Patient Handling Instructor Course

Our 3 Day People handling instructor training meets the national standard required for trainers involved in healthcare and other associated industries, were moving and handling of people is required.

Course objectives:

On completion of this Patient Handling Instructor Course learners will be able to:

• Explain the patient handling risk assessment process
• Describe a range of controls to avoid and reduce the risk of injury associated with patient handling
• Apply the main principles of manual handling to a range of patient handling tasks
• Carry out a range of appropriate patient handling techniques to include transferring, supporting, gliding, sliding, rolling, sitting and standing
• Analyse the learner’s performance of patient handling techniques
• Develop patient handling training courses, to include lesson plans
  Give effective instruction in practical patient handling techniques

Content

Unit 1 Patient Handling Risk Assessment
Unit 2 Patient Handling Principles and Techniques
Unit 3 Planning and design of People Handling Training courses
Unit 4 Delivery of People Handling Training