MHHC · Perth
Manual Handling in Healthcare, Perth
Skills and knowledge to identify manual handling tasks and the risks that come with them, prepare for the task, and apply safer techniques in healthcare in Perth. Training follows national guidance on manual handling in healthcare. You complete online learning first, then a short face-to-face practical with realistic healthcare scenarios.
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~2 hrs
Face-to-face practical
2–3 hrs
Online learning
Certificate of Attendance
Professional development
OVERVIEW
Safer manual handling for healthcare workers
Manual Handling in Healthcare covers how to spot manual handling tasks and the risks that come with them, prepare for the task, and apply safer techniques at work. It follows national guidance on manual handling in healthcare. HealthPro Compliance issues a Certificate of Attendance. This is professional development, not a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment.
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What you will learn
You will learn how to recognise manual handling hazards, prepare for a task, use safer movement, and know when you need help or equipment. The aim is to reduce the chance of musculoskeletal injury in healthcare work.
Tasks and hazards
Identify common manual handling tasks and the hazards that sit with them in healthcare.
Injury risk
Recognise what can make a manual task more likely to cause injury.
Risk control
Apply basic risk identification, assessment and control before and during the task.
Prepare the task
Consider the person, the task, the environment, the equipment and the help you need.
Safer movement
Use practical manual handling principles and safer movement techniques.
Extra help
Know when you need more assistance, equipment, or a different way to do the task.
Communication
Talk clearly with the person you are assisting and with the other workers involved.
Injury prevention
Use strategies that reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injury and support safer practice.
BLENDED DELIVERY
How this course runs
Online learning and the knowledge assessment come first (about 2–3 hours). Then about 2 hours face-to-face for demonstration, practice and practical assessment. Time can vary with prior knowledge and progress. The schedule leaves room for instruction, practice, feedback and the required activities.
Online learning
Self-directed online learning and a knowledge assessment, finished before you attend the practical session. Allow about 2–3 hours.
Face to face
Facilitated face-to-face training. You see the techniques, practise them, and work through realistic healthcare scenarios. About 2 hours, including the practical assessment.
Scenarios
Practical activities use healthcare scenarios, simple manual handling tools and equipment, and the chance to practise communication with the person you are assisting.
HealthPro Compliance provides the equipment, resources and conditions needed for the skills being practised and assessed. Actual time may vary with learner needs and prior knowledge.
ASSESSMENT
What you complete
You complete a knowledge assessment after the online learning and before the practical session. You then show that you can apply the manual handling principles in a simulated healthcare setting.
Knowledge
The knowledge assessment covers hazards and risks, risk management, how to prepare for a manual task, safe work practices, equipment and mechanical aids, communication, and injury prevention.
Practical
You demonstrate the principles from the course. That includes preparing for a task, using safer positioning and movement, using simple equipment, and responding to the risks you find.
You will complete
Practical tasks
- Identify the hazards and risks in the manual handling task.
- Prepare by considering the person, the task, the environment and the equipment.
- Demonstrate appropriate positioning and safer movement.
- Use simple manual handling tools and equipment properly.
- Communicate with the person being assisted and with other workers.
Help and equipment
- Recognise when more assistance, equipment or another method is required.
- Show a suitable response to the manual handling risks you identified.
The practical assessment is there to confirm you can apply the course in a simulated healthcare environment. It does not replace your employer’s own manual handling procedure or competency check.
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Entry requirements
- No formal prerequisite units.
- Enough language, literacy and communication skill to complete the online learning, knowledge assessment and practical.
- Minimum age 18 years. This is a HealthPro Compliance enrolment rule.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certificate of Attendance
Finish the online work and the practical and HealthPro Compliance issues a Certificate of Attendance. This is not a nationally recognised qualification, Statement of Attainment, licence or registration. Check whether your workplace needs extra manual handling training or its own competency assessment.
Contact HealthPro| Name | Date | Time | Location | Spaces | Cost | Enrol Myself | Group Booking |
| Manual Handling in Healthcare | 10 November 2026 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Ardross, WA | 12 | $109.00 | ||
| Manual Handling in Healthcare | 12 November 2026 | 09:30 am – 11:30 am | Ardross, WA | 12 | $109.00 | ||
| Manual Handling in Healthcare | 17 November 2026 | 09:30 am – 11:30 am | Ardross, WA | 12 | $109.00 | ||
| Manual Handling in Healthcare | 19 November 2026 | 09:30 am – 11:30 am | Ardross, WA | 12 | $109.00 | ||
| Manual Handling in Healthcare | 24 November 2026 | 09:30 am – 10:30 am | Ardross, WA | 12 | $109.00 | ||
| Manual Handling in Healthcare | 26 November 2026 | 09:30 am – 10:30 am | Ardross, WA | 12 | $109.00 | ||
| Manual Handling in Healthcare | 1 December 2026 | 09:30 am – 10:30 am | Ardross, WA | 12 | $109.00 |
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