Melissa Driver

3 weeks ago


North Tyneside, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Dimensions Drive the bus, safely and on time to and from specific events. Work with project management to understand location and position requirements ofthe facility. Ensure vehicle is checked, each trip, with necessary paperwork completed and maintained in accordance with Northumbria Trust policies, and that of the MELISSA service. Refuel and clean the facility, as and when required.

Provide basic assistance to the MELISSA crew, if required, including basic set up of the facility. Any other duties as deemed appropriate by the MELISSA Project Management team Communications and Relationships Able to communicate to members of staff and public, whilst driving and moving the bus in a professional manner Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience General Education Must have a clean license, with no convictions or endorsements. Must be able to concentrate for long periods of time for safe driving throughout the day Must have literacy/numeracy skills for checking or processing paperwork, special instructions, directions A knowledge of relevant policies and procedures An awareness of health and safety COSHH re safe transportation/delivery/storageof various items etc. It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid, clean, relevant driving license to drive a double decker bus Class C or C1, and is able to get to base using other means of transport.

Analytical Skills Makes judgements involving straightforward job related facts such as decisions on driving routes, such as: - Able to use the onboard sat nav system to ensure hazards are avoided
- Able to calculate routes to ensure fuel stops are factored in Planning & Organisational Skills Organises the allocated work of a routine nature Physical Skills Skills for driving a heavy good vehicle Patient/Client care Incidental contact with patients Policy & Service Development To adhere to relevant policies and procedures An awareness of health and safety COSHH re safe transportation/delivery/storageof items etc Financial & Physical Resources Observes duty of care for vehicle and equipment used on a daily basis Human Resources Assist in the induction of new bus driving staff Assist in the training of new bus driving staff Information Resources Signs checklists and makes MELISSA Project Management aware of any concerns with the vehicle You will be expected to have basic functional skills, including literacy, mathematics and digital skills. Digitally literacy is the ability to locate, organise, understand, evaluate and analyse information using digital sources. This is in line with digital readiness indicator for health and social care, which has been developed in the Building a Digital Ready Workforce Programme (BDRW), between Health Education England (HEE) and NHS Digital, and is part of the Governments Digital Transformation Portfolio (DTP) (2019) Research & Development Assist in surveys and audits in own work place Freedom to Act Works within the policies and procedures and health and safety guidelines Guided by standard operating procedures understands the results/standards to beachieved Supervisor is generally available for reference