Moving and Handling Associate

Location

Rochdale, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom

Job description

Job ref: RO-90215   

Location: Rochdale

Salary: £29,777 to £33,024 per annum

Grade: 6

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 13 th March 2024

Interview Date: 21 st March 2024

Due to the retirement of the current postholder, the Community Occupational Therapy Service is looking to recruit a Moving and Handling Associate to work alongside their Moving and Handling Team.

The post is a full time post and successful applicants will need to demonstrate their experience in moving and handling of individuals.

The post holder will have their own caseload and will be responsible for the assessment and provision of moving and handling equipment to support individuals to remain in their own home with care and support from formal and informal carers.

Support and supervision will be available from Occupational Therapists and Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapists.

Training and supervision will be given to ensure that staff are competent to complete their own work.

The post is Borough Wide and applicants will need to be able to travel throughout the borough and complete moving and handling assessments and demonstrate the equipment to informal and formal carers.

In accordance with Section 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 this post requires the ability to converse at ease with the members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English.

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The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff to share this commitment.

Casual User Car Allowance is payable

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced DBS including a barred list check adult workforce

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At Rochdale Borough Council we are committed to our Values and Behaviours.

· Proud of the difference we make

· Passionate about the diversities of the Borough

· Pioneering and Open in our Approach

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. This means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority; giving you access to our service-related benefits.

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Salary

£29.78k per annum