Driver

NHS
Full Time
Horley
23692.50 a year
Posted 2 days ago

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Job Description

Job summary

This role as a Driver at Farmfield Hospital involves ensuring the smooth running of the service by transporting staff, patients, and supplies to various locations. You will be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the vehicles, as well as maintaining accurate records. The role requires a clean UK driving license, strong teamwork skills, and a caring and compassionate attitude.

Main duties of the job

As a Driver for Farmfield Hospital, you will be responsible for transporting staff, patients, and supplies to a variety of locations within the community, ensuring that the journeys are completed safely and efficiently. You will be required to maintain the vehicles, including cleaning, fueling, and reporting any faults or damage. Additionally, you will support other departments within the hospital, such as administration and security checks, demonstrating your flexibility and adaptability. The role requires a clean UK driving license, a track record of safe driving, and excellent teamwork and communication skills.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is a leading provider of healthcare services in the UK, with a network of over 90 services across England and Wales. The company is part of the global Ramsay Health Care group, which employs over 86,000 people worldwide. Elysium Healthcare is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to its service users, and values its employees as vital members of the team.

Job responsibilities

There's more to being a driver than simply sitting behind the wheel. As a driver for Farmfield Hospital, you will be ensuring the service runs smoothly as you transport your team and service users to a variety of locations within the community and are collected on time.

Working alongside the team at Farmfield Hospital, there is a large emphasis on teamwork and support. You will be encouraged to reach your full potential and will have the opportunity to develop your skillset as you will support other departments within the hospital including Administration and security checks.

As a Driver, you will be responsible for the maintenance, upkeep, and record-keeping of the vehicle. You will have a clean and full UK driving license for at least 2 years. You will work a variety of shift patterns which includes 6am starts and weekends.

As a Driver you will:

Drive patients and staff to a variety of different locations, ensuring that the journey is completed in a safe and timely manner, using the most efficient route.
Drive staff and other visitors to/from the unit as required by the Line Manager. Collect and delivers consumables or assets for the Unit during periods of the day when not involved in other activities.
Ensure that the Hospital vehicles are cleaned regularly, maintained correctly and safely and that any damage or faults are dealt with immediately.
Ensure that vehicles are fuelled at all times and record-keeping is kept up to date and available when requested

To be successful in this role, you will need:

A clean full UK driving licence
To be 21 years old or over for insurance purposes
A track record of safe driving
Strong team-working skills
A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate

Where you will be working:

Location: Farmfield Drive, Charlwood, Surrey, RH6 0BN You will be working at Farmfield Hospital, which is a large purpose-built medium-secure service with good facilities. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will provide care and support for adult men 18+ with a forensic background and enduring mental health illnesses such as personality disorder, substance misuse issues and behaviours that challenge. Farmfield Hospital is located North West of Gatwick airport near the village of Hookwood, with good transport links by road, bus and train. It is easiest to reach the site by car.

What you will get:

Annual salary of £23,692.50
The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - (inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
Free meals and parking
Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
Pension contribution to secure your future.
Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

To be successful in this role, you will need a clean full UK driving licence, be 21 years old or over for insurance purposes, have a track record of safe driving, strong team-working skills, a high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach, and a positive attitude with a natural caring and compassionate nature.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.