Job summaryWe are seeking an exceptional Advanced Practitioner in Moving, Handling and Positioning to play a pivotal, organisation-wide role in shaping safer, more effective care. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced clinician to operate at the highest level of advanced practice, combining expert clinical judgement with strategic leadership, education and quality improvement.
You'll work across services to embed consistent, evidence-based approaches, influence practice at scale, and act as the go-to specialist for complex moving, handling and postural management challenges.
Delivering impact from day one, you'll combine hands-on expertise with leadership, managing complex cases while driving improvements that reduce harm, enhance patient experience, and strengthen staff safety and confidence.
Through your subject matter expertise you will have a strong voice to shape training, policy development, and continuous improvement whilst helping to create a culture of learning and excellence in moving, handling and postural management. This is a role where your expertise will truly make a difference, supporting teams to improve care for individuals, families and communities every day.
Main duties of the job- Work autonomously to assess and manage patients with complex moving, handling and positioning needs, including multi-pathology and high-risk cases.
- Hold a specialist caseload, providing expert assessment, intervention and equipment solutions to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Act as a point of escalation, offering expert clinical advice and decision-making, and ensure consistent, evidence-based, person-centred practice across all settings.
- Lead organisation-wide improvements in moving and handling, embedding high-quality and consistent practice.
- Drive quality improvement to reduce harm, enhance patient safety and support staff wellbeing.
- Advise senior leaders on service development, risk and compliance, and collaborate with partners to benchmark and share best practice.
- Lead training and workforce development to ensure staff competence and confidence.
- Act as an educator, coach and mentor, fostering continuous learning. Contribute to strategic learning priorities and develop competency frameworks to support practice development.
- Lead audit, evaluation and improvement activity to ensure evidence-based practice.
- Analyse data to identify risks and measure impact. Apply research to enhance care and identify opportunities for innovation and knowledge sharing.
About usEver dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Registered Health Care professional NMC/HCPC
- Masters level 7 Advanced Practice or portfolio of experience equivalent across all 4 pillars of Advanced Practice
- specialist training in Moving, Handling and positioning (postural management)
Desirable- Recognised post graduate management / leadership qualification, working towards one or willingness to undertake.
- Experience of developing advance practice guidelines, governance and audit
- teaching or training qualification e.g. PGCert Education or equivalent
- post graduate or specialist qualification in Moving, Handling and positioning (postural management)
ExperienceEssential- Demonstrable experience of working at Advanced Practice level within your clinical area
- Significant experience and expertise in Moving & Handling and Positioning (postural management) practice, including complex case review and advisory capacity
- Experience of leading organisation-wide quality improvement programmes, including audit, surveillance and implementation of change.
- Demonstrable experience of developing, implementing and evaluating policies, protocols and clinical guidelines relating to patient safety and Moving & Handling.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex data, producing reports and recommendations to inform strategic decision-making
Desirable- Operational management experience including experience of managing and developing multi-disciplinary or integrated pathway teams in a variety of locations.
- Experience of working at Advanced Practitioner level within a community health care setting
- Demonstrable ability to innovate, collaborate and implement new ideas into practice at scale
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
