Health & Safety
Mandatory care
Moving and Handling Lite
Delivery:
eLearning
Level:
2
Accreditation:
This course is CPD certified.
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About this course
This is a lighter mandatory training course for health and social care staff that carry out responsibilities at level 2 standard of working practices.
It is for staff working in settings such as Care Homes, Hospital Wards, Day Centres, or supporting an individual in their own home.
Health and social care workers have a ‘duty of care’ to ensure that the individuals they support are supported to move safely and must complete this training before supporting an individual to move in a professional capacity.
This moving and handling course will provide learners with an introduction to safe manual handling practices, including safe and unsafe moves, how to protect their back and how to operate equipment.
Moving and Handling Lite training comprises of 4 learning modules:
- The 2 R’s of Moving and Handling
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Safe moving Techniques
- Unsafe Moves
Course duration: up to approx. 1 hour, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:
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Understand the Legal Aspects of Moving and Handling
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Define Moving and Handling
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Understand the body and what can go wrong
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Understand the principles of safe moving & handling
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Understand the implications of unsafe moves
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Understand how to report concerns and where to seek help
Course Syllabus Includes
- Legislation
- Regulations
- Definition of Moving and Handling
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Risk Assessment
- TILE Assessment
- Care Plans
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Causes of back pain
- Warning signs
- Safe Moving Techniques
- Role and responsibilities
- Moving equipment
- Turning
- Unsafe Moves and risks
- Reporting concerns
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. Every completion is recorded in Atlas, so managers can check who’s completed the course, who’s in progress, and download certificates and reports for CQC evidence at any time.
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