Course Overview
Facilitated by Occupational Therapists who have much experience in manual handling within the health, disability and aged care sectors. Learn the core principles of safe manual handling that can be applied to any situation. Hands-on practice and feedback on tasks required to assist your clients - assistance to stand, bed mobility, hoisting, domestic and personal care. Risk assess common MH issues and build problem solving skills to help you develop action plans.
Foundation
This is for new recruits or those returning to the care industry after a break.
This is a hands-on session giving participants confidence in practical care skills.
A great training for induction of new staff.
We recommend all new staff complete this course prior to or within a month of commencing support work.
Our course includes:
How to identify risks specific to community/facility based care.
Manual handling principles.
Skills modules-these can be made up of: personal care, mobility, transfers, bed mobility, domestic assistance.
Instruction and practice in a broad range of equipment.
Refresher/Advanced Refresher
This is for existing staff who have previously completed the foundation course. It provides for an extension of skill, risk assessment and problem solving.
This training aims to equip support workers to condfidently identify the signs of deterioration in their clients. This helps to build a team where staff know when to seek support for assessment and updates in their equipment and routine, to maintain a safe and consistent quality care service.
We recommend your team attend this course every 12-18 months.
Our course includes:
Opporuntity to identify, assess and problem solve care based challenges participants are facing in their current work.
Practical application of MH Principles.
Skills modules are tailored to the skills, experience and needs of the group. These can include: hoisting, complex positioning needs, advanced bed mobility including slide sheet use, complex personal care needs.
Available as per person rate or group booking. Full day or half day options available.
Organisation specific training days also available. Contact us for upcoming dates and locations.