Advanced Practitioner – Moving, Handling and Positioning
We 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 will 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 will combine hands‑on expertise with leadership, managing complex cases while driving improvements that reduce harm, enhance patient experience and strengthen staff safety and confidence.
Responsibilities
- 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, ensuring 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, collaborating 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.
Qualifications
Essential
- 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 postgraduate management / leadership qualification, or willingness to undertake one.
- Experience of developing advanced practice guidelines, governance and audit.
- Teaching or training qualification e.g. PGCert Education or equivalent.
- Postgraduate or specialist qualification in Moving, Handling and positioning (postural management).
Experience
Essential
- 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.
Benefits
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme.
Equality and Diversity
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.
Visa and Funding
Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role. If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered.
Working Hours and Conditions
Fixed term contract for 12 months. Working pattern: Part‑time, flexible working, home or remote work.
Employer
Sirona care & health CIC
Sirona care & health HQ, Badminton Road, Yate, BS37 5AF, United Kingdom
£57,528 to £64,750 a year, pro rata
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