Manual & Patient Handling Practical Training

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Manual & Patient Handling Practical Training

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Provides hands-on instruction to help staff safely move and support clients in any care setting. Delivered by a QQI Level 6 certified instructor, the course covers safe lifting, risk assessment, transfers, sliding sheets, hoist and sling use, and dignified patient support. Successful participants receive a certificate valid for 3 years.

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About the training

The People/Patient Moving and Handling course equips healthcare professionals with the essential knowledge, practical techniques, and confidence needed to move and assist individuals safely. The programme explores safe manual handling practices, legal responsibilities, risk assessment processes, principles of normal movement, and effective patient handling methods. Combining classroom-based learning with practical exercises, participants will develop hands-on skills in the safe use of equipment such as hoists and slide sheets. The course aims to minimise the risk of injury, enhance workplace safety, and support the delivery of safe, dignified, and person-centred care.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand the principles of safe people/patient moving and handling practices.
  • Identify relevant legislation and responsibilities relating to patient handling.
  • Recognise the importance of risk assessment before undertaking moving and handling tasks.
  • Explain normal human movement and its impact on safe patient handling.
  • Demonstrate safe patient handling techniques in a variety of care settings.
  • Safely use moving and handling equipment, including hoists and slide sheets.
  • Apply correct body mechanics to minimise the risk of injury to themselves and others.
  • Promote the safety, dignity, comfort, and independence of patients during handling activities.
  • Demonstrate competence in practical moving and handling activities through ongoing assessment.
  • Apply best practices in accordance with organisational policies and professional standards.

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Training Overview

  • Introduction to People/Patient Moving and Handling
  • Course objectives and learning outcomes
  • Principles of safe manual handling
  • Relevant legislation and employer/employee responsibilities
  • Understanding risk assessment in moving and handling activities
  • Normal human movement and body mechanics
  • Importance of safe patient handling for patient and staff safety
  • Instructor-led demonstration of safe patient handling techniques
  • Correct posture and body positioning during handling tasks
  • Demonstration of bed mobility and repositioning techniques
  • Safe transfer techniques (bed to chair, chair to bed, standing transfers)
  • Demonstration of slide sheets and transfer aids
  • Demonstration of hoist operation and safety checks
  • Equipment inspection and infection prevention considerations
  • Hands-on practice of safe manual handling principles
  • Practising patient repositioning techniques
  • Supervised bed-to-chair and chair-to-bed transfers
  • Safe use of slide sheets and transfer equipment
  • Practical use of hoists under instructor supervision
  • Applying risk assessments to moving and handling scenarios
  • Ongoing competency assessment throughout practical exercises
  • Common challenges in people/patient moving and handling
  • Preventing musculoskeletal injuries and workplace accidents
  • Reviewing patient dignity, comfort, and communication during transfers
  • Legal and professional responsibilities in patient handling
  • Discussion of real-life scenarios and case studies
  • Theory assessment and review of key learning points
  • Questions and answers
  • Importance of refresher training and maintaining competence
  • Course conclusion and follow-up process
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