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    Transport First Line Manager - Brighton, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

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    Job summary

    You will report to and assist the Transport Manager in the day-to-day operations of the District Transport operation at Worthing Hospital. Providing a safe and reliable service to the Trust.

    You will be expected to give cover to ensure that all District Transport routes are covered with a service that meets and exceeds the needs of the Trust and its customers.

    You will work closely with all the Transport teams across multiple sites to ensure staff rotas are fulfilled and back fill any absent drivers.

    You will have experience of being a team leader who has already built-up relevant knowledge within a Transport and service environment or similar.

    Main duties of the job

  • Assist the Transport Manager with day-to-day operational issues, to ensure the smooth running of the Transport courier service.
  • Fire warden.
  • First aider.
  • Staff training, including on the job training, health and safety training.
  • Ensure that Fire, Health and Safety Legislation, policies and procedures are adhered to, and a culture of safe working is promoted, ensuring the correct use of PPE.
  • Ensure that excellent patient first service is maintained by ensuring routes are completed on time.
  • Review the performance of the team and identify, influence and implement training and development needs, whilst acting as a mentor.
  • Develop a culture of a team working across all functional areas of the district transport and between shifts and sites.
  • Ensure that the Management Team are advised and informed of operational issues as appropriate.
  • Responsible for supervising all courier drivers within your remit including welfare issues, always complying with the relevant legislation.
  • Review, monitor and maintain systems to monitor overall staff productivity and performance.
  • Responsible for general cleanliness and other housekeeping duties including the outside yard area.
  • Adhere to strictest confidentiality standards with regards to all Trust financial, salary and HR matters.
  • Maximise route efficiencies.
  • Ensure staff are correctly paid and have a good understanding of staff Heath Roster, EOL systems.
  • Ensure that there is consistent fairness of staff rotation
  • About us

    At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer abuddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

    We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

    We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

  • Supervising and overseeing shift patterns
  • Uphold and enforce a strong Health and Safety culture
  • Assist with staff training and is kept up to date
  • Hold weekly staff huddles with the teams and report back to the Transport Manager
  • Carryout accident and disciplinary investigations
  • Work to Trust KPIs
  • Provide cover for pre-planned and unplanned holiday and sickness for the courier routes at both SRH and Worthing.
  • Always seeking continuous improvement
  • Admin duties as and when requested by the Transport Manager
  • Interact with Pathology teams to ensure a good working relationship is in force
  • Ensure a good working relationship across sites is maintained
  • Attend regular training sessions
  • Supervising time sensitive routes
  • Train staff
  • Minimalizing the use of bank and agency staff
  • Performing other reasonable duties not normally associated with your role as requested from the Transport Manager
  • Work with the Fleet Manager to ensure vehicles are running to their optimum performance
  • Challenge non-compliance and performance with staff
  • Conduct weekly quality and accuracy spot checks on behalf of the Transport Manager
  • Adhere to domestic rules of transport
  • Constantly monitor and record driver's hours.
  • Hold a good knowledge of the WTD hours
  • Hold good knowledge of all routes operating out of WRH
  • Person Specification

    Skills

    Essential

  • Good skills
  • A good understanding of Transport compliance
  • Experience with driver's hours
  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
  • Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
  • Desirable

  • Hold a category D1 licence
  • IOSH Manging Safely
  • First Aid
  • Fire Warden


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