Transport Driver

7 days ago


Salford, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

Job overview

**We are looking to appoint 3 Transport Drivers on a permanent contract to carry out a daily scheduled service moving equipment, samples, notes, stores, pharmacy and any other ad-hoc requests between hospital clinics.**

There is a need to move patients to home addresses, nursing homes and across all NCA sites etc. Schedules will run Monday to Sunday this is based on service requirements. There is a need to know all schedules to cover if the need arises.

You must have a pleasant manner and be able to communicate with other members of staff and the general public.

You will need to be flexible towards the hours and duties within the Transport Department and be committed to work additional hours to meet contractual requirements. This means working on a rota system covering specific shifts, weekends and bank holidays and the Christmas period.

Main duties of the job

You are required to have previous driving experience and will have to drive a range of commercial fleet vehicles ranging from small Ford Connect vans, minibuses, ambulances and 3.5t tail lifts. Previous driving experience is necessary as is good geographical knowledge. Manual handing is essential and you will be required to handle heavy objects and/or patients.

You must be in possession of a current full clean driving licence

You wil have recent experience of driving goods vehicles up to and including 3.5 tonne.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPerson specification

Experience, Knowledge

Essential criteria
- Full driving UK licence & DCPC
- Flexible approach to work

Desirable criteria
- Able to plan work
- Work within a team
- Previous driving experience
- Smart appearance
- excellent communication skills

flexible approach to work

Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in Healthcare communication or associated type work.

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.***

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