Memberships

You may already be a member of a professional body, but NBE Advanced Membership represents a meaningful indicator of an advanced level of competence specific to the Moving and Handling discipline.

You may feel confident in your current abilities, but as Advanced Membership represents a trusted and recognisable brand, this will give your employer and customers confidence in you and your work.

What are the benefits?

Being an Advanced Member:

• Confirms to your employer and your customers that you are competent and committed to your profession as a Moving & Handling practitioner. This may increase your job opportunities, act in your favour when sourcing work, it may even add an extra layer of protection against redundancy.
• Provides evidence towards compliance with regulatory requirements and inspectorate body expectations.
• Allows use of the Advanced Member logo. This will enable you to showcase your Advanced status. You can use the logo on your email signature, website, documentation etc, or anywhere associated with you as an individual practitioner.
• Increases networking opportunities through invites to exclusive Advanced Member virtual meetings.
• Provides the opportunity to act as a mentor and/or review panel member for other Advanced Member candidates. This can contribute to your CPD.

What do I need to do?

You will build a portfolio of evidence based on your last three years' experience. Your portfolio will meet certain requirements, as stated in the Standard Operating Procedure. Once completed, it will be peer reviewed by a panel of Advanced Members.

Full details of the process and portfolio requirements are explained in the standard operating procedure.

Please read our Standard Operating Procedure: SOP and Application for Advanced Membership (v3) Nov 2020.docx (live.com)​

Please read our Constitution: POLICIES & PROCEDURES (nationalbackexchange.org)​

Will I receive support?

Yes. Although the process is straight forward, we appreciate that you may require some support along the way. We can supply you with a mentor. Any appointed mentor will be an Advanced Member, so will have gone through the process you are about to begin. Their role is to support and guide you throughout your journey. They will not devise or complete work on your behalf. If you choose not to have a mentor, please remember we are always here to help.

CLICK HERE ​for more information on the mentor role.

How do I start the application process?

Simply register here online and this will mark the start of your journey and we will contact you to acknowledge receipt of your registration.

• We will record your registration on file.
• If you choose to have mentor to support you through your journey, we will allocate one to you. Your mentor will contact you in due course.
• Read the Standing Operating Procedure. Choose six criteria from 1-9, plus criterion 10.
• Gather your evidence and build your portfolio. Showcase your knowledge and skills.

NBE Member

This category forms the Core Membership of the National Back Exchange. Membership of NBE is beneficial to anyone working, or with an interest in:

• Promoting Musculoskeletal health and wellbeing
• Prevention of work-related Musculoskeletal conditions
• Promoting best practice in Moving and Handling

Membership is suitable for (but not limited to) individuals such as:

• Those with a recognised qualification such as a Nurse, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist or Ergonomist
• Moving and Handling/Manual Handling Advisors, Trainers and Key Workers
• Commercial representatives involved in the development, provision, maintenance and upkeep of Moving and Handling/Manual Handling equipment and assistive aids
• Workers from a wide variety of fields involved with people who may require assistance with their movement including caregivers, healthcare workers, formal and informal carers, teachers and teaching assistants and students

Benefits of NBE Membership

National Back Exchange Membership provides:

• Advice and Support
• Dedicated website forums for members
• Networking opportunities
• Access to a nationwide network of local affiliated groups
• Special Interest Groups focusing on specific aspects or field of practice
• Learning & development opportunities
• Discounted rates for NBE publications
• Special booking rates for the NBE Conference each year
• Access to virtual events
• Full voting rights at NBE Annual General Meeting
• Information and updates through NBE social media platforms
• Access to column; NBE's journal
• NBE publications and information leaflets to support practice and training
• Potential to be involved at a Regional level or as an NBE Board of Directors member
• Working in partnership with a number of other Key Stakeholders and Organisations to raise the profile and standing of our members; these include the Health and Safety Executive, Care Quality Commission, Health Education England, Skills for Health and NICE
• Opportunities to set and raise standards by working in collaboration with other bodies

Membership remains current for one year from joining NBE and is renewed on an annual basis.

Please read our NBE Constitution:  file (nationalbackexchange.org)​