Driver - Patient Care Assistant

7 months ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom Care Safe Mobility Full time

**Job Title**: Patient Care Assistant - Drivers for Non-Emergency Patient Transport

Applicants should be organized and reliable driver who gets a lot of satisfaction in providing safe and caring transportation for patients and the local community.

Applicants should be patient, flexible, and committed to maintaining high standards of customer care and service delivery. They should be willing to go the extra mile in responding to the needs of our passengers, so they feel safe and cared for. Some of our passengers are vulnerable and need medical treatment at hospitals that require a high level of compassion and care.

Applicants should be above 25 years of age and also have a clean driver's license and at least 2 years of experience transporting passengers from one place to another.

**Essential Duties**:

- Provide transport service for the needs of passengers (patients and the local community).
- Assist patients to get into a non-emergency Wheelchair Access Vehicle or Ambulance.
- Transport patients to appointments or to and from hospital stays.
- Help passengers get from door to door.
- Ensure a safe and caring environment for passengers is maintained.

**Other duties and responsibilities**:

- Caresafe Mobility works 24 /7 and is inclusive of days, nights, weekends and also bank holidays. Applicants are expected to have the flexibility to meet the working requirements. However, all our jobs are prebooked and most are within normal operating hours.
- Consistently provide friendly, courteous assistance exceeding customer expectations every day, which includes building and maintaining healthy professional relationships with clients, staff and other NHS agencies.
- Support and contribute to a safe, clean environment for staff and clients.

This job description is designed to accurately reflect the job duties. However, it may not be all-inclusive and other job-related duties may be required.

Key skills and competencies:

- Be careful and reliable driver
- Able to show strong empathy and be respectful of the vulnerable
- Able to remain calm and demonstrate a high level of patience.
- Be comfortable with prolonged driving hours and long shifts.
- Sunny personality,Willing and flexible nature.
- A team player who gets satisfaction for a job done right.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Apprenticeship, Volunteer, Internship
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 20-40 per week

**Salary**: £15,987.44-£25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus
- Quarterly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Blackburn: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Driving: 2 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Full Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Patient Care Assisstant
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