Moving and Handling People (theory and practical)

Once completed, this training should be refreshed annually.

Invest in your professional development and well-being of those you care for. Join our Moving and Handling people training course today and gain the confidence and competence to provide safe and compassionate assistance to those you support.

What will be covered?

• Your roles and responsibilities in regard to moving and handling people.
• The principles of safe moving and handling.
• The consequences of poor moving and handling and examples of moves no longer used.
• In person practise of using safe manoeuvres e.g. the use of a slide sheet and hoist.
• Knowledge of how to take care of your own health & safety when moving someone.
• Knowledge surrounding the importance of risk assessing and agreed ways of working.

Our PA training courses are currently fully funded by Skills for Care. This funding is available for Individual Employers living in England, aged 18 and over who employ their own PAs or contract* self-employed PAs, using either:

• their own money
• adult social care Direct Payments
• NHS Personal Health Budgets.

*’Contracted’ refers to PAs with true self-employed status. We may ask for evidence from self-employed PAs accessing training.

Those working with children in receipt of a West Sussex Direct Payment or PHB are also able to attend this training at no cost.

If you do not qualify for this funding and still wish to attend, there will be a cost of £100 per person. For more information or any questions, please email training@independentlives.org.

Please click here for information on our cancellation policy.