Patient Handling & Moving Training
- spelicnicolette
- Jan 28
- 3 min read
Athlone · Roscommon · Longford | Midlands Ireland
At SkillWise, we deliver Patient Handling and Moving Training that goes beyond compliance. Based in the heart of the Irish Midlands, our courses in Athlone, Roscommon and Longford combine best-practice healthcare training with a calm, lakeside learning environment—because how you learn matters just as much as what you learn.
Our next Patient Handling & Moving Practical Session takes place on:
📅 Wednesday, February 26th⏰ 9:30am – 1:30pm📍 Midlands lakeside training location (Athlone / Roscommon / Longford region) Book here
What is Patient Handling & Moving?
Patient handling (also known as people handling) refers to the safe movement and support of individuals in healthcare and care settings. This includes activities such as:
Assisting a person to stand, sit, or walk
Transferring from bed to chair
Supporting people during daily routines, such as toileting or bedtime care
Manoeuvring a person safely in restricted or awkward spaces
Responding safely to a fall or emergency situation
In contrast, manual handling involves the movement of inanimate loads, such as equipment, beds, hoists, trolleys, waste, or medical supplies.
Both are covered in line with guidance from the Health Service Executive, where preventing musculoskeletal injury—particularly back injury—is a key priority in healthcare and community settings.
Why Patient Handling Training Matters
Manual handling injuries remain one of the leading causes of workplace injury in Ireland, especially in healthcare, home care, disability services, and nursing environments.
Effective training helps to:
Reduce the risk of back, shoulder, and musculoskeletal injuries
Improve confidence and competence when assisting service users
Promote service user dignity, safety, and independence
Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation
Support safer workplaces for both staff and service users
At SkillWise, training is practical, realistic, and scenario-based—not box-ticking.
Flexible Learning: Online + Practical
To make training more accessible and manageable:
✅ Manual Handling Theory – Online
The manual handling theory component can be completed online with SkillWise, in your own time, before attending the practical session. Book Manual Handling Online here.
This allows you to:
Learn at your own pace
Reduce classroom time
Arrive prepared for hands-on practice
✅ Patient Handling & Moving – Practical Session
On February 26th, we focus entirely on practical people handling skills, including:
Safe use of handling techniques
Understanding risk factors using the TILEO approach
Applying safe movement principles in real-world situations
Problem-solving common challenges in healthcare settings
Book February Patient Handling Course here.
✅ No need to travel far.
Many of our participants are nurses working through agencies across the Midlands, where moving between hospitals, nursing homes, and community settings is part of daily work. Having current Patient Handling & Moving training is essential when adapting to new environments, layouts, and equipment in Athlone, Roscommon, Longford and surrounding areas.
With SkillWise, there is no need to travel far for training. The course is delivered locally in the Midlands, and because the manual handling theory is completed online in your own time via SkillWise, the in-person requirement is a focused 4-hour practical session only. This flexible structure suits nurses balancing agency shifts, travel, and changing schedules, while still ensuring training is practical, compliant, and relevant across multiple care settings.
Training in the Midlands: Calm, Focused, Human
Training with SkillWise in the Midlands of Ireland is intentionally different.
Our lakeside location near Athlone, Roscommon and Longford offers:
A quiet, non-clinical environment
Space to step outside during breaks
Optional short lakeside walks to reset and refocus
A slower pace that supports mental wellbeing and learning
We believe that good training doesn’t have to happen in grey rooms. Calm surroundings improve focus, retention, and confidence—especially in physically and emotionally demanding roles.
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