Moving and Handling
Your Moving and Handling Trainers
Deborah Wilcock,
Practice Learning Facilitator - Lead for UoD student Moving and Handling
Sally Fonseca,
Practice Learning Educator -
UoD students only: First steps
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Your university (UoD) will allocate you to a moving and handling practical session. Prior to the session you will be required to read through and learn the moving and handling theory.
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Your first practical session will be a full day and you will learn how to apply the theory into practice to ensure you keep yourself and the patients you care for safe when you go out into clinical practice.
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At the start of the session there will be a quiz which will check you knowledge and understanding of the theory module.
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At the 18month point you will complete a 2 hr practical update following your review and quiz of the theory module.​
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The practical sessions will require you to participate in all activities so competence and safety can be accessed.
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The sessions require physical activity as the movements used in the care of patients is simulated, so please ensure you are in good health. This will be checked at the start of the session.
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During the session the safe principles of movement, sit to stand, falls, equipment and their uses, profiling bed lesson, slide sheets and finally hoisting will be covered and taught.
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You must wear your uniform for the moving and handling session.
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Key Movers​
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Key Movers – Key movers are members of staff that have had extra, more in depth or specialised moving and handling training
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You should find a key mover in most areas, and these are there to help you with any moving and handling advice or issues.
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As well as this they are responsible for all the staff in their areas Point of Care updates
