CSTF Moving and Handling People - Level 2 - Online Training Course.
Welcome to The Mandatory Training Group's CSTF Moving and Handling People online course. All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).
Manual handling means transporting or supporting a load by hand or bodily force. Examples of manual handling could be pushing a wheelchair, lifting equipment or moving a patient. In the UK, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, including manual handling injuries, are the most common occupational ill health conditions.
This course covers moving and handling people training for healthcare workers at Level 2 and meets the learning outcomes of the UK Core Skills Training Framework (UKCSTF) v1.1. Make sure you have completed all the training required according to your local policies and procedures.
Course content
This CSTF Moving and Handling People online course is divided into the following sections:
Introduction
Section 1 - Moving and Handling Level 1 recap
Section 2 - Human spine
Section 3 - Biomechanics and ergonomics
Section 4 - Safe manual handling principles
Section 5 - Care planning and recordkeeping
Section 6 - Risk assessment and management
Section 7 - People moving equipment
Section 8 - Controversial techniques
Section 9 - Dealing with a falling or fallen person
Summary
References and resources
End of course assessment.
Who is the course for?
This CSTF Moving and Handling People online course is suitable for all staff, including unpaid and voluntary staff whose role involves patient handling activities.
Aims
The aims of this CSTF Moving and Handling People online course are to:
Introduce learners to moving and handling people legislation and regulations relevant to healthcare settings.
Increase learners' awareness of moving and handling related hazards, risks and risk management techniques within their work settings.
Learning objectives
This CSTF Moving and Handling People online course will:
Discuss employer and employee responsibilities under relevant safety legislation.
Examine handling and moving risk factors.
Review dynamic risk assessments, including when and how to conduct them.
Discuss how to maintain muscle and bone health.
Establish how to use people moving equipment properly and safely.
Discuss safer moving and handling principles.
Review how biomechanics and ergonomics affect moving and handling tasks.
Discuss the different types of lifts that are prohibited in health and social care settings.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this CSTF Moving and Handling People online course, you will be able to:
Promote independence and functional mobility of patients through safe, dignified methods of moving and handling.
Move and handle people in accordance with normal human movement patterns.
Apply a person-centered risk assessment process to determine safer patient handling techniques, utilising the multidisciplinary team when needed.
Demonstrate a variety of practical skills relevant to the individual's job role and the patients in their care.
Use equipment safely based on the patient's needs, the individual's job role, and the setting.
CSTF Moving and Handling People - Level 2 - Online Training Course.
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