Bank Driver, Essentia Community Transport - Morden, United Kingdom - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Morden, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for a Bank Driver to assist in our busy Transport Department.

He/ she should also have good experience of driving in London and have be familiar with the areas we cover, around Southwark/ Lambeth and generally the Outer London area.

Also be able to work to tight deadlines taking traffic conditions into account.

Full training will be given in all aspects of the work we do on a daily basis.

Closing date; 16th Apr Midnight

Collection and delivery of school vaccines

Collecting and delivery of equipment to patients' homes and drugs between hospitals

Collection and delivery of food to Inpatient sites

De-cluttering of Community sites and small office moves

Postal runs in Sutton/ Merton and Wandsworth

Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of over 12,000, a turnover of around £1 billion and one million patient contacts a year.

The Trust comprises two of London's oldest and best known teaching hospitals.

The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded.

Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.

Drivers are expected to drive various types and sizes of vehicles (cars and vans) in order to meet the daily requirements of department.

Drivers are responsible for the safe loading and unloading of each vehicle and for carrying out basic daily checks prior to driving a vehicle.

All Drivers complete daily logs for each journey and refuel, safely park and secure their vehicle at the end of a shift, ensuring that all vehicle keys and work dockets are returned to the office for safekeeping.

It is the Driver's responsibility to ensure that his/her vehicle is cleaned out daily and washed regularly.

Duties include:

The delivery and collection of school vaccines and blood specimens

The secure transportation of confidential documents and the delivery of goods/ PPE and post to hospitals and clinics

The de-cluttering off unwanted office furniture and equipment. Also small office moves

The collection of food and delivery to In-Patient Community units.

Reporting any incident/accident to the Transport Manager

Observing all departmental procedures, current road laws and legislation and reporting any changes to your driving licence to the Transport Manager

Carrying out all duties requested in a proper manner and helping develop the department's commitment to customer care and service.

Working in a flexible manner to ensure that the overall aims of the department are met.

To comply with all up to date Mandatory Training

The post holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated including:
Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information

Post holders must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 1998.

Post holders must not, without prior permission, disclose any information regarding patients or staff.

If any member of staff has communicated any such information to an unauthorised person those staff will be liable to dismissal.

Moreover, the Data Protection Act 1998 also renders an individual liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information.

Information Governance

All staff must comply with information governance requirements.

These includes statutory responsibilities (such as compliance with the Data Protection Act), following national guidance (such as the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice) and compliance with local policies and procedures (such as the Trust's Confidentiality policy).

Staff are responsible for any personal information (belonging to staff or patients) that they access and must ensure it is stored, processed and forwarded in a secure and appropriate manner.

Equal Opportunities

Post holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy and equality laws.

Health and Safety

All post holders have a responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act and subsequently published regulations, to ensure that the Trust's health and safety policies and procedures are complied with to maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and employees.

Infection Control

Risk Management

All post holders have a responsibility to report risks such as clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly.

They are expected to be familiar with the Trust's use of risk assessments to predict and control risk, as well as the incident reporting system for learning from mistakes and near misses in order to improve services.

Post holders must also attend training identified by their manager, or stated by the Trust to be mandatory.

Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

Post holders have a gene