Get the skills and knowledge required for a healthcare worker to participate in safe work practices when caring directly for clients within health, nursing, aged care and home care environments.
Course Outcomes
- Manual handling fundamentals
- Understand and learn lift polices
- Transfer a client using a full body hoist; bed to chair,
floor to bed/chair - Using a slide sheet to reposition a client in bed
- Rolling a client away/towards the worker
- Assisting a client to walk using a walk belt/walking frame
- Assist a client from sit to stand/stand to sit
- Assist a client from lying to sitting
- Wheelchair safety: a) transferring wheelchair/walker
in and out of car safely: b) transferring a weight
bearing person from wheelchair to chair - Transfer a client in and out of a vehicle
- Assisting a client to undress/dress
- Sliding a supine person up/down a bed
- Transfer from chair to chair/commode/toilet
- Assisted walking – raising a fallen person
Career Pathways
- Keep current in manual handling procedures
- WHS refresher / compliance
Delivery
The Manual Handling Refresher 3-hour oncampus course.
Why STEPS?
STEPS Education and Training offer training solutions that meet real local market needs. Our courses are designed in consultation with local employers to improve our students’ employment opportunities and on the job skills.
Our highly qualified trainers and assessors bring hands on industry experience to their role allowing you to feel confident that you are gaining the best workplace preparation possible.
For further information on STEPS Education and Training Courses refer to our student handbook.
