DLF Training is CPD-accredited by the CPD Certification Service.

This course is designated as BASIC-INTERMEDIATE on the DLF Training and Education Pathway.

 This one day course is aimed at physiotherapists and occupational therapists and/or students who have been qualified for two years or less, designed to update their university teaching in moving and handling and apply it to their new experience in therapeutic management.

Professional groups who would benefit from this course

  • Occupational and physical therapists that have less than two years' postgraduate experience
  • Occupational and physical therapists returning to work after a career break of five years or more 
  • Occupational and physical therapists returning to work in the UK after a period working abroad 

Level of skills/knowledge

  • Advanced beginner - competent in basic situations
  • Not responsible for supervision of other professionals

Employment area

  • Acute NHS Trust
  • Primary Care Trust
  • Community work
  • Self-employment

CPD markers

  • Evidence based practice
  • Self-directed learning
  • Expert guidance and tutelage
  • Professional development in:
  • Health and safety
  • Clinical decision making
  • Evidence-based practice
  • Professional responsibility

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the legal requirements of  current legislation as it applies to therapeutic practice
  • Understand their professional responsibilities with regard to handling patients and service users
  • Appreciate the need for recorded risk assessment 
  • Perform basic assessments involving manual handling situations
  • Understand the current guidance from relevant professional bodies regarding manual handling practice
  • List the risk factors that combine to predispose musculoskeletal disorders in therapists
  • Understand the application of ergonomic principles to manual handling assessment
  • Appreciate the factors that contribute to poor practice in manual handling
  • Understand basic body mechanics and how principles of movement complement normal movement
  • Use basic manual handling equipment in a competent manner

Course code and dates:
MHNQT1112 - 20th November 2012

Duration: 09:30 - 16:30

Price per person: £195 + VAT (£234) 

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