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Patient Moving and Handling Training

This essential healthcare training course teaches safe patient movement techniques to reduce the risk of injury to both patients and carers. Delivered on-site and fully compliant with Irish workplace regulations.

Delivered at your location

Our experienced trainers deliver courses on-site, providing a hassle-free way to certify your team without leaving the premises.

Cost and time efficient

Save on travel and staff downtime. On-site training allows group sessions at a time that suits your schedule and budget.

Tailored to business needs

Training is adapted to your industry, risks, and staff roles. Practical, relevant and compliant with workplace regulations.

What Is Patient Moving and Handling Training?

Patient moving and handling training is a practical, half-day course designed to teach safe techniques for assisting people with limited mobility. It is aimed at healthcare staff and carers who are required to support patients in hospitals, nursing homes, or home care environments.

The course meets the requirements of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, helping organisations meet their legal obligations while improving care standards and reducing injury risk.

Who Should Attend Patient Handling Training?

This training is essential for staff involved in direct patient care, including healthcare assistants, nurses, carers, physiotherapists, and home support workers. It is also suitable for employees in residential homes, disability services, rehabilitation centres, and community care.

There are no entry requirements. Participants must be physically capable of performing practical tasks during the session.

Patient Handling Training Delivered at Your Premises

Half Day

At Handle with Care, we deliver patient moving and handling training on-site at your workplace anywhere in Ireland. Our QQI Level 6 certified instructors provide tailored instruction based on your care setting, patient profile, and available equipment.

On-site delivery ensures maximum relevance, supports compliance, and allows your team to learn in their actual working environment using familiar equipment.

Course Aims and Learning Objectives

This course prepares participants to:

• Understand the risks involved in patient handling
• Apply safe techniques for transferring and repositioning patients
• Use handling aids and equipment correctly and safely
• Protect themselves and the patient from harm
• Comply with Irish health and safety legislation

Course Delivery, Duration, Assessment

Patient handling training is delivered in a classroom setting with a blend of theory, demonstrations, and guided practical sessions. Instructors simulate real-life care scenarios, using appropriate patient handling equipment to ensure skill development in realistic settings.

Each participant receives a manual handling training handout and uses workplace-appropriate props during practice.

• Course duration: Approximately 4 hours
• Assessment: Practical demonstration and short written test
• Group size: Maximum of 8 participants

Certification

On successful completion, each participant will receive a Patient Moving and Handling Certificate of Competence, valid for three years. Certification supports compliance with workplace safety regulations and healthcare quality standards.

Course Content – What You Will Learn

This course equips learners with the techniques and understanding needed to move patients safely and with dignity. Content includes:

• Legal and professional responsibilities under Irish health and safety law
• Anatomy and biomechanics relevant to moving and handling
• Risk assessment and planning of patient handling tasks
• Principles of good posture and spinal care
• Manual transfers – sitting, standing, repositioning
• Use of slide sheets, hoists, and transfer belts
• Handling patients in confined spaces
• Communication and teamwork during patient handling

The course content is adapted to your care setting to ensure practical relevance and safer outcomes.

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