Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust are searching for a Driver to join their highly skilled team.
Portsmouth Hospital is one of the largest and most respected healthcare providers on the south coast, serving a population of over 675,000 people. Our main base, Queen Alexandra Hospital, is a modern, cutting-edge facility equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by some of the best healthcare professionals in the UK.
Job Purpose:
The Transport Department is based at Queen Alexandra Hospital and as a driver for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU), you will be assisting in providing a cost effective and efficient non-patient transportation service for the service users of the Department driving one of the Trust’s small fleet of various vehicles, from a small van to a 7.5 tonne lorry.
Job Summary:
- Make scheduled collections and deliveries of clinical notes, post, pharmacy, clinical specimens, instrumentation, consumables etc. to/from PHT at off-site locations, GP surgeries, medical units, and health centres etc across the local community and across the south coast region.
- Cover ad hoc collections and deliveries as and when necessary (medical equipment, furniture etc.)
Requirements:
- Good standard of education (educated to GCSE Level C and above or equivalent).
- Clean, valid driving licence
- Licence must include full entitlement categories C1 (HGV 3 up to 7.5 tonnes)
- Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
- Computer literateGood standard of education (educated to GCSE Level C and above or equivalent).
- Clean, valid driving licence
- Licence must include full entitlement categories C1 (HGV 3 up to 7.5 tonnes)
- Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
- Computer literate
- Vocational driving experience
- Previous experience in scheduled deliveries
- Experience in moving and handling inanimate loads
- Experience of using manual handling equipment
- Experience in prioritising work schedules according to task and risk.
- Numerate and literate with the ability to complete paperwork to meet all legislation and Trust requirements (signing out /in vehicle Keys and fuel cards, daily entries of Domestic Logbooks, accident reporting, defect reporting, timesheets etc.)
- Able to work independently whilst recognising the importance of teamwork
- Able to prioritise and plan workload
- Able to liaise with staff at all levels
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to achieve high levels of accuracy ensuring deadlines are met
- Confidentiality and discretion must always be maintained
- Ability to juggle multiple schedule priorities whilst remaining calm
- Must be self-motivated
- A willingness to be flexible and adaptable as part of a team
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
- Must always demonstrate discretion and trustworthiness
As a thanks to all our invaluable Bank Staff, we are happy to offer the following benefits:
- Flexible working hours
- Access to free Bank Partners Core Skills training
- Ability to self-book and monitor shifts with online timesheet and weekly pay system
- Opportunity to work across multiple specialities to gain invaluable experience in various specialities
- Priority of shifts over all agency workers
- Competitive pay
Apply now for this exciting opportunity by attaching you CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch shortly.
Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.