Contribute to moving and handling individuals
Overview
Who is this unit for?
This unit is for those who support pupils with physical impairments by helping them to move and/or reposition themselves.
What is this unit about?
This unit is about the need to be able to move, handle and reposition individuals. You have a responsibility when you move and handle individuals that you do so safely and correctly to ensure your own safety and that of others.
This unit contains two elements:
1. Prepare individuals, environments and equipment for moving and handling
2. Enable individuals to move from one position to another
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Prepare individuals, environments and equipment for moving and handling
P1 wash your hands and ensure you are wearing clothing and footwear that is safe for the moving and handling of individuals
P2 prior to moving and handling individuals, check the care plan and the moving and handling risk assessments
P3 assess any immediate risks to individuals
P4 where you think there is a risk that you cannot deal with, seek advice from the appropriate people before moving or handling individuals
P5 support individuals to communicate the level of support they require
P6 where the individual's preferences conflict with safe practice, access support from the appropriate people
P7 before you move and handle individuals, ensure that they understand why they are being moved and handled in particular ways and how they can usefully co- operate in the procedure
P8 remove potential hazards and prepare the immediate environment for the proposed move in agreement with all concerned
P9 select agreed moving and handling equipment, and before use you ensure it is safe and clean
P10 seek appropriate assistance to enable you to move and handle the individual safely
Enable individuals to move from one position to another
P11 provide active support and encouragement for individuals to contribute to the moving process
P12 carry out moves and changes of position taking account of the individual's needs, preferences and their advice on the most appropriate methods and equipment
P13 use moving and handling methods appropriate to the individual's condition, your personal handling limits and the equipment available
P14 move and change individual's positions in ways which minimise pain, discomfort and friction and maximise the individual's independence, self respect and dignity
P15 where you are moving and changing the individual's positions with someone else's help, coordinate your own actions with theirs
P16 following changes of position, return furniture and fittings to their correct location
P17 return moving and handling equipment to its designated location ensuring it is clean, safe and ready for future use
P18 wash your hands and ensure your own cleanliness and hygiene after moving and positioning individuals
P19 observe, record and immediately report any significant changes in the individual's condition when you are moving them
P20 record details of methods of moving and handling which the individual finds acceptable according to legal and organisational requirements
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
Values
K1 legal and organisational requirements on equality, diversity, discrimination and rights when moving and handling individuals
K2 the effect which personal beliefs and preferences may have on the individual's preferences for moving and handling
K3 why the individual's preferences on how they are moved and handled should be taken into account
K4 conflicts which might arise between individual choice, good health, safety and hygiene practices, risk assessments and management and the individual's plan of care and how to deal with these
K5 how to provide active support and promote the individual's rights, choices and well-being when moving and handling individuals
Legislation and organisational policy and procedures
K6 codes of practice and conduct, and standards and guidance relevant to your own and the roles, responsibilities, accountability and duties of others when moving and handling individuals
K7 current local, UK and European legislation, and organisational requirements, procedures and practices for:
K7.1 accessing records
K7.2 recording, reporting, confidentiality and sharing information, including data protection
K7.3 health, safety, assessing and managing risks associated with moving and handling individuals
K7.4 the management of risk from infection
K7.5 working intimately with individuals moving and handling individuals
K8 how to access up-to-date copies of organisational risk assessments for moving and handling specific individuals
Theory and practice
K9 key changes in the conditions and circumstances of individuals that you are moving and handling and actions to take in these circumstances
K10 different types of equipment/machinery which are available for moving and handling
K11 factors that need to be taken account of when using moving and handling equipment/machinery
K12 why it is important to prepare the environment for moving and handling prior to attempting to move and handle individuals
K13 why it is important to use safe moving techniques, adhere to risk assessments and other information about moving and handling specific individuals and the possible consequences for the individual, yourself and others if you do not
K14 potential risks to individuals, those assisting in the moving and handling; others within the environment and the environment itself if moving and handling is not carried out correctly (including procedures prior to, during and after you move and handle individuals)
K15 sources of further help for moving and handling of individuals in different health and care settings
K16 why individuals are moved to different positions
K17 how to coordinate action when moving and handling as part of a team
K18 why individuals should not be dragged and the relationship of this to the prevention of pressure sores
K19 why the environment should be restored after the change of position
K20 why it is important to maintain your own cleanliness and hygiene prior to, during and following moving and handling individuals
Scope/range
- Communicate using:
1.1. the individual's preferred spoken language
1.2. signs
1.3. symbols
1.4. pictures
1.5. writing
1.6. objects of reference
1.7. communication passports
1.8. other non-verbal forms of communication
1.9. human and technological aids to communication - Moving and handling equipment can include:
2.1. hoists
2.2. slides
2.3. slide sheets
2.4. slings
2.5. pillows
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Active support
support that encourages individuals to do as much for themselves as possible to maintain their independence and physical ability and encourages people with disabilities to maximise their own potential and independence
Hazards
hazards are items with the potential to cause harm
Individuals
the actual people requiring health and care services. Where individuals use advocates to enable them to express their views, wishes or feelings and to speak on their behalf the term individual within this standard covers the individual and their advocate or interpreter
Moving and handling
this refers to techniques which enable the worker to assist individuals to move from one position to another. Moving and handling must be consistent with current legislation
Others
are other people within and outside your organisation that are necessary for you to fulfil your job role
Rights
the rights that individuals have to:
1. be respected
2. be treated equally and not be discriminated against
3. be treated as an individual
4. be treated in a dignified way
5. privacy
6. be protected from danger and harm
7. be cared for in a way that meets their needs, takes account of their choices and also protects them
8. access information about themselves
9. communicate using their preferred methods of communication and language
Risk
a risk is the likelihood of the hazard's potential being realised; it can be to individuals in the form of infection, danger, harm and abuse and/or to the environment in the form of danger of damage and destruction
Links To Other NOS
TDASTL12 Support a child with disabilities or special educational needs
TDASTL38 Support children with disabilities or special educational needs and their families
TDASTL42 Support pupils with sensory and/or physical needs
TDASTL44 Work with children and young people with additional requirements to meet their personal support needs
Origin of this unit
This unit is taken from the National Occupational Standards in Health and Social Care where it appears as unit HSC223.