, or the people they care for.

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Moving and Assisting Training

On top of the traditional Moving and Handling training we provide all our care staff, we also include moving and assisting training which we’ve noticed is becoming increasingly important. This type of training puts more focus on assisting people with their mobility issues to promote their independence where possible and preserve their dignity.

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At Nurseplus, our person-centered approach to care support training is focused on making sure the people we care for have every opportunity to live life the way they want to. We encourage our staff to utilise the latest techniques, including the use of mobility aids and making the most of learned communication skills to promote the confidence and quality of life of the people they care for.

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What is Moving and Handling Training?

Nurseplus’ Moving and Handling training covers more than just the physical side of lifting and moving the people we care for. We also ensure our care staff are aware of the legislation, policies, and guidelines concerning manual handling in any of the healthcare settings they might be placed in.

By making sure our care staff understand the legal and ethical aspects of patient handling. Nurseplus trainers can be confident our care staff will deliver the kind of care that is not only in keeping with the needs of the people they care for but that their practices also meet compliance and industry standards.

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Moving and Handling Training in Healthcare

When we talk about manual handling training, we are not only referring to the safe and effective movement of people. In healthcare safe handling practices can apply to other care staff responsibilities such as handling loads and moving equipment.  

Our training ensures all staff are aware of how to apply their knowledge to the environments they work in day-to-day. These areas of moving handling can include: 

​ carrying loads to and from supply rooms lifting equipment in personal hygiene spaces helping set up recreational spaces carrying objects in living quarters e.g. moving furniture or assisting with luggage.

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Let’s wrap this up!

The Moving and Handling training we provide at Nurseplus is a vital part of our mandatory training for all new and experienced care staff. By promoting these practices at Nurseplus, we emphasise the importance of care and attention by putting person-centered care at the core of all we do. We ensure our care staff gain all the knowledge and skills they need to provide safe and effective care for both themselves and the people they support.

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