Moving Handling Training Health Care Professionals

Here is what a few of our customers have said

I learned a lot, and found the workshop useful and applicable to practice. I felt engaged throughout both days, which is rare!

John has excellent knowledge and incorporates his experience into the sessions. Very interactive course.

Good rapport with our group. Made the space feel safe- and didn't ever feel like I was asking silly questions.

the following expert training is available:

Community Handling Certificate- Trusted Handler (2 days).
Community Handling Plus- Trusted Handler (3days)
Basic moving and handling.
Bespoke workshops.

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Topics covered in the Community Handling certificate will include:

• Optimal Care, what is it?
• Why optimal Care is so important to social care?
• Risk assessing Double handed vs Single handed care?
• Apply real case experience to the training.
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The practical elements will include both Double and single handed techniques:

• Anatomy and how the body moves.
• How to support people with and without equipment.
• Clinical decision making.
• For repositioning and personal care and sling fitting.
• Ceiling track and gantry hoists.

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The Community Handling Certificate- Trusted Handler

What is The Community Handling Certificate- Trusted Handler (2 day with workbook).
This two-day training course equips allied health professionals and carers working in community settings with the knowledge and skills to deliver optimal care. It provides a comprehensive understanding of moving and handling in the community, including working with plus-size clients and children. The course offers 18.5 hours of certified CPD and is designed and delivered by an experienced, practising Occupational Therapist. Participants are encouraged to bring complex case scenarios to apply learning directly to their practice, ensuring the training is practical, relevant, and supports skill development in day-to-day roles.

What is the community handling Certificate Plus - Trusted Handler (3 day with workbook).
An extension of the two-day Community Handling Certificate, this course is ideal for teams wanting to explore specific topics in greater depth, such as plus-size management or risk assessment.
Many clients use this programme to support the development of their own in-house moving and handling training. It provides a more affordable alternative to a Train the Trainer course and does not require staff to be away for a full week.

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What we do.
To ensure safety both the service user and care worker, specific and comprehensive training must be provided in the use of equipment and handling methods which will support optimal care. Our courses at Athena Handling are designed to develop the knowledge, skills and practical experience of care providers , and statutory services, to enable them to train care and support workers and health professionals who will be working single and double handedly.

If you work in a health and social care setting, then it’s likely that you spend a significant amount of your time moving and handling residents and patients. Whether you’re using specialist equipment, such as hoists and EPBs, or simply assisting a person to move into and out of a wheelchair, it’s essential that you understand how to carry out the task safely and correctly.

Our "Community Handling Certificate -Trusted Handler" is also suitable for anyone who works in a health and social care setting, such as a residential home, nursing home, hospice, day centre, primary care centre, community hospital or disability service. The training is appropriate for workers of all levels, including managers, supervisors, full-time and part-time staff and volunteers.

TRAINING AND COURSES

ABOUT THE COURSE

The Community Handling Certificate- Trusted Handler will provide you and your team with a real world understanding to safe manual handling practices in both double and single handed care as well as plus size client’s. This will enable your teams to better deliver and prescribe optimal care packages.

A variety of teaching methods will be used, workbook, including group work, discussion, demonstration and practical application of handling activities associated with this activity to enable participants to promote and utilise equipment and approaches to single – handed and double handed care , as well as supporting plus size client’s, in Health and Social care settings and to ensure the single- handed care philosophy is clearly understood by all participants. The course designed by a Practicing and very experienced Occupational Therapist. What does this mean? The course brings together different facets of moving and handling which contribute to the challenges we face in community handling, encompassing musculoskeletal, biomechanical and psychosocial issues. “Bringing the REAL world of moving and handling into the training room.”

WE OFFER

We Offer

The Community Handling Certificate- Trusted Handler (2 day).
The Community Handling Certificate Plus- Trusted Handler (3day).
Bespoke workshops and training.
Optimal care support.

In relation to the Community Handling Certificate
Course content:

What is optimal care?
Balancing double and single handed care.
Justifying clinical decisions?
Risk Assessment and handling safety.
Plus size client’s
Strategy and collaboration.
Anatomy and Biomechanics.

Athena Handling believes that training should empower your workforce, not just fulfil a statutory obligation
- John Callas , Managing Director, Athena Handling Ltd

OUR VALUES

At Athena Handling Ltd we are:

Integrous

We will provide you with the training and advice you need. We will NEVER over sell our products or provide you with products we do not think you need.